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Weekly Writing Prompts

Join (probably?) the world's largest writing contest. Flex those creative muscles with weekly writing prompts.

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In the form of text messages, write a conversation between a young tech-savvy vampire and an ancient vampire who doesn't know how to text.

Vampire

In the form of letters, write a love story between two vampires.

Vampire

Write a story that details the rise and fall of a vampire clan.

Vampire

The cure to vampirism has just been discovered. Do the vampires in your world decide to take it, or forgo it?

Vampire

Write about two vampires who have a meet-cute after one has accidentally spills a pint of blood over the other.

Vampire

Write about a vampire who hates the taste of blood.

Vampire

You are a bat, and you and your bat friends are annoyed when some noisy vampires rudely move into your cave.

Vampire

A vampire and a werewolf walk into a bar.

Vampire

It's Valentine's Day… and the neighborhood flower shop just delivered a hundred cacti instead of the hundred roses you ordered.

Valentine's Day

Write a story in the form of love letters exchanged between two people on Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day

Set your story in a shopping mall during Black Friday.

Thanksgiving

Start your story with someone saying, sarcastically, "What have I got to be thankful for?"

Thanksgiving

Set your story during a Thanksgiving parade.

Thanksgiving

Your character has a plan. They're going to save the turkeys. All of them.

Thanksgiving

Write about someone who's turkey recipe is to die for — literally.

Thanksgiving

Write about a character who is back home for the holidays, and finds that nothing has changed.

Thanksgiving

Write about a Thanksgiving potluck gone wrong.

Thanksgiving

It's Thanksgiving, and somebody's forgotten the turkey.

Thanksgiving

Write a story about a character reflecting on all they have to be grateful for.

Thanksgiving

Your character's father stands up to give a speech at Thanksgiving. What he says next surprises everyone.

Thanksgiving

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