June 30
Hate, anger, fear, jealousy, pride — is there such a thing as a negative emotion when writing fiction?
June 23
As our members Quinn and Katelyn recently discussed, some good scams hide in plain sight. What are some effective scams in your fictional world? What do scammers want, how do they fool people, and which of your MCs are likely to fall for them, see through them … or are they the scammers?
June 16
Name one creative tool you couldn’t write without. What would you do if you suddenly didn’t have it?
June 9
But he couldn’t stop thinking about it. Two days later he picked up the iron box and, thinking back to the fortune teller’s instructions, he counted to thirteen before lifting the lid with his left ring finger. He knew she was a fraud, of course. Right?
June 2
Stories risk falling flat without a compelling protagonist. But what makes you cheer for a MC? This week’s prompt asks three questions:
- Who are some of your favorite MCs? They can be your own or from a favorite story.
- What traits make a protagonist memorable?
- What makes an antagonist memorable?
Our members respond to and discuss writing prompts on our Discord server.
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