BEST CHARACTER WRITING PROMPTS
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
117 contest entries /
60 stories
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End your story with someone finding themselves.
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39 stories
Write your story from the perspective of a side character.
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143 stories
Write a story from the point of view of three different characters.
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191 stories
Write about someone who everyone thinks is an extrovert, but is actually an introvert.
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75 stories
Write about a character with an unassailable moral compass.
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34 stories
Write a story about a character who always repeats themselves.
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45 stories
Write a story about someone who’s extremely impulsive — or extremely indecisive.
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105 stories
Start your story with someone being presented with a dilemma.
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216 stories
Write about someone who keeps picking up different hobbies but never manages to stick with them.
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177 stories
Write about a character who is incapable of telling even the smallest lie or half-truth.
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80 stories
Write a story about someone who’s famous for something they never actually did.
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119 stories
Write a story about someone who's haunted by their past.
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252 stories
Write about someone who returns as an adult to a place they last visited as a child.
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237 stories
Write a story that features a protagonist with an archnemesis.
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112 stories
Write a story that takes place in a writer's circle.
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72 stories
