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May 17 – Limits: Third Person – Limited
The Prompt
Write A Story In The Third Person, Limited
May 18 – Limits: Third Person, Omniscient
The Prompt
Write A Story With An Omniscient Third Person Narrator.
Writing Prompt: First Person Story
Some people love first person some people hate it. Either way you’re using it today. [Listen to me talk about this prompt on Anchor.fm] The


Guest Writing Prompt from Jacob Tomsky
Jacob Tomsky is a best-selling writer and host of Short Story Thursdays, a weekly email dispatch that somehow manages to be snarky and sweet at

Guest Prompt from Charlotte Rains Dixon
Your main character can have anything in the whole world that she wants. Anything!

Guest Prompt from Marta Pelrine-Bacon
Today’s prompt comes from Marta Pelrine-Bacon, who was a StoryADay participant in its first year, 2010. She is an artist and the author of The
Guest Prompt from Gabriela Pereira – with submission guidelines
Gabriela Pereira is the Chief Instigator at DIYMFA.com, the home of the do-it-yourself MFA in creative writing. In her new podcast series she has interviewed
Guest Prompt from John Dixon
John Dixon’s first novel Phoenix Island was not only the inspiration for the CBS series Intelligence (starring Josh Holloway), but was this year awarded the
Guest Prompt from Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of The Glamourist Histories series of fantasy novels and the a three time Hugo Award winner. Her short fiction

