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Writing Prompts

Join our ongoing contests and win up to $1,500. Flex those creative muscles with these writing prompts.

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Write a story about a tea party that your character is reluctant to go to.

– 43 stories

Set your story in a tea house.

– 36 stories

Start your story with someone making a cup of tea — either for themself or for someone else.

– 168 stories

Your character makes a living faking psychic powers. One morning, they wake up with real ones.

– 63 stories

Write about a character learning to trust their intuition.

– 27 stories

Write a story about a problem with no good solutions.

– 31 stories

Write about a character whose intuition is always right — until one day it isn’t.

– 20 stories

Begin your story with a character having a gut feeling they cannot explain.

– 75 stories

Write about a character setting an unusual New Year’s resolution.

– 26 stories

Write a story about someone seeking a fresh start after a difficult year.

– 31 stories

Write a story about two people who don’t know each other but bump into one other on New Year’s Eve (either once or every year).

– 39 stories

Write about a character reflecting on the previous year.

– 19 stories

Start or end your story with one or more characters shouting “Happy new year!”

– 44 stories

Set your story in an airport, as someone rushes for a flight.

– 21 stories

Write a story including the phrase “Better late than never”.

– 66 stories

All clocks suddenly stop. Write about what happens next.

– 45 stories

Write a story about a late bloomer.

– 12 stories

Start your story with a character who is always running late arriving somewhere just as it closes.

– 19 stories

Set your story in a labyrinth that holds a secret.

– 31 stories

End your story with someone finding themselves.

– 39 stories

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