March 18, 2024 Writing Prompt “Can she see me?”
Theme: Can she see me? Your story must start with the following words: For a second, I thought she could…
Theme: Can she see me? Your story must start with the following words: For a second, I thought she could…
Theme: Villain Dialogue Must include the following two sentences exactly as written: “I was born to reign” He/She snarled. “And…
Theme: Leap Year Something interesting happens on February 29. Required Elements: a pet (dog, cat, fish, horse etc.) Word Count: 1200
Theme: Remembrances of a Song Past It has to have two lines from a song that the author or the main…
Theme: The List Required Elements: Christmas (or any holiday that takes place during the week of December 24 if you…
Theme: Surprise Ending Required Elements: A first-person adventure Surprise ending Word Count: 1200
Theme: Honoured Guest You are on the verge of inaugurating your prize project/store/ business. It’s making the news. Who do…
Theme: Taking the wrong path. It can be realistic, supernatural, spiritual, absurdist … whatever you like. No other restrictions.
Theme: New Job. The story should start with the following sentences: “Hello,” [I/he/she/name] extended [my/his/her] hand with a smile. No…
You are cleaning out your grandparents’ attic and you find an old wooden box.
What’s inside?
Theme: Weather Required Elements: none Word Count: 1200 Next Prompt to be chosen by Adrienne Riggs. .
Theme: Fire Your story must start with these three lines: The fire spread quickly and he(she) looked up in dismay….
This week’s story theme: Figure in the Stormy Sky
Your story must start with these two lines:
“A crack in the sky opened, spilling light through billowing clouds sweeping across the thunderous, dark ceiling of a storm brewing.
Then we saw the figure of a winged specter, looming high in the night sky, we watched it slip through the slit in the storm.”
Theme: Horse(s) Interpret and use the theme and inclusions in any way you like. Required Elements: Saddle Braids Word Count:…
A new writing prompt, the theme is “Dead” and the required elements are: fire, cracking a code, two characters who are related.
Theme: Peace Open to interpretation by the writer. Required Elements: eyes of some sort. Word Count: 1200
Two twin girls set out on Christmas Eve with a plan: to capture Santa Claus.
Theme: Uncle Joe’s Cabin A family decides to spend their winter holiday in their uncle’s cabin in the woods. In…
Theme: A Secret Identity Your protagonist has to assume a secret identity. Does she/he do it to protect themselves, or…
Theme: Doorway Required Elements: a little girl Word Count: 1200
Theme: Fancy Triangles Required Elements: The following words must be included somewhere in the story. They must be used exactly….
Theme: Lonely Room Write about a character who’s woken up in a strange room. The room looks like an everyday…
Theme: The Cost of Living (Interpret this absolutely any way you want.) Required Elements: A complex or dysfunctional relationship Word…
Theme: War Paint It can be a reference to makeup, a Halloween costume, or facepaint that represents a warring clan….
1st Line Prompt: “It was the most beautiful …” Your story must start with the line “It was the most beautiful…
Theme: Scorned Using the paragraph below, finish the story in whatever manner you wish. Required Elements: None Word Count: 1500….
Theme: Family The rest is up to you. Requirements: ice a vacuum cleaner Word Count: 1,200 PLEASE NOTE: I will…
Theme: Image Writing Prompt “truth lies just beneath the surface“ Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There…
Theme: Hope Could be a town, a person, a feeling, a fort, an outpost. Could be lost. Extra credit if…
Theme: Hotel Ivy The story must begin with the words: “I lay alone in the hotel. Half eaten by ivy…
Theme: 9 Choir of Angels Using the image below, write a story using one angel from two of the three…
Theme: Christmas Tree Driving through the country one night, you spot a lone Christmas tree trimmed and lit, but you…
Theme: Sibling Rivalry Requirements: none Word Count: 1,200
Theme: Prison The story must be in the theme of ‘prison’ (real or figurative). Requirements: two main characters: a man…
Theme: Unforgettable The story can be anything relating to the tag line. “Why they say Men are from Mars” Requirements:…
Theme: Ocean The setting must be on or near the ocean. On a ship, in a high rise looking out…
Theme: Dominoes A story in which cause and effect are quite central to the plot. Perhaps something bad ends up…
Theme: Ouroboros It doesn’t have to be a dragon or a snake specifically, it can be a worm or a…
Theme: Image Writing Prompt “A Pink Martini” Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so many…
Theme: Refugee The main protagonist has to be fleeing something or someone or some place – searching for safety. Whether…
Theme: Two Different Personalities Required Elements: There must be two characters One character must be an extrovert One character must…
Theme: Stalker Required Elements: must be from the perspective of the one being stalked, unwanted attention/advances etc. or must be…
Theme: Guilty Secrets Required Elements: none A Note from Ken F: I like the idea that the most unexpected and…
Theme: First or last line – “I don’t know… why would they do that?” Required Elements: an orange Word Count:…
Theme: Image Writing Prompt “The Woman in the Photograph” Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are…
Theme: Fox Forest Required Elements: leaves from a tree singing Word Count: 1,200 Description: Legend says Fox Forest is named…
Theme: The Dance Required Elements: a drink a dance partner a non-dance place, i.e. a place you wouldn’t normally dance….
