r/WritingPrompts is a subreddit with 18.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and ideas, and the community frequently discusses wp, dragon, magic, villain, and looking, and they frequently recommend/review writing app.
Writing Prompts. You're a writer and you just want to flex those muscles? You've come to the right place! If you see a prompt you like, simply write a short story based on it. Get comments from others, and leave commentary for other people's works. Let's help each other.
Popular Themes in r/WritingPrompts
#1
Pain & Anger
: "[WP] After a massive magical mishap the witch is going around the town, lifting the various curses she accidentally unleashed on the townspeople. You are nervous as she comes to you, because you don't actually want your curses lifted."
3 posts
#2
Ideas
: "[WP] "Guys, Earth is consistently rated the worst planet to isekai to for like *checks note* ever years by now, any ideas on how to improve our planet in the game? literally anything, look at what Fantasy and Shounen do and get some ideas" Said the director of Earth sector in a CYOA Game."
2 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "[WP] You know the ruler of the land has been replaced by an imposter, and that's a problem — but things are running so much smoother now..."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/WritingPrompts
#1
Wp
: "[Wp] "Guys, Earth is consistently rated the worst planet to isekai to for like *checks note* ever years by now, any ideas on how to improve our planet in the game? literally anything, look at what Fantasy and Shounen do and get some ideas" Said the director of Earth sector in a CYOA Game."
33 posts
#2
Dragon
: "[WP] You're a Dragon, and a couple nights ago, you found a young woman trying (and failing miserably) to hide behind your gold. You thought nothing of it, and let her hide with you. About a month passes and you now have a knight attempting to "rescue" her."
10 posts
#3
Magic
: "[WP] The high matron adjusts her glasses. "Demolitions grade alchemy, long range precision ether bolts, heavy suppression fire Magic... these are very peculiar Magical specializations, what did you say the name of your coven was again?" "SpecOps ma'am." you answer."
8 posts
#4
Villain
: "[WP] You're helping set up "Villain Con", an annual convention for superVillains, evil organizations, and alphabet agencies everywhere. You just got a booth request from the most powerful superhero team on the planet."
7 posts
#5
Looking
6 posts
#6
Vampire
: "[PI] You are a Vampire. If one of your victims isn't completely drained of blood, they reanimate as a newborn Vampire, which by law, you are now responsible for. You have always carefully avoided this, until one morning you notice a sticky note on the door of your apartment: "I lived, bitch.""
6 posts
#7
Hero
: "[WP] "Maybe if you weren't a grown ass adults throwing the biggest temper tantrum known to man over the smallest things I would have took you seriously" the Hero said annoyed to the villain who tried to blow up a grocery store because they short them a few cents."
5 posts
#8
Human
: "[WP] You're a Human call center agent tasked with customer service for mages, warlocks, and supernatural creatures when their rituals or spells don't work as expected."
5 posts
#9
Heroes
: "[WP] You have incredible powers in a world of Heroes and villains, but you refuse to join either side. You threaten both sides to stay out of your city, making it the most peaceful and crime-free city in the world."
5 posts
#10
Job
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/WritingPrompts
Writing App
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#2
Obsidian
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#3
Pluot
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#1
Writing Prompt
: "[WP] “I’m immortal.” “Oh, so how old are you? Two hundred? Five hundred? A thousand years old?” “No, I’m 34, but I’m still immortal, just a new one.”"
170 posts
#2
Simple Prompt
: "[WP] On 2027 March, Voyager hits an invisible wall and sticks on it."
17 posts
#3
Prompt Inspired
: "[PI] A woman with dark messy hair, dull grey eyes, skin covered in tattoos, and piercings all over her body sits in a cell. She drags on a cig she bummed off a guard. A man in a suit enters and hands her a sparkly pink dress and wand. "The other magical girls are dead, you are the last one.""
7 posts
#4
Established Universe
: "[EU] “Megatron of Cybertron. You have the ability to instill great fear. Welcome to the Sinestro Corps.”"
4 posts
#5
Constrained Writing
: "[CW] An encounter with a magical creature, told through journal entries."
1 post
#6
Off Topic
: "[OT] Writer's Spotlight: psilocybediatribe"
1 post
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Last updated: September 11, 2026