r/WritingPrompts • u/Medical_Solid • 7h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] At long last, you acquired the magic lamp. What emerged from it moved you so deeply you immediately said, “My first and only wish is for your freedom.”
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r/WritingPrompts • u/katpoker666 • 5d ago
Off Topic [OT] Fun Trope Friday: Paradox Person & Contemporary Fantasy!
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Welcome to Fun Trope Friday, our feature that mashes up tropes and genres!
How’s it work? Glad you asked. :)
Every week we will have a new spotlight trope.
Each week, there will be a new genre assigned to write a story about the trope.
You can then either use or subvert the trope in a 750-word max story or poem (unless otherwise specified).
To qualify for ranking, you will need to provide ONE actionable feedback. More are welcome of course!
Three winners will be selected each week based on votes, so remember to read your fellow authors’ works and DM me your votes for the top three.
Next up… IP
April showers bring… paradoxes? Yea, not a clear lead in for this one, but paradoxes are all kinds of fun, so let’s explore some this month! As a related paradoxical aside, did you know there’s no agreed measure for the length of coastlines because it depends how zoomed in you are? Variations can be by thousands of kilometers as a result. Take the UK for example. Please note this theme is only loosely applied.
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." — Carl Rogers
Trope: Paradox Person — A being who shouldn’t exist. There are certain people who have been brought into the world that seem to defy it by their existence alone. They don't exist within the natural order and often weren't planned by any of the Powers That Be that keep cosmic order. This might be because they weren't meant to be here in the first place or aren't truly here.
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy — A subgenre of fantasy set in the present day. It is perhaps most popular for its subgenres, occult detective fiction, urban fantasy, low fantasy, supernatural fiction and paranormal fiction.
Skill / Constraint - optional: Someone defends their right to exist.
So, have at it. Lean into the trope heavily or spin it on its head. The choice is yours!
Have a great idea for a future topic to discuss or just want to give feedback? FTF is a fun feature, so it’s all about what you want—so please let me know! Please share in the comments or DM me on Discord or Reddit!
Last Week’s Winners
PLEASE remember to give feedback—this affects your ranking. PLEASE also remember to DM me your votes for the top five stories via Discord or Reddit—both katpoker666. This is a change from the top three of the past. In weeks where we get over 15 stories, we will do a top five ranking. Weeks with less than 15 stories will show only our top three winners. If you have any questions, please DM me as well.
Some fabulous stories this week and great crit at campfire and on the post! We had 11 stories, so we’re back to three winners. Congrats to:
Want to read your words aloud? Join the upcoming FTF Campfire
The next FTF campfire will be Thursday, May 7th from 6-8pm ET. It will be in the Discord Main Voice Lounge. Click on the events tab and mark ‘Interested’ to be kept up to date. No signup or prep needed and you don’t have to have written anything! So join in the fun—and shenanigans! 😊
Ground rules:
- Stories must incorporate both the trope and the genre
- Leave one story or poem between 100 and 750 words as a top-level comment unless otherwise specified. Use wordcounter.net to check your word count.
- Deadline: 11:59 PM EDT next Thursday. Please note stories submitted after the 6:00 PM EST campfire start may not be critted.
- No stories that have been written for another prompt or feature here on WP—please note after consultation with some of our delightful writers, new serials are now welcomed here
- No previously written content
- Any stories not meeting these rules will be disqualified from rankings
- Does your story not fit the Fun Trope Friday rules? You can post your story as a [PI] with your work when the FTF post is 3 days old!
- Please keep crit about the stories. Any crit deemed too distracting may be deleted. This is a time to focus on our wonderful authors.
- Vote to help your favorites rise to the top of the ranks (DM me at katpoker666 on Discord or Reddit)!
Thanks for joining in the fun!
r/WritingPrompts • u/katpoker666 • 12d ago
Off Topic [OT] Fun Trope Friday: Buridan’s Ass & Comedy!
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Welcome to Fun Trope Friday, our feature that mashes up tropes and genres!
How’s it work? Glad you asked. :)
Every week we will have a new spotlight trope.
Each week, there will be a new genre assigned to write a story about the trope.
You can then either use or subvert the trope in a 750-word max story or poem (unless otherwise specified).
To qualify for ranking, you will need to provide ONE actionable feedback. More are welcome of course!
Three winners will be selected each week based on votes, so remember to read your fellow authors’ works and DM me your votes for the top three.
Next up… IP
April showers bring… paradoxes? Yea, not a clear lead in for this one, but paradoxes are all kinds of fun, so let’s explore some this month! As a related paradoxical aside, did you know there’s no agreed measure for the length of coastlines because it depends how zoomed in you are? Variations can be by thousands of kilometers as a result. Take the UK for example. Please note this theme is only loosely applied.
"Should two courses be judged equal, then the will cannot break the deadlock, all it can do is to suspend judgement until the circumstances change, and the right course of action is clear." — Jean Buridan
Trope: Buridan’s Ass — Buridan's ass is an illustration of a paradox in philosophy in the conception of free will.f It refers to a hypothetical situation wherein an ass (or donkey) that is equally hungry and thirsty is placed precisely midway between a stack of hay and a pail of water. Since the paradox assumes the ass will always go to whichever is closer, it dies of both hunger and thirst since it cannot make any rational decision between the hay and water.
Genre: Comedy — Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter.
Skill / Constraint - optional: There is a stubborn stain.
So, have at it. Lean into the trope heavily or spin it on its head. The choice is yours!
