Writing Inspiration: Using Writing Prompts If you’re one of the many people who’s told a writer ‘I have an idea for a story’ then congratulations! You’ve just offered them a writing prompt. Unlike those annoying in-laws who try to get you to write their story for them however, writing prompts are…

June 2026 Writing Challenge June kicks off a 30-day writing challenge aimed at both new and old long-form works with a total goal of 60,000 words. Participants can join through the blog or via social media

Writer Check-in: What have you done recently to refill your creativity?  #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerencouragement #writers

"Hey, can I have extra ketchup?" #sixwordstory #sixwords #writing #writingcommunity

Write. Create. Be inspired. The #2WordPrompt for 20-MAY-26 is: Turn & Three #Prompt

This week's micro challenge focuses on adding sensory details to settings. Add 100 words each for the five senses: sights, sounds, smells, feel and taste. #writingchallenge #microchallenge #writers #fictionsettings

Write a story inspired by the picture. Reply with a sentence from the story! [Photo by Joshua Díaz on Unsplash] #writingprompt

It's the weekend! Time to write. This weekend's flash fiction challenge works a little differently. Grab your prompt building materials from the blog. fictionseed.com/?p=929 #writingchallenge #writingweekend #amwriting #writingprompt #writingcommunity

Truth is, I have no control over how my work will be received, so I let go and hope. I'm grateful for feedback and realize that energy is finite so we tend to focus on core interests/people. It's all about finding community, cultivating one, or learning to journey alone. #writingq #WritingCommunity

Writing Tip: There's a difference between constructive and destructive feedback. Learn the difference. It WILL come up. Constructive feedback might sting, but it's helpful and geared toward improvement. Destructive feedback is not. It's designed to hurt. Ignore it. #writing #writingtips #Booksky

Authors and Gamemasters, today's world building question! Do the leaders of your world have special protection (Kingsguard, secret service, etc.)? #ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #worldbuilding #storydevelopment #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompts

How do your characters make wishes? #writingq #amwriting #writingcommunity #characterinterview #creativewriting

This week's micro challenge: dialogue only! Check the blog for more details. #writingcommunity #writingprompt #creativewriting

Your