Best General Writing Prompts of 2020

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A character experiences deja vu so strong they almost fall over.

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Describe each day of the week as if it were a person. Give each one personality traits, a job, and a goal. Write a story about them.

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This was the weekend you'd been waiting for for the past three years.

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Write a short story that ONLY uses dialogue.

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Write a story about a 100th birthday party.

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Write a story about a misunderstanding.

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Write a story about a plane crash. Your main character is the sole survivor. What happens next?

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Write a story about a strange family tradition, with at least two characters from the family narrating in the course of the story.

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Write a story about a writer writing a story, and the strange events that unfold when there's a knock at the door that interrupts them at the end of the first paragraph.

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Write a story about an isolated village that has had no contact with the outside world and the inhabitants' response to an unexpected arrival.

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Write a story about two opposites communicating.

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Write a story only through a character's internal dialogue.

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Write a story that takes place only in one room.

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Write a story using a doorbell as a symbol.

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Write a story using a journal as a symbol.

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Write a story using a mirror as a symbol.

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Write a story using a pair of shoes as a symbol.

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Write a story using a radio as a symbol.

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Write a story where the protagonist goes on the most mundane errand you can think of. Rely solely on the character to make it interesting.

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Write a story where the protagonist has dinner with three unlikely people.

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