May 26
Working against your protagonist isn’t easy. Conquering the world, even worse. Your villain (or other antagonist) deserves a break. So in this week’s prompt we ask, how does your antagonist spend their day off? Describe their pastime or write a scene in which they do anything except their protagonist-thwarting role in your story.
May 19
As of this month, the prompts channel is a year and half old. That’s eighteen months of your funny, insightful, wry, clever, and unexpected responses. To we look ahead, we also looking back, so this week’s prompt is: What are your favorite(s) prompts? Take a minute to vote on this survey or tell us here in the prompts channel.
Special bonus: Write your own prompt that inspires other writers to write.
Coming soon: A few of your gems from prompts of yore.
May 12
As your character watches the hibachi chef prepare their meal, something seems … off. What is it?
May 5
A strong opening sentence can evoke curiosity, suspense, or strong emotions. But whatever it does, it must make readers want to keep reading. That begs the question, what makes a great opening line? But that’s not exciting, so this week let’s do the opposite: Write the worst possible opening sentence to a romance or romantasy novel.
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