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Endings & Beginnings with David Restaino
71 contest entries /
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Write a story in the format of a gossip column.
Short Story
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37 stories
Write a story where an important conversation takes place during a dance.
Short Story
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77 stories
Write a story where a rumor starts to spread. Your protagonist is either the topic or the source.
Short Story
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53 stories
Set your story at a Regency-themed fair.
Short Story
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12 stories
Write about a character who has the ability to pause the passage of time.
Fantasy
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71 stories
Write a story that contains the line, "I wish we could stay here forever."
Dialogue
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89 stories
Start your story with a character canceling their plans.
Angst
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26 stories
Set your story over the course of a few minutes; no flashbacks, no flashforwards.
Narrative
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93 stories
Write a story that includes someone saying, “Be careful what you wish for.”
Character
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55 stories
Make a character’s obsession or addiction an important element of your story.
Dramatic
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129 stories
Write a story in which one of the characters is a narcissist.
Character
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39 stories
Write about a character who struggles to do the right thing.
Character
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35 stories
Start your story with a character being followed.
Dramatic
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99 stories
