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Behind Closed Doors with David Haviland
144 contest entries /
85 stories
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Start your story in the middle of a traffic jam.
Thriller and Suspense
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26 stories
Write about a character who’s stuck in a shopping mall.
Christmas
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27 stories
Write about someone in a thankless job.
Teens
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33 stories
Write about a character who struggles to express their thanks.
Angst
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14 stories
Write a story in which someone gets credit for something they didn’t do.
Thriller and Suspense
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13 stories
Write about someone giving or receiving a gift.
Christmas
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49 stories
Start your story with someone saying “Thanks a lot” (sarcastically or sincerely).
Fiction
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36 stories
Start your story with a character looking through an old family photo album.
Fluff
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44 stories
Write about two characters’ different perspectives of the same past event.
Middle School
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36 stories
Start your story with the line ‘Back in my day…’
Adults
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27 stories
Write about a character who yearns for something they lost, or never had.
Angst
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111 stories
Set your story in a silent house by the sea.
Dystopian
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61 stories
Write a story that involves eavesdropping.
Fluff
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34 stories
Write a story inspired by a piece of music (without using any lyrics).
Middle School
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39 stories
Start your story with a character saying “Listen, …”
Valentine's Day
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57 stories
Start your story with an unusual sound being heard.
Horror
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41 stories
Set your story during a sudden change of season.
Fall
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26 stories
Write your story from the perspective of an outsider watching something or someone change.
Middle School
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45 stories
