r/WritingPrompts

r/WritingPrompts

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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 Topics in r/WritingPrompts

#1

Writing Prompt

: "[WP] Joshua accidentally angered the witch, and she cursed him so he may never find a wife. 20 years later, Joshua invites her to his and Paul's wedding, just to see her reaction."

177 posts

#2

Prompt Inspired

: "[PI] Your super power has no destructive power, but you're still a highly ranked superhero. *Time Out* puts your opponent into a safe quiet place to reflect on their actions before returning them back the to the same spot and time, they left."

10 posts

#3

Established Universe

: "[EU] A strange alien doctor stands near the unconscious body of Padme Amidala. “It appears she has lost the will to live.” A older man with a limp hobbles closer with the aid of a cane. “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” says Dr. Gregory House."

6 posts

#4

Simple Prompt

: "[WP] "What do you mean the humans REJECTED our declaration of war?! That's not how that works!""

6 posts

#5

Reality Fiction

: "[RF] You wake up and found out that due an global hacker attack, money worldwide has been redistributed equally between all bank accounts. Billionaires are no longer billionaires. Poor are not so poor anymore."

1 posts

Popular Posts in r/WritingPrompts

[WP] Joshua accidentally angered the witch, and she cursed him so he may never find a wife. 20 years later, Joshua invites her to his and Paul's wedding, just to see her reaction.

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[EU] A strange alien doctor stands near the unconscious body of Padme Amidala. “It appears she has lost the will to live.” A older man with a limp hobbles closer with the aid of a cane. “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” says Dr. Gregory House.

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[WP] The probe sent back 12 seconds of video from the afterlife, before it was utterly destroyed. 12 seconds which have now united humanity in a desperate search for immortality.

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[WP] Most magical mascots would usually choose a group of teenage girls to be chosen as magical guardians, however one mascot, for the sake of efficiency, decides to choose a group of marines to become magical girls instead.

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[WP] Everyone knows that the stange person at the end of the block is not human, but no one cares. The reason why is that they are the kind of thing that gives out king sized candy bars on Halloween, cleans of the snow covered sidewalks of the whole block, and are willing to help with anything.

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[WP] your sibling can rewind time and you're the only one that remembers. usually they use it sparingly but today has been repeating a suspicious number of times.

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[WP] A Superhero who doesn't wear a mask is the scariest. If you can see their face or know their identity, it probably means someone has already got to their loved ones and taken them from the hero. What do they have left to lose at that point?

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[WP] "What do you mean the humans REJECTED our declaration of war?! That's not how that works!"

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[WP] Most magic is fake and most mages are just con-men, while true mages are very rare. As you are attending an introductory lecture at your local magic school you are shocked to learn that, unlike you, none of your classmates or teachers can conjure up flames out of nothing in their hands.

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[WP] "Do you know who usually wins a magic duel when it turns into a fistfight? The answer is: the magician who first realises that the duel has turned into a fistfight."

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[WP] You were adopted and raised by a dragon. You and your step-brother never got along with him looking down at you for not being a dragon. You take a deep breath before entering his cave to inform him about the death of your mother.

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[WP]You wake up with what feels like a terrible hangover, the dilapidated room around you is unfamiliar and you are chained to the bed, written on the ceiling is the message "If you can read this you're human enough to use the key on the nightstand"

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[WP] You are a Superhero, one of many in your city. There's a local Supervillain, who always plays up the comedic side of his vast incompetence, to the point that you and your fellow heroes enjoy seeing him. Today, a new, cocky Superhero killed his minion. The Supervillain's reaction shocked you.

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[WP] “you do realize you’re just a trophy husband right?” “I’m married to a deity why the hell do you care?” You responded.

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[WP] For reasons unknown, an immortal beast has been dropping off random trinkets at your ancestral home for generations. They're all kept in storage; nobody dares throw them away. Today instead of a trinket, the beast leaves a note with instructions on it.

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