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Matthew is a writer, web dev, and geek from Kent (UK). He is the founder and current chair of Thanet Creative as well as head geek for Author Buzz. His ambitions include seeing a film or TV series based on something he wrote. Matt is also responsible for fixing stuff on AuthorBuzz.co.uk when it breaks.

@MagicalRealismBot

Magical Realism Bot produces a prompt every four hours. It has over 120,000 followers.

Using dreams to get new story ideas

Using dreams for story ideas is a technique employed by many writers. Dreams are our minds at their most creative. Authors have often taken inspiration from dreams. I…

Colourful birds

Maybe this mood-board of colourful bird pictures will spark a story idea for you. If it does, we’d love to know about it.

Writing Challenge: Invent a rude word

Your challenge for today is this: Invent a fictional swearword. Then use your word in such a way that, without understanding what the word means or where it…

@YouAreCarrying

You are carrying is a collection of prompts that – yes, you guessed it – is formed of a list of items you are carrying. It is not…

@pictureprompts

Picture writing prompts has 4,859 followers and describes itself as “Free inspiration for fiction writers and poets.”

The unexpected serial killer

It’s in all the news, there is a serial killer on the loose. From the details in the news reports, you think that you know exactly who it…

The hearing of a bard

Where am I?

You wake up in a dimly lit tunnel. It takes you a little while to realise where you are. You have no memory of how you got here…

Simeon and Abigale

Names: Simeon and Abigale

The spy and the conspiracy theorist

Him He is a conspiracy theorist. His whole life is dedicated to searching for secrets. His house has whole bookshelves filled with scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings. Maps of…

In the world of dreams

Names: Peter and Beatriz Location: The world of dreams

All Aboard

Names: Henry and Lucy Place: A ship or boat

The lady in the lane

Your car shudders and stops. The fuel indicator read empty. It is starting to rain as you leave your car with a petrol can. You take what you…

Lost in 1863

Thank you for playing

Art and the rain

Can you tell us the story that links these images together?

Use the day as it is

Come on, it is April the first. Great story ideas are being wasted as jokes today. Use one.

April fools

Today is a day often given over to pranks, jokes, and trickery. Rather than giving you a picture or a starting introduction for a prompt, I wanted to…

Starting stuff: Flying castle

Names: Georgie and Morice Place: A flying castle

The manager and the mother

Him A middle manager with a large collection of nearly identical ties. He drives like the world will end if he does not arrive soon enough. In the…

Magical spelling error

Poly, Phyllis, and the fairy key

Yesterday, I mentioned that H. E Theatre Kids were doing daily live and interactive story telling. Day three was today. Today’s story is wide open with possible further…

Live storytelling

Shaz from H. E. Theatre Kids has been helping children stuck at home to the virus outbreak by making up stories live with audience suggestions. This is the…