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Best Dramatic Writing Prompts

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Across Time and Space with Laurie Chittenden

42 contest entries /
27 stories

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Write about someone seeking an oasis in a desert — whether literally, or figuratively.

Dramatic – 37 stories

Write about someone who books a bargain vacation, only to be told when they arrive that they need to share a hotel suite with a stranger.

Dramatic – 148 stories

Write about a child witnessing a major historical event.

Dramatic – 236 stories

Your main character is approached by their long-estranged parent who wants to reconnect. How do they react?

Dramatic – 192 stories

Start your story with someone robbing a bank and end it with two people driving on an interstate.

Dramatic – 86 stories

Start your story with someone admitting a secret and end it with someone telling a lie.

Dramatic – 179 stories

Write about a character who’s finally on the verge of achieving their lifelong dream.

Dramatic – 135 stories

Write about a family attempting to hide their secrets from someone new.

Dramatic – 121 stories

Write about two characters on the verge of a life-changing event, but one has rigged the outcome.

Dramatic – 90 stories

Write about a character discovering something new about their past that changes how they remember an important moment.

Dramatic – 139 stories

Write a story that starts with someone writing their will — one they know people won’t like.

Dramatic – 183 stories

Write a story about a teenager visiting the place where they grew up.

Dramatic – 31 stories

Write a story about an author who has just started writing again for the first time in a couple of years.

Dramatic

Write a story about a group of people who meet every month to air out their mistakes.

Dramatic

Write a story about a character who is certain the world is going to end today.

Dramatic

"Quiet on set!" A dense hush fell, and you waited for your cue.

Dramatic

It's 2 a.m. and you've been tossing and turning trying to get some sleep. Finally, you sit up. You know what you need to do.

Dramatic

After a friend or family member's funeral, you come home to a stranger on your doorstep, who tells you that they're not really dead.

Dramatic

You thought you’d never see this person again, yet here they are... albeit looking quite a bit different.

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You're pretty sure you've never been this scared before. Then again, anyone would be in your position.

Dramatic

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