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Our war against the newcomers

United fleet command has declared war on an emerging race. You have been given command of a small yet powerful fleet of ships. Your orders are to wipe…

You can’t die even though you want to

At 970 years of age, you have tried everything. Every drug, every food, every ambition. You are, quite frankly, bored. Which is why you have tried to die….

Getting what you want too often

When you were a teenager you were not the nicest person to be around. This only got worse when a witch cursed you to always get what you…

Gallery based writing prompt

Tell the story that links these images together.

You must initiate first contact

You have been selected by your government to initiate first contact with a freshly discovered race. You feel honoured to have been selected. That is until you meet…

When the voices are right

The only time the voices stop talking is when you create art. As a result, you are a well-regarded artist. The problem is, the voices make a lot…

Meet your new body

The upload went well. You are now enjoying your fifth new body. You look great for a two hundred and thirty-five year old. There is one small problem….

What did you wish last night?

You have learned to be very careful to never – in any way at all – express a wish. Every time you do, the wish comes true in…

Considering refreshing our look

The last time the look and feel of the site was changed was back in 2020. A lot has happened since then. I am once more considering updating…

A selection of excellent writing prompts from @WeWriteDragons

If you do not follow @WeWriteDragons, you should.

Where is the Earth now?

You return from an eventless tour of the outer colonies to find that half the fleet is missing or damaged; someone has moved the earth; and no one…

In every other universe, you are the world’s greatest hero. They need your help.

In every other universe, you are the world’s greatest hero. The last adventurers from another reality have come seeking help. All the other heroes are dead. All the…

What if a huge dragon visited Earth?

What if the dragon was kind and gentle and only wanted to know how her children were enjoying the nursery planet she had made? What if she was…

A gift of giving

One Christmas you open a present that is addressed to you. You have no idea who put it under the tree. There only name on the box is…

The day you got on a bus that doesn’t exist

Near to where you live is a bus shelter. Buses have not called at that stop for many years. You were dared to wait at the bus stop…

Your first day as a police officer

On your first day as a rookie police officer, you are introduced to Sam. Sam is a harmless old man who likes ice cream, flowers, and beekeeping. You…

More of our favourite Twitter #WritingPrompts

The nebula of doom

While flying through a volume of unexplored space, your ship picks up an SOS beacon. The signal is coming from inside a nebula which scans suggest will seriously…

You will run the world

On your sixteenth birthday, your parents informed you that your family was part of a shadow council that ran the world. Today, you are to be inducted into…

Urban quests

You wake up one morning with a burning need to go on a quest. The urban area you live in does not exactly offer you many quest opportunities….

Meta Writing Dare: Have a character take part in #NaNoWriMo and try to use some dares

How meta can you go? Get a story within a story by having a character attempt NaNoWriMo. If you get stuck, you can always write how the character…

Writing dare: Have the characters drop everything to engage in a rap battle

If you feel like you have got “flo” maybe your characters could engage in a rap battle. If you can’t rhyme for toffee, maybe the characters are much…

Writing dare: Exclusively use the numbers 1 to 25 inclusive in order

Can you hide a count up (or down) in your text by including numbers that increase (or decrease) over the narrative segment or chapter? Some easy cases might…

Writing dare: Include all these items in one scene