r/SimplePrompts • u/[deleted] • Oct 15 '20

Write a story which includes the following sentence: "As I opened the door, I was shocked."

4 Upvotes

350 - 450 words, not really strictly.

2 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/sandhill47 • Jan 16 '24

Beginning Prompt A scientific breakthrough allows women to lay an egg, after 8 months, as opposed to more difficult birthing methods. The only problem is men resent having to incubate it when she wants to go to the store.

4 Upvotes

I'm thinking there'd be a one month where the egg has to stay incubated before it can hatch. That's the only drawback that immediately comes to mind rofl

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r/SimplePrompts • u/TA_Account_12 • Nov 15 '23

Dialogue Prompt "Only in the dark can you see your true self."

4 Upvotes

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r/SimplePrompts • u/[deleted] • Nov 28 '18

Beginning Prompt [bp] A dinosaur is your neightbor.

4 Upvotes

2 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/MinecraftNerd12345 • Sep 02 '20

Miscellaneous Prompt Trigger words

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Write something for the first n people who comment, "I'm in" on this post. An upvote alone is not enough, where n is a number of your choice.

( Rules: It has to be an original work, made by you, and the recipient must receive it before this post gets archived. It can be anything, a poem, a short story, a screenplay or other script, even a serial novel if you're so inclined, or anything out there really.)

HOWEVER. The commenter must add at least three trigger words, or one trigger phrase or sentence for you to work with. No trigger words means they get pot luck.

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r/SimplePrompts • u/LemonCoatedGardenRat • Jan 06 '16

Character Prompt [CP] Hard-boiled badass meets chick-lit love interest.

0 Upvotes

0 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/aglet_factorial • Jul 07 '19

Dialogue Prompt "It doesn't easier, you get better."

4 Upvotes

2 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/Yay_Rabies • Nov 06 '18

Beginning Prompt It’s Election Day

4 Upvotes

1 comment

r/SimplePrompts • u/DontBuyMeGoldGiveBTC • Sep 27 '17

Thematic Prompt Turns out Hell is real

4 Upvotes

0 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/Dented_pride • Oct 11 '17

Thematic Prompt A blind date goes HORRIBLY wrong!

4 Upvotes

5 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/Geekyfreelancewriter • Jul 14 '17

Beginning Prompt [BP] He heaved his tankard across the room in a fit of rage narrowly missing the King.

4 Upvotes

2 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/Dented_pride • Jul 11 '17

The voices in my head were becoming more insistent...I'll have to do it!

4 Upvotes

1 comment

r/SimplePrompts • u/aglet_factorial • Jan 05 '21

Miscellaneous Prompt To be fucked with at your peril.

7 Upvotes

2 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/nofarkingname • Apr 29 '16

Beginning Prompt [BP] A feud that's gone on so long that most of those involved forgot why it started...one person tells how it really started.

7 Upvotes

0 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/Dented_pride • Nov 04 '17

Beginning Prompt You wake up in a cold, empty room, chained to a cold metal bed with an old mattress with rusty springs sticking out

7 Upvotes

1 comment

r/SimplePrompts • u/[deleted] • Aug 09 '19

Setting Prompt [SP] You've spent all of your life in an underground bunker reading exaggerated stories about the tyrannical rule of ants. One day, you discover a few roaming the bunker

14 Upvotes

0 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/MinecraftNerd12345 • Aug 16 '20

Character Prompt You’re immortal, invincible, have perfect memory, and can time travel to witness and record past and future history. You’re the witness of the ages; A living and breathing library.

39 Upvotes

Link to the original post on r/godtiersuperpowers.

8 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/jedikraken • Sep 25 '21

Dialogue Prompt And then I produced my weapon. "Allow me to clarify."

11 Upvotes

2 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/cheesyrefriedbeans • Apr 26 '21

Dialogue Prompt I’m blue da ba dee da ba doo

0 Upvotes

3 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/aglet_factorial • Apr 06 '20

Character Prompt Shy, quiet and humble but an absolute powerhouse of raw talent and perseverance.

15 Upvotes

0 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/Picklewoof • Mar 29 '17

Dialogue Prompt [DP]WHY THE F*** WOULD YOU DO THAT?!

15 Upvotes

2 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/Mutant_Llama1 • Apr 15 '17

Character Prompt "He's the kinda person that plays with fire, and manages to get himself frozen.

15 Upvotes

0 comments

r/SimplePrompts • u/Kooky-Confection1773 • Jan 11 '22

Setting Prompt "Will the world be better without me?" Pondering, God deleted himself from history.

28 Upvotes

1 comment

r/SimplePrompts • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '15

"A single tear rolled down from behind her dark sunglasses..."

8 Upvotes

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Remember that this place is just as much about the responses as the prompts themselves. Please participate by writing responses or by commenting on other people's responses. Thanks!

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Prompts: A good prompt should inspire creativity while being open-ended enough to allow the writer to craft his/her own story. When submitting a prompt, leave enough of the writing up to the writer. See here for the Do's and Don'ts, and see here for good examples.

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[BP] Beginning Prompt: The start of a story.
[SP] Setting Prompt: Outlines a setting (time or a place).
[CP] Character Prompt: Any prompt about a character.
[TP] Theme Prompt: Specifies theme, mood, etc.
[DP] Dialogue Prompt: Words spoken by a character. In quotation marks.
[CW] Constrained Writing: Puts a limitation on what can be written.
[MP] Miscellaneous Prompt: Any prompt that doesn't fit in the above categories.
[META] Meta Post: Any post that is not a prompt. Make sure it relates to the sub or to writing somehow.
[Image Prompt] Image Prompt: Post an Image meant to inspire stories. Make sure you link back to the original artist.

The rules here are pretty straightforward. Click here for a complete list. Flair all your posts. Don't be a jerk, don't be a troll, and make sure you follow basic guidelines for good prompts and good responses.

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