WRITING OBSTACLE
A quiet, unassuming librarian has an interesting and unhinged train of thought...
Write this character's internal monologue as they perform their normal, mundane jobs. How do their thoughts fit in around their actions and visible characteristics?
STORY STARTER
Write a story about a mad scientist.
The story can have any plot you like, but centre it around this character.
STORY STARTER
Submitted by Miki
Your character wakes up at the same time everyday to the sound of someone calling our their name. As the days go on, the voice only gets louder.
Write a story about the voice, what it sounds like, and where it wants your character to go.
STORY STARTER
Submitted by Talon
Your significant other frantically calls you. As the call continues, you notice the person on the other end of the line sounds just like them, but the way they speak is slightly off in such a way that it brings an unsettling feeling...
STORY STARTER
Submitted by J.R. Watson
As the darkness sank into her veins she felt the evil take her over…
STORY STARTER
Your phone receives an emergency alert about an incident in your neighbourhood, just as the power goes out...
STORY STARTER
Your protagonist receives an anonymous text saying "Do not go home tonight".
Continue the story from here...
STORY STARTER
Your protagonist is a guest at a dinner party where they feel extremely uncomfortable.
Try to subtly reveal the cause of their discomfort through dialogue, actions, and thoughts, instead of outright narrating it.
STORY STARTER
Submitted by Shadow Queen
Your protagonist finds the diary of a little girl in the basement of their new house. She wrote of strange things, her drawings splattered in blood...
VISUAL PROMPT
Submitted by Margaret Sok
Against the stone wall of the cave, a scraping talon sounds...
STORY STARTER
A cab driver picks up a passenger who seems to be fleeing from something dangerous...
Continue the story
STORY STARTER
Submitted by Petit-Mythe
Soon, the darkness shrouded us, hiding us from the hungry gazes of our predators.
Write a story starting or ending with this line.
WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a chase scene that varies in pace; moments of high-speed pursuit interspersed with quieter, tenser moments.
Use sentence length and structure to influence the pacing. Short sentences for speed, longer ones for slower moments.