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Weekly Writing Prompts

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You have an injury in a rather… inconvenient place, and you’re trying not to let anyone know.

Funny

You thought you’d never see this person again, yet here they are... albeit looking quite a bit different.

Dramatic

You're pretty sure you've never been this scared before. Then again, anyone would be in your position.

Dramatic

Write about the best April Fool's Day prank that you could ever pull.

Holiday

It's Groundhog Day... and Punxsutawney Phil is missing.

Holiday

A prideful shop owner must deal every year with the people who come asking specifically for ugly Christmas sweaters.

Winter

Write a story that only consists of New Year's Resolutions.

Holiday

"Well, this year's office holiday party didn't go as I'd planned."

Winter

Create a holiday of your own and write a story about it.

Holiday

Write a story based on your favorite song.

Short Story

Write a story based on a cartoon trope (an anvil or piano falls on someone’s head, someone’s eyes turn to hearts when they fall in love, etc.).

Short Story

Write a story that only consists of love letters.

Romance

You're at a party when you spot a ex. Quick, you urgently have to pretend to be dating the nearest person, who happens to be very attractive.

Romance

A blind date that goes horribly wrong.

Romance

"I think I've fallen in love with my self-professed mortal enemy."

Romance

"From behind I thought that you were my relative, which is why I tapped you on your shoulder, but honestly you're much hotter."

Romance

A chance meeting at the airport might just turn out to be the start of something new.

Romance

You are a regular at the coffee shop and the cute barista keeps mispelling your name. But it's been too long and you don't know how to tell them that without it being awkward.

Romance

Romeo and Juliet, but as vampires.

Vampire

Think of your favorite rom-com and switch the genders of the protagonist. How would the plot change?

Romance

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