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message 1: by Olivia, Mod/author/human/she/her (new)

Olivia (-olivia-) | 353 comments Mod
This should have come a long time ago, I don't know how we missed this obvious activity. Here's how it will work. Anyone can post a writing prompt but stick to these rules:

One prompt per post, to keep things neat.

Nothing too weird or graphic, but something unusual that will catch our attention.

Put the genre(s) above the prompt.

Do not comment in this section, this is for PROMPTS ONLY. Even if you want to say thanks or "wow that's amazing" or something, put it somewhere else. I want the prompts to be easy to find.

Prompts come in different styles and formats, you can post pretty much anything as long as it makes sense.

If you write a story from one of these prompts, please share! (In the correct section lol) Tell us what prompt you used.

An ideal post would look like this:

Mystery, horror, and thriller prompt.

You’re lost in the woods, and you don’t know how you got there.


I hope you guys have fun with this, because sometimes they can really help!

P.S Picture prompts are welcome too.


message 2: by Olivia, Mod/author/human/she/her (new)

Olivia (-olivia-) | 353 comments Mod
Mystery, Horror, and Thriller Prompt.

You’re inhabited by a ghost that controls you and makes you do crazy things.


message 3: by Arianna, Aspiring Author/Mod/human-ish/she/her (new)

Arianna (ari0951) | 243 comments Mod
Horror/ Thriller

Your walking down an empty street when suddenly a man appears in front of you, but the thing about him is he has no face.


message 4: by Moon (new)

Moon (lane_leigh) | 395 comments General

Describe an average day as aggressively and violently as possible.


message 5: by Moon (new)

Moon (lane_leigh) | 395 comments Fantasy

Your character and their brother have always been best friends. They know practically everything about each other. Until they catch him doing something they never thought possible.


message 6: by Moon (new)

Moon (lane_leigh) | 395 comments Dystopian

In the mountains, a traveler finds a survivalist school run by a doomsday prepper who doesn’t know the world has ended.


message 7: by Moon (new)

Moon (lane_leigh) | 395 comments Romance

A waft of something flowery washes over your main character as they jog down the street. They turn and follow the scent to someone dancing in the middle of the street to no music while reading a book.


message 8: by Moon (new)

Moon (lane_leigh) | 395 comments Horror

A chilling voice appears in your head. It won’t go away. One day, it tells you that you have to run.


message 9: by Moon (new)

Moon (lane_leigh) | 395 comments General Fiction

You’ve lived an average life up until today, your 20th birthday. You just found out that your dad is the runaway son of a doting criminal warlord, and your mom is the daughter of an equally doting secret agent. Both family businesses are looking to make you the next heir.


message 10: by Olivia, Mod/author/human/she/her (last edited May 23, 2021 02:06PM) (new)

Olivia (-olivia-) | 353 comments Mod
General Fiction

Turn on the TV and write a story about whatever headline pops up (this sometimes won't work for political stuff, but you can figure it out).


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