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This week's contest:
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135 contest entries /
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Write a story with a number or time in the title.
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Write about a character who doesn’t understand society’s unspoken rules.
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Write about a portal or doorway that’s hiding in plain sight.
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Set your story at a funeral for someone who might not have died.
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Write about an everyday object that has magical powers or comes to life.
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Center your story around someone who cannot separate their dreams from reality.
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Write a story about a coincidence that seems too good to be true.
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Write a story in the form of a letter, or several letters sent back and forth.
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Create a title with Reedsy’s Title Generator, then write a story inspired by it.
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Write a story in which the first and last sentence are the same.
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Write a story with the line “I’m late!” or “We’re late!”
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Write about someone who strikes up a conversation with a stranger during a flight.
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Set your entire story in a car, train, or plane.
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Write a story inspired by your favourite colour.
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Center your story around an artist whose creations have enchanted qualities.
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Set your story in a world that has lost all colour.
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Center your story around a mysterious painting.
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Write a story that has a colour in the title.
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Write a story with a huge surprise, either in the middle or the end.
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Write a story inspired by the ultimate clichéd twist: it was all just a dream.
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