BEST SHORT STORY WRITING PROMPTS
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Start or end your story with someone being soothed by a hug or words of comfort.
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Set your story in a café, garden, or restaurant.
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Start or end your story with a character making a cup of tea for themself or someone else.
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Write a story about a cherished heirloom that has journeyed through multiple generations.
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Write a story about someone who must fit their entire life in a single suitcase.
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Write a story in which someone time-travels 25 years or more into the past.
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Write a story from the POV of a now-defunct piece of technology.
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Center your story around an unexpected guest who changes a traditional get-together.
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Center your story around a character spending their first holiday alone.
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Write a story about someone’s first Christmas after a major life change.
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Write a story about two characters who surprisingly end up spending a holiday or event together.
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Write a story that starts and ends in the same place.
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Write a story set in a world of darkness where light is suddenly discovered.
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Write a story where a character relives the same event over and over again.
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Set your story during the coldest day of the year.
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Write a story from the POV of a non-human character.
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Write a story with the word “wicked” in the title.
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Write from the POV of a fairy tale character sharing their side of the story.
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