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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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This week's contest:
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Beyond Redemption with Mel Torrefranca

33 contest entries /
25 stories

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Closes at 23:59 - May 23 EST

Write a story about a character who goes to great lengths to cover up a mistake.

Thriller and Suspense

Write a story based on the metaphor: "Beauty is a fading flower."

Sad

Write a story about a character who is brutally honest and can’t lie to save their life.

Funny

Write a story inspired by the most recent text message you received.

Novel

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

Dramatic

Write a story about a club devoted entirely to predicting the future.

Funny

Write a story about a character who can't figure out when they're dreaming or awake.

Thriller and Suspense

You are Hollywood's most successful tabloid paparazzi photographer, and you are about to retire.

Funny

"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

On your 30th birthday, you left Hollywood and vowed never to return. And you hadn't, until now.

Adults

It's 2 a.m. and you're heading home, reflecting on the night you just had.

Funny

You are the host of a celebrity home tour in Hollywood.

Funny

After a particularly rainy Spring, a record number of people had wished "rain, rain, go away, come again another day." That was two years ago, and not a single raindrop had fallen since.

Kids

You discover a trap door in your home that you never knew about.

Mystery

It's just been discovered that luck is a hereditary trait.

Fantasy

For hundreds of years, it's been thought that all of the land has been discovered. But that's not true, and you're about to prove it.

Fantasy

You discover a long-kept family secret.

Narrative

Write a simple slice of life piece about a Spring evening by a lake.

Spring

This year, when everyone set their clocks forward an hour for Daylight Savings... time went much further forward than simply an hour.

Fantasy

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