Short Story Writing Contest $
I just spontaneously created a writing contest. I’m looking for short stories about a mysterious, locked thing being opened.
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Aphorisms About Writing
“Someone asked me once, ‘What do you write about,’ and I politely declined a third date.” —Amy McDaniel
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Three Otherwordly Writing Prompts from Kirsty Logan
This week’s prompt is from Kirsty Logan, a writer based in Scotland whose debut novel is The...
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Four Punk Rock Prompts from Mindela Ruby
This week’s writing prompt comes from Mindela Ruby, author of the new novel Mosh It Up (Pen-L),...
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You Want a Prompt? Here.
Here you go. Here’s a prompt. First watch this: Then watch this: Then write something....
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An Apocalyptic Writing Exercise from Brandi Wells
This week’s writing prompt comes from Brandi Wells, author of the just-released This Boring...
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Don’t Ignore the Teacups: A Visual Writing Prompt
This week’s writing prompt comes from Adam Robinson of Publishing Genius, whose latest book...
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A Smackdown Writing Exercise from Halle Butler
This week, Halle Butler offers a prompt loosely based on her newly released novel, JILLIAN...
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A Poem by Leora Fridman in Response to Caroline Cabrera’s Prompt
From time to time, we will publish a creative piece that was inspired by a Friday Prompt. You can...
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An Imaginative History Fiction Exercise from Peter Ranscombe
This week, journalist Peter Ranscombe offers a writing prompt from history themed around his debut...
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A Prophetic Writing Prompt from Caroline Cabrera
This week, Caroline Cabrera asks us to think about prophecy and obsession in a prompt themed to...
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A Baltimore Atrocities Writing Exercise from John Dermot Woods
This week, John Dermot Woods offers a prompt themed to his new book from Coffeehouse Press, The...
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A Photography Prompt from Lucy Ferriss
One way that we will celebrate new releases at Real Pants is by asking authors to provide a...
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An Audio Writing Prompt from Niina Pollari
Real Pants An Audio Writing Prompt from Niina Pollari Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute...
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Arriving Promptly: Writing Exercises from Authors of New Books
One way that we will celebrate new books at Real Pants is by asking authors of recent releases to...
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