Deadline: October 17th 2023

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Deadline: August 29th 2023

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Fantasy Prompt: Your exploration into the jungle has come upon an ancient temple, where an unknown magic stirs ancient metal structures to move and come to life.

Fun Prompt: You are the president of an insignificant country that has decided to declare war on, well, everyone.

Mixed Prompt: Top Secret NASA scientists have been monitoring Jupiter’s red eye, which has experienced some unusual energy readings as of late.

You have 45 minutes to write a short story. Good luck!

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Fantasy Prompt: On a world of volcanos where the sky never stops bleeding ashes, a new threat arrives from the black seas.

Fun Prompt: Write a riddle without using the letter E.

Mixed Prompt: The gods have awoken after millenniums of hibernation, and humans have advanced far more than they expected.

You have 45 minutes to write a short story. Good luck!

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ON WRITING PLOT: Every part of your book should be about earning your ending.

ON CHARACTERS: Every bit of dialogue is an opportunity to fill in a bit more of who they are.

ON WRITING IN GENERAL: Nothing of man can be perfect the first time around.

ON THE POETRY OF WRITING: Writing is a conversation with God.

ON WRITER’S BLOCK: If you know where a story is going, you will solve most of your problems.

ON WRITER’S BLOCK: All writing requires a levity of soul. This is an interior freedom.

ON WRITING IN GENERAL: Attachment is the killer of writing.

Click below for The Writer’s Compendium where you can find our full list of tips for the craft!

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Fantasy Prompt: The princess isn’t like any other princess. For one, she has weird quirks. Oh, and she also happens to be an evil sorceress.

Fun Prompt: Write a story using only bad descriptive language. Example: “Her eyes were a deep blue like the sound of bongo drums.”

You have 45 minutes to write a short story. Good luck!

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Fantasy Prompt: Salt is a rare drug found in the mines of Moreth-Ethel. You have used it to protect your village against the Snakes, but you’re on the brink of overdosing.

Fun (Also Fantasy) Prompt: You’ve been cursed by a witch, so everything you say becomes true. But you have a bad habit of speaking in euphemisms/or you can only speak in euphemisms.

You have 45 minutes to write a short story. Good luck!

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Sci-Fi Prompt (ALT): Write a space story in second person.

Fantasy Prompt: The evil dark lord is taken down by an even more evil dark lord, and now the world has to face the consequences.

Fun Prompt: Write a story in future tense.

You have 45 minutes to write a short story. Good luck!

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Fantasy Prompt: You are invited to a feast as the guest of honor. You’re also the main course.

Fun Prompt: You are reincarnated as an animal to catch your own killer.

You have 45 minutes to write a short story. Good luck!

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