WRITING PROMPTS

Prompt #11

School’s out for summer! But summer’s almost over. Sorry. It’s true. Many of our readers and writers are heading back to class in the coming…

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Prompt #10

Lots of stories are submitted here at NANO Fiction about death, but fewer stories show up about birth. PROMPT: Write a story about something being…

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Prompt #9

Let’s talk about clichés! Sometimes it’s hard to avoid them, but remember: clichés and stock images stand out even more in flash fiction because there…

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Prompt #8

Hear those birds chirping? See those flowers blooming? It’s springtime! As many of you in colder parts of the world have noticed, this year we’ve…

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Prompt #7

Let’s talk about revision! Yes, we know it might seem easy to just whip up a piece of fiction that’s under 300 words, but trust…

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Prompt #6

According to some people (I won’t name names), 2012 is the year that the world is going to end. But there are still 352 days…

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Prompt #5

Edgar Allan Poe died on this very day in 1849. Death is one of the ways that people go away, another is that they disappear….

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Prompt #4

At NANO Fiction we recently celebrated our fifth birthday. Thanks to all of you who helped us celebrate! (Don’t worry; it’s not a bunch of…

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Prompt #3

This Friday there will be 113 days left until 2012. You guessed it; we’re getting our resolutions started early here at NANO Fiction. PROMPT: Write…

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Prompt #2

Happy birthday, Judith Keppel! Are you nodding, but you actually don’t know who Judith Keppel is? Let me tell you. She’s the first British winner…

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