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You’ve been writing enough, by now, that I think it’s time to set you free a little bit…
The Welsh Government plants a tree for every new child in Wales. Write a story involving one of the trees or forests.
The possibilities are as numerous as … the hairs on a human head.
Choose a character to observe this scenario
Write a story in which two characters talk different languages
Write a story inspired by a song
Use this as the first line of your story: “Every journey begins with the tears of kings.”
Write a story inspired by plants
Your character writes a letter to their future self, in today’s StoryADay writing prompt
Write a ‘hermit crab’ story, a story written in the form of someone’s browser history
Write a story as a recipe
today’s writing prompt invites you to write a short story in an unusual format: an overheard conversation
Not your everyday fanfic!
Write a story as a travel brochure
Just for fun, write a story through horoscopes.
In today’s writing prompt will you grant your character the power to change the past?
Write a story in whcih a character talks to an animal
In today’s writing prompt, is your character’s outward appearances showing us the truth or is it masking something else?
One of the joys of writing is to create characters that can ‘see’ what has come in the way of what they want.
Writing in the present tense provides immediacy, as this writing prompts, and its tips, demonstrate
This StoryADay writing prompt encourages you to try an older story from a new poing of view
In today’s StoryADay writing prompt, we’re working with first person perspective
Cram all these words into a story, and tell your inner editor to hush…in today’s StoryADay Writing Prompt
Psst! If you’re getting tired and losing steam, pop over to the comments of yesterday’s Fun-Size Challenge, where people are working through the early parts
Write a prose poem/story as an acrostic
Set your timer…today’s StoryADay writing prompt forces you to focus!
The Prompt Write a scene in which your character’s physical space is smaller than usual. Tips Maybe the scene will take place in a vehicle.
Today’s writing prompt encourages you to keep things short
A writing prompt that focuses on a limited set of characters and locations, so you can start and finish your short story with success
My personal theme for my StoryADay Challenge stories this year was ‘love’. It didn’t always work out, but let’s give it another shot today…
The only qualification to be a ‘Superstar” is a desire to write and support your fellow writers.
A supportive group of committed writers, who meet virtually, support each other’s efforts, and inspire each other.
Registration for 2024 open now-June 8, 2024
A 6-part journey through the short story.
Starts Jan 3, 2025