Theme: Noir noun a genre of crime film or fiction characterized by cynicism, fatalism, and moral ambiguity. Classic noir features…
Theme: The Car on the Roof Your story must start with: “I still want to know how you managed to…
Theme: Bottled Emotions You live in a world where you can buy bottled emotions. Required Elements: bottles Word Count: 1,200
Theme: Foul Play The rest is up to you. Required Elements: None Word Count: 1,200
Theme: Opera Your story must include the line: “What do you have against Opera houses?” Required Elements: An Opera Valentine’s…
Theme: Pushing Boundaries Pushing the boundaries of the protagonists comfort zone. Required Elements: none Word Count: 1,200 A note from…
Theme: Enduring Love It’s what really matters. The people we have in our lives when we need to talk to…
Theme: The Vow of the Peacock Word Count: 1,200 As with many holiday traditions, most New Year’s resolutions have religious…
Theme: A Christmas Conundrum Word Count: 1,200 It’s Christmas Eve. Somehow two enemies end up lovers by Christmas morning. The…
Theme: 20th Class Reunion Story must start with “The interrogation room door opened …” Word Count: 1,200 Requirements: Must be…
Theme: It’s a Zoom Thanksgiving Requirements: It’s Thanksgiving 2020 (Or Christmas for those who don’t celebrate Thanksgiving), the usual get…
Theme: Last Line Contest Requirements: Your story must end with the line, “As night became day, he started to understand…
A 1 week Halloween prompt revolving around the end result of a superstition that’s come true.
To avoid voting confusion with the Culture Clash contest, this bonus prompt has been extended an extra day. Theme: The…
Theme: Culture Clash The story should contain a misunderstanding due to either a language barrier or cultural differences. Requirements: a…
New post publishing soon. The writer suggesting this week’s prompt, requested we change the theme from “The Misunderstanding” to “Culture…
Theme: Murder! Mwah, ha, ha. Story must contain the following phrase, “That’s when I knew I had to kill…” but…
This 30 day bonus contest will allow 2,500 words.
Winter Love – Winter is the only time two lovers can be together.
Theme: Memories Conjured The protagonist is painting an image of what he/she thought was fictional, but it suddenly triggers forgotten…
Theme: An Unusual Summer Story must start with “What was quite unusual this summer …” Word Count: 1,200
Last Line: Your story must end with the line, “I’ll have that cup of coffee now, Tina.” But it can…
Theme: Revenge The line “you ruined me, I plan on returning the favor” must appear somewhere in the story itself….
Theme: Beneath the Sea The sentence: “Oh darling, you should never trust a {insert humanoid water creature mermaid/water sprite/rusalki/water nymph/Poseidon…
Theme: Chaos Requirement: No Requirements Word Count: 1,200
Theme: Something Wicked This Way Comes Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so many different…
Theme: A plan gone horribly wrong. Requirement: Story should include a Top Hat and an Astrological Sign. Word Count: 1,200
Theme: The Gift of Ancestors Requirements: Your story must begin with the line, “It was in my great-grandfather’s time…” The story centers…
Theme: Somewhere Else. A character has to be in (or go to) a place quite different from their normal environment….
Theme: Black Feathers
Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so many different stories that could be told from this one detailed picture.
Use this image as inspiration for your story, it can be the image as a whole, a single part of it or several elements inside the image itself.
Theme: Line Inclusion. The line “what’s wrong with you people?” must appear somewhere in the story itself. Word Count: 1,200
Prompt: You enter an old curiosity shop/thrift store/blackmarket. You can only choose one object. What is its story? Word Count:…
Prompt: We are living in trying times, and sometimes facing our fears can help us deal with them more effectively. So,…
Prompt: Use it any way you like, as a phrase, a theme, a title, a philosophy, a plan or an…
Theme: Lost in Translation Story must contain a phrase (word, sentence etc.) in a foreign language and its translation. But…
Dialogue Prompt: two people are chatting in a café/restaurant/bar/park etc, they are discussing a recent broken heart. How did they…
Theme: A Hard Time You must use the line: “it was a hard time for most of us…” It must…
Theme: Calm Requirements: The word “Calm” must appear in your story at least once. Word Count: 1,200
Theme: New Beginnings It doesn’t have to have anything to do with the new year/decade necessarily. Word Count: 1,200
Christmas Writing Prompt: Reindeer Baby. 1200 word count, Story Requirements: A live reindeer.
Theme: Choose Your Adventure The story must include a skull, a map, and a casualty. Word Count: 1,200
1200 word count: A story set in space, either on Mars or the international space station; must feature gold in some way, with a possibility of no return.
1200 word limit First Line Writing Prompt “I know this is going to sound crazy but…”
Halloween Prompt: “The Not Haunted Home for Sale.” 1200 word count, Story Requirements: A pumpkin or pumpkin(s).
Prompt: “I see and hear you.” A beautiful blind woman, shy and scared to leave the house, falls for the…
Prompt: “Power Couple” One man, one woman. On top of the world. Something happens that threatens to burn it all…
Theme: Write a story about a detective and the various troubles he comes across when investigating a serious case. Story…
Theme: You have 1 week to live, and you can do anything you want before the end…Anything! Story Requirements: None…
1st line contest: “Sometimes some things are better left unsaid.” *The first line can be finite as above, or there…
Theme: The Shadows Story Requirements: You must include the following in your story: 1. A Wall 2. An article of…
Theme: It’s all in the genes (in any sense or context – not a required phrase). Story Requirements: None Word…
Theme: Travelling Through the Night You can use any mode of transportation you like, it’s the journey that matters. Story…