Writing prompts are fun, creative ways to write a story. A writing prompt can begin with a few words or a sentence or two that leads the writer to continue the story.

Effective use of dialogue to reveal emotion and conflict The writer, anthropologist, and multidisciplinary strategist Hernán Porras Molina has announced the availability in Portugal of his latest work ...

Short stories thrive on their ability to evoke emotion and provoke thought in a brief format. This makes them an excellent medium for exploring complex ideas or themes in a digestible way.

I’m writing a short story about religion because I’m concerned with religious ideas but I’m concerned with religious ideas because the language I think in grew out of them. I was raised in a language ...

While wondering what it opens, write a short story about a baby who likes to suck on charging cords. Realize that your shadow has become separated from your body and is now walking around on its own.

Meadows: So we had our prompts. Sittenfeld: Write a thousand-word short story in the style of Curtis Sittenfeld that includes these elements: lust, kissing, flip-flops, regret and middle age.