Late summer writing prompt: The simple things
Write about a small summertime moment in which you (or your character) felt perfectly content.
Writing Prompts
Fiction writing prompt: Coloring your characters
Create a color palette for all of the characters in your novel. Who leans more towards warm tones, and who prefers cool ones? Who dresses … Read More “Fiction writing prompt: Coloring your characters”
You scream, I scream
Your local ice cream parlor has a dark secret. What is it – and what happens when someone finds out?
Writing prompt: These boots were made for talking
Write a short story or poem from the perspective of a pair of shoes. What kind of shoes are they? What kind of life have … Read More “Writing prompt: These boots were made for talking”
15 summer writing prompts to heat up your latest draft
Too hot to write? These prompts beg to differ. Read More “15 summer writing prompts to heat up your latest draft”
Chasing the muse: What does your ideal writing space look like?
You may not be able to force your muse to appear on command, but you can replicate the settings in which she most often appears. Think about … Read More “Chasing the muse: What does your ideal writing space look like?”
Summer solstice writing prompt: A world without darkness
June 21 is the annual summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Imagine a world where daylight operated differently: Perhaps four hours of sunlight … Read More “Summer solstice writing prompt: A world without darkness”
What was the first album you bought with your own money?
Write about your very first album purchase – and what that music meant to you. Alternatively, write about your main character’s first album.
Out for the summer: An end-of-the-school-year writing prompt
A school teacher is packing up the classroom for summer vacation when a student walks into the room. The student reveals something that will change … Read More “Out for the summer: An end-of-the-school-year writing prompt”
Summer writing prompt: Water, water everywhere
Write about you (or your main character’s) earliest memory involving water.
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Seven steps to a stronger story
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What’s the best thing you can do to improve your writing?
Top authors advise how to make your fiction work improve tenfold, and provide steps to making it happen. Read More “What’s the best thing you can do to improve your writing?”
2018 Flash contest winner: The Tower Block: Apartment 1307
Read “The Tower Block: Apartment 1307” by Markús Már Efraím, the winning essay from our 2018 Flash Contest. Read More “2018 Flash contest winner: The Tower Block: Apartment 1307”