r/screenwritingprompts is a subreddit with 3k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses question, action, script, post, and writing partners.
You make the prompt and you make the story! Post a prompt or find one that inspires you and write a script! Nothing is considered "bad" in this sub and that is why down voting has been removed!
Popular Themes in r/screenwritingprompts
#1
Advice Requests
: "[Question] Would it be okay to recycle WP topics?"
13 posts
#2
Ideas
: "An Idea That Needs Fleshing Out"
13 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Recently released an interview on how to build a career as a screenwriter for New Media Platforms, OTT, with Abhinandan Sridhar. He outlines his journey from marketing to screenwriting to a head writer."
4 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "[Meta]This subreddit is dead. I have a solution."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/screenwritingprompts
#1
Question
: "[Question] Would it be okay to recycle WP topics?"
2 posts
#2
Action
: "[Action] A man's dog is stolen. He's out for blood."
2 posts
#3
Script
: "Question - What is the best way to post a Script online"
2 posts
#4
Post
: "Question - What is the best way to Post a script online"
2 posts
#5
Writing Partners
: "Looking for a writing partner"
1 post
#6
Screenwriting
: "Looking For A Screenwriter ("Happy Birthday To Me" Fan Film Script Query)"
1 post
#7
Screenwriter
: "Looking For A Screenwriter ("Scream" Fan Film Query)"
1 post
#8
Fan Film
: "Looking For A Screenwriter ("Scream" Fan Film Query)"
1 post
Flair Used in r/screenwritingprompts
#1
Scripting Prompt
: "[Comedy - Drama] A genie gets increasingly annoyed and frustrated when his new master won't wish for anything and instead just wants to talk."
17 posts
#2
Off Topic
: "[Question] Would it be okay to recycle WP topics?"
3 posts
#3
Item Prompt
: "Item: An unidentified mammal. Location: A hotel. Line: "My zipper broke.""
3 posts
#4
Established Universe
: "Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants, but they're cursed and whomever wears them dies a gruesome death."
1 post
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+322 members(10.4%)
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Last updated: August 25, 2026