first sentence prompt
Write a story that begins with the following sentence:
She may be young, but she only likes old things.
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- Love and Patients by SleeplessForEternit
- a portrait by thingsiwanttotellyou
- The Collector by Zara White
- Memories by Dragontamerno3
- Antiquity & Annabelle by Jamie Uy
- The retrophiliac by AM Gray
- She likes old things… by Bea
- Pay to Play by Corrisa Jackson
Prompt idea by katieinthemoonlight
Write a story that contains the following sentence:
I let myself imagine she was you.
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- in the corner, where it is empty by Ayel Martinez
- burning bright lies by mess-of-a—dreamer
- Let My Take Your Breath Away by Dragontamerno3
- Closer with every hour by Fisayo A.
- Saturday Morning by Corrisa Jackson
- I’m Sorry By GoldenMemoirs
Prompt idea by yuncyn:
Write a story/scene/paragraph etc. beginning with the sentence:
Indulge my curiosity - why are you telling me one of your greatest secrets?
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- Secret by josiefinee
Write a story that begins with (or contains) the following sentence:
Of course I was hurt the whole time. I just didn’t say anything.
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- Rhythm: Blameless by Lawerence Hawkins
- Different Sides by back-to-hogwarts
- Untitled by whenmitchwrites
- so this is how we end by theselittletragedies
Write a story that begins with the following sentence:
Without you to hold, I’ll be freezing.
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- Sub-Zero by sammypongo
Write a story that begins with the following sentence:
It’s getting bad again.
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- It’s Getting Bad Again by c-l-a-i-r
- Somewhere to rest, Somewhere to be free by Kyla Langotsky
Prompt idea by omskivar:
Write a story using the following phrase:
Some people call it kidnapping. I call it a free baby.
Prompt idea by tristesse-de-la-mer.
Write a story based off of a tabloid headline. For a list of interesting tabloid headlines click here!
Prompt idea by quantumblreasoning:
Begin a story with the following sentence:
Looking back I see that even then I recognized the moment as a crossroads. Somehow I knew, stopping ten feet from her doorstep, that both our lives were hinged on that 180°.
Prompt idea by charliebravowhiskey:
Write a story that begins with the following sentence:
I am about to do something incredibly stupid with my hand.
Prompt idea submission by vivreavecmoi:
Write a story/scene/etc. that begins with the following sentence:
“It took weeks but everyone could tell what was happening. For some reason, gravity had begun to shut off…”
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- The Milky Way Express by Ame.
- The Day Pigs Flew by c-l-a-i-r
- Anti-Gravity by Livia Nelson
Prompt Idea by visionsdreams:
Use the following sentence as a springboard to write a poem, short story or creative non-fiction piece:
He has got to go.
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- He has got to go by Riley.
Write a story that begins with these guys showing up at your protagonist’s doorstep.
Is there a forest fire or other disruption to their habitat/life? Can they talk? Is your narrator secretly a Disney princess?
Write a story that starts in a club or music venue with the main character dancing/raging/moshing/etc.
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- The Pit by breathe-and-leap
Prompt idea by otherwaystolive-max:
“She killed her son.” Write on this sentence, but don’t include any violence in your story.
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- Murder by whenmitchwrites