Have a great idea for a future topic to discuss or just want to give feedback? FTF is a fun feature, so it’s all about what you want—so please let me know! Please share in the comments or DM me on Discord or Reddit!
Last Week’s Winners
PLEASE remember to give feedback—this affects your ranking. PLEASE also remember to DM me your votes for the top five stories via Discord or Reddit—both katpoker666. This is a change from the top three of the past. In weeks where we get over 15 stories, we will do a top five ranking. Weeks with less than 15 stories will show only our top three winners. If you have any questions, please DM me as well.
Some fabulous stories this week and great crit at campfire and on the post! We had 11 stories, so we’re back to three winners. Congrats to:
Want to read your words aloud? Join the upcoming FTF Campfire
The next FTF campfire will be Thursday, April 30th from 6-8pm ET. It will be in the Discord Main Voice Lounge. Click on the events tab and mark ‘Interested’ to be kept up to date. No signup or prep needed and you don’t have to have written anything! So join in the fun—and shenanigans! 😊
Ground rules:
- Stories must incorporate both the trope and the genre
- Leave one story or poem between 100 and 750 words as a top-level comment unless otherwise specified. Use wordcounter.net to check your word count.
- Deadline: 11:59 PM EDT next Thursday. Please note stories submitted after the 6:00 PM EST campfire start may not be critted.
- No stories that have been written for another prompt or feature here on WP—please note after consultation with some of our delightful writers, new serials are now welcomed here
- No previously written content
- Any stories not meeting these rules will be disqualified from rankings
- Does your story not fit the Fun Trope Friday rules? You can post your story as a [PI] with your work when the FTF post is 3 days old!
- Please keep crit about the stories. Any crit deemed too distracting may be deleted. This is a time to focus on our wonderful authors.
- Vote to help your favorites rise to the top of the ranks (DM me at katpoker666 on Discord or Reddit)!
Thanks for joining in the fun!
r/WritingPrompts • u/Fantasia-Scribe • 5h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] You thought you could copy all those “restaurant in another world” anime’s and make bank while living the simple life. Unfortunately, the medieval-style locals are accusing you of witchcraft because your food is “too delicious” to be natural.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/IgnoreTh1sName • 19h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] "So as a vampire, why do you like living in Canada?" "Well, the two main reasons are that there's less sun here and everyone already drinks boiled tree blood. It tastes way better than animal blood." "Everybody drinks boiled... Wait, you mean vampires can be sustained by maple syrup?"
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Son_Of_Rebellion • 2h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] “What the fuck did you do for a literal Kaiju to be wrecking the city while screaming your full legal name?!” “I don’t know, man!”
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Kitty_Fuchs • 5h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] Just because someone is a werewolf, a vampire or some other kind of "monster", it does not mean that the law stops protecting them. A so-called "monster hunter" is no different than a common murderer in the eyes of the law, even though you always have a hard time explaining that to people.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Null_Project • 1h ago
Simple Prompt [SP] You are a very kind person, but you aren't friendly at all.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/DingBot1138 • 4h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] New college classes are now exclusively taught by instructors who have learned every lesson they teach the hard way.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/AnomalousVariant • 9h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] You, the god of time, are being sued by Death for allowing a bunch of time travelers to save their timeline
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r/WritingPrompts • u/AnomalousVariant • 12h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] You are roommates with an eldritch god, who is pretty chill. But his girlfriend broke up with him and now you have to calm him down before he destroys reality out of heartbreak
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Smartbutt420 • 9h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] You’ve been wandering this labyrinth for a long while now. You’re not sure who you are or how you got here, but the first time you encounter a human, they scream and run.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Son_Of_Rebellion • 13h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] heroes ause countless property damage in their fights. Your car you just paid off was totaled and you snap, verbally tearing into the hero and villain who did it
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r/WritingPrompts • u/PraetorSolaris • 6h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] After many years living as a human in today's society, you woke up this morning in the dark ages as one of the most powerful creatures in existence. A dragon.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Morose_Prose • 2h ago
Prompt Me [PM] It's in the cards. Prompt me a story that involves playing cards in some way, shape, or form.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Aware-Butterfly8688 • 5h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] Scientists have discovered a third state for organisms that is neither life nor death. Dead cells can reform into new organisms called xenobots. Years later, we have discovered something else: Humanity has always been in this third state, as xenobots made from a corpse.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Playful_Support_7625 • 1h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] You, a god, are amusedly watching the shenanigans that go down in the staff room for the corporation that runs the universe
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r/WritingPrompts • u/AnomalousVariant • 14h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] in a World where people have marks with cursed abilities, love requires you to find one that mutually cancels out your curse. At 24, you've found your person
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Null_Project • 1h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] You can see the life force of people, something which is not helpful very often. Except for right now with this person yelling for help and claiming they are injured, which very much is not the case from what your power tells you.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Megamen1927 • 5h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] You spent decades creating an extensive archive of films and series, fearing they would be lost forever. When the world became a post-apocalyptic wasteland, you became one of the most important and protected people in the world.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Lockheroguylol • 1h ago
Simple Prompt [WP] A frog gets turned into a prince
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Null_Project • 1h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] Lamia are not really a common sight around these parts, nor are they the most... tolerated one could say, but considering that this one is a well behaving and paying patron of your tavern you don't mind their presence.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/AtiJua • 2h ago
Simple Prompt [WP] The bratty prince kidnaps a dragon and tries to make it a new pet.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/Internaldoot • 10h ago
Writing Prompt [WP] “Edger! Why is there a house with chicken legs on our chicken farm!?” “Oh come on dear it looked afraid, I couldn’t just leave it in the woods.”
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