(Monthly) Short Story Writing Prompts

You could write something like that somewhere else though. It seems like a waste to have that here.

 

Ouch... That's heavy.

But well... Having a month for a 10 words story is... Kinda... Meh?

 

well, up to you anyway, i just presenting a disposable choice anyway...

 

Does it have to be thematic? How about horror centered stories?

 

i forgot orz

http://forum.novelupdates.com/threads/writers-warm-up-six-word-stories.19488/

Anyway the one character might be interesting

doesnt have to iguess, were pretty free

Horror centered? Like?

I wanted to do Nostalgic November tho, where you take a past story / idea / setting / character you had and change it / put a twist on it (the prompt chosen)

 

orz..... *pats @Pyoo*

 

Nostalgic November

So, it's almost the end of the year, let's try something different.
Take a story you've done before, or an idea, or a setting, or a character you've thought of before. And let's add a spin on it! Incorporate the theme for November into that, and create a new story!

If you've published the original story elsewhere before, link to it! If you've written it, post it under a different spoiler box~

Nostalgic November - Runner up votings

1. Deconstructed. Genre deconstruction! Take your most favourite (or most hated, your pick) genre and all its tropes and prepare to flip it upside down inside out and rightside left. Read this on deconstruction. (October vote runner up)
2. A ghost from childhood. Some horrors never truly left us. I'm leaving this prompt as is, because honestly you can make it a psychological thing, the usual ghost story, or a happy ghost story of sorts. (October vote runner up)
3. Smiles Flower - A flower which blooms when its surrounding is happy and wilts when its sad. A sad story of someone whose life turns worse / sadder as they try hard to grown this Smiles Flower (courtesy of @ExitedDeviljho ) (September vote runner up)
4. It's all about you! Write a story in second person Here are a bunch of links on why you should pick this (cause it's a challenging prompt. I'm not biased!): link, link, link(August vote runner up)
5. Villain grunt: You're not villager A! You're villain grunt A! Write about a villain grunt. What's their days are like? Why are they a villain grunt? (August vote runner up)
6. You're Afraid of That?: In a world where people have a phobia of what will eventually kill them, you are afraid of something...fluffy and cute and adorable. How will you die, and what will be the cause of your death? (July vote runner up)
7. You're...a Healer?!: You're the best and most feared player in a very popular MMORPG! A guild of newbies is about to find out why. (June vote runner up)
8. Flower. It's spring! Write from the point of view of a flower watching as the time go by. (May vote runner up)
9. Mary Sue. A seemingly perfect fictional character who saves the day through unrealistic abilities. But may be.. there is a realistic side to the story? (May vote runner up)
10. It All Started Because Of: There was a feud that went on so long nobody could even remember how it started...until one person spoke up. (April vote runner up)
11. Tropes With A Twist: Write a story based on a really common phrase/trope, but give it a twist. (March Runner Up)
12. A Sticky Note Story: Write a story using only words written by the character(s) on sticky notes (March Runner Up)
13. e: Write a short story without using the letter "e"! (February & April Runner Up)
14. Dream: "I have a dream..." *ahem* Maybe not that kind of dream, or is it? (February Runner Up)
15. Animal: Write a story from the perspective of an animal. (January Runner Up)

Vote HERE!

Voting is open until the 15th. I hope this will be interesting >_<

You can still join the topic for October:

A Volunteer of Death
A killer places an advertisement for a willing victim and finds one.​

Submit a short story (500-7500 words) based on that topic before the 15th (tho honestly you can even tackle an old theme or submit late). Feel free to share/post your short story in the submission thread, and ask for criticism if you like!

Also I'm going to promote the ongoing NUF Anniversary Short Story contest. There are 3 categories/topics there to write on, check it out!

Have fun writing!!

If you have any prompts for next months or other ideas in general, feel free to post it on this thread~!

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*looks forward to more victims from the NUF Anniv contest*

More prompts for next time

 

And i've written like 2 stories for this in a whole year

 

.. *pats* you can use stuff older than that too~
or even not full stories if you got story ideas (?) you can use those too~

 

Reminds me I have yet to edit my previous story...
Maybe make a procrastination sect too... but, you know... procrastinating too much.

 

*reminds*

 

*ignores*

 

Oooooh, this might actually be fun~

 

*is glad*

 

*hugs*

 

*still lying in a corner*

I can't seem to have any time to write something.

 

*pats and gives bamboo*

 

Aaaaaaaaah! The deadline!!!!!! >.<

 

wait shit i fucked up

 

It's still the 13th! There is enough time!

I have to write it tomorrow though... orz

I will work hard! >.<