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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.
No one on Earth knew that there had been a massive cloaked ship in orbit for the last sixteen years.
In all that time, the ship’s AI has been calculating the answer to a complex problem. Today, the AI came to a decision. The ship opened a small,…
You are part of the first deep-space exploration expedition. You have landed on a planet covered with an exactly sized hexagonal grid. You are able to move or…
On Twitter, we have been tagging images that could make for a great setting with the hashtag #PotentialSettings. Here are five of my favourites. If you liked these,…
You are part of the first deep-space exploration expedition. You have settled into orbit around an Earth-like planet. It has a large moon that is made entirely of…
The prompt The AI story When you tossed the penny into the well, you foolishly wished to rule the world. Now you are stuck in a huge office…
For me, creative writing starts either with an idea that has to be crafted right now, or the slow build-up to a mature enough idea that I can…
You fancied doing a little DIY so you borrowed a set of tools from a friend. You are pretty sure that some or all of these tools are…
In case you did not know, The Muse has an outpost on Tumblr. Here are five of our more lively prompts from Tumblr. The last prompt has a…
You took a summer job delivering pizzas. One of your regulars is an honest-to-goodness wizard. The last two people to deliver to him vanished under mysterious circumstances. You,…
This is a gallery of fantasy images we have found that seemed like cool prompts in their own right.
For the last few months, you have been enjoying a back and forth with some eccentric in the local paper’s letters section. You are starting to suspect that…
Today you received a letter from your future self. How does the letter affect you and in what ways does it change your life?
It turns out that your family has an extremely wealthy relative. No one has spoken with him in over thirty years. Today, your uncle called you. “I’m dying,”…
Cupid had his work cut out this time. He was a workaholic; she wanted a man to share her love of gardening with.
This question was first posted by @Abhiofficial018 on Twitter.
In this challenge try writing your next scene for all five classical senses (touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight). Consider taking that even further and expand on the…
You took a wrong turn on your way into town. You now find yourself in what appears to be 1877.
Today you learned that you do not live on Earth. No one has even seen that planet in the last thousand years.
Let’s start a conversation about writing. Let’s talk about those parts of writing that we struggle with. We all struggle sometimes. Just knowing you are not alone can…
If you love horror (writing or reading it) then you know that some of the most effective horror turns something comforting or safe into something menacing or horrific….
There is a place along a river with a secret. The place is a long walk from the town, hard to get to, and rarely visited. The secret…
I am pleased to announce Story Shout. Story Shout is a part of the Muse of Last Resort website where you can give your stories a shout out…