#206 Phobias
Have you ever had that nightmare where someone is chasing you, but you can’t scream or run away? It’s a pretty common (and terrifying) bad dream, and it always makes me wonder how I’d respond in a scary moment of crisis.
Fight, flight, or freeze? You never really know what you’re going to get until you’re in that moment, staring down the object of your fear — whether that’s losing someone you love, getting stuck in an enclosed space, being surrounded by a massive crowd, or just finding a cockroach in your bathroom.
Fear is a powerful feeling to capture in writing, so this week, join me to study this lightning-bolt emotion as it illuminates the actions of your characters.
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⭐️ Shortlisted
Despair is also a Thing with Feathers
Shortlisted for Contest #206 ⭐️
This week's prompts
Write about someone facing their greatest fear.
Dramatic
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109 stories
Write a story that contains a flashback of a nightmare.
Horror
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63 stories
Start your story with a character seeing something terrifying.
Horror
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52 stories
Write about a character in a situation where they have to be brave for someone else’s sake.
Character
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60 stories
Set your story in an eerie, surreal setting.
Dark
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85 stories
Stories
Despair is also a Thing with Feathers
Shortlisted for Contest #206 ⭐️
Public Speaking... In Fuzzy Bedroom Slippers
Submitted to Contest #206