r/screenwritingprompts is a subreddit with 3k members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and advice requests, 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
Ideas
: "An Idea That Needs Fleshing Out"
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What are the best books on screenwriting?"
10 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
2 posts
#2
Action
2 posts
#3
Script
2 posts
#4
Post
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
: "End a story the same way you started it."
2 posts
#2
Item Prompt
: "Item: An unidentified mammal. Location: A hotel. Line: "My zipper broke.""
1 post
#3
Established Universe
: "Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants, but they're cursed and whomever wears them dies a gruesome death."
1 post
Member Growth in r/screenwritingprompts
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+313 members(10.1%)
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Last updated: July 30, 2026