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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
Ideas
: "[WP] The Hero repeatedly told the Villain that they built their lair on the territory of an unstoppable, untameable, uncontrollable, extremely temperamental monster. The Villain didn't listen."
2 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "[WP] Exasperated by the complexities of love, a mortal makes a frustrated appeal to the Gods, asking them for relationship advice — without, of course, expecting them to respond. One of them does. Only problem; their domain has nothing to do with love, or even humans for that matter."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/WritingPrompts
#1
Wp
: "[Wp] After the druid in your party leaves, a bear strolls up—oddly friendly. Suspicious, the mage casts Speak with Animals. The bear says, “I heard your fake-bear left. I’m real, I’m better, and I’ll work for fish, meat, and honey. Deal?”"
69 posts
#2
Writingprompts
: "[WP] "What do you mean they're trying to pursue immortality? Just...wait. Did no-one tell the humans that you can turn off death and suffering in the settings menu? Did no-one tell them about the settings menu? Oh no. They must be so pissed right now.""
44 posts
#3
Fantasy
: "[WP] You live in a Fantasy world. For some reason, you wake up to a new fuzzy creature in your bed every few daya. Apparently they're hatchlings and imprinted to see you as their mother dispite being a man."
39 posts
#4
Writing Prompts
: "[WP] Your an immortal who has lived a million lifetimes. As you watch the last stars die out in your solitary cabin, you sigh and reach for the ornate lamp on your table. Rubbing it, you speak the words you've held back for the longest time: "Genie, Im ready for my last wish.""
28 posts
#5
Magic
: "[WP] Learning Magic is an arduous journey, requiring sacrifice and dedication from its students. Your parents made you give up your childhood to the study of Magic and only after your studies are completed do you learn that most other mages only start in adulthood and actually *choose* to study it."
26 posts
#6
World
: "[WP] A loyal Knight to the king finds themselves in a faraway land after an evil usurper overthrew the true king and slaughtered the royal guard, the last member of the guard fights their way back to the kingdom intent on revenge. Only to find that the new king has greatly improved life in the land."
12 posts
#7
Supernatural
: "[WP] The veil of secrecy that all of Earth's Supernatural societies have firmly agreed to abide by has, once again, been breached due to arguments on a video game forum, War Thunder style"
12 posts
#8
Apocalypse
: "[WP] Years after the Apocalypse, humanity is finally able to rebuild civilization. However, half of the existing population would prefer society stays dead, in fear that rebuilding would only lead to another Apocalypse— or worse."
9 posts
#9
Horror
: "[WP] As an Uber driver, you’ve seen things straight out of Horror stories. Most of them ride between 2AM and 4AM. If the pay wasn’t so good, you’d never drive then. The worst? When the app sends you to a place you know doesn’t exist—and something still gets in."
9 posts
#10
Adventure
: "[WP] "What do you mean they're trying to pursue immortality? Just...wait. Did no-one tell the humans that you can turn off death and suffering in the settings menu? Did no-one tell them about the settings menu? Oh no. They must be so pissed right now.""
9 posts
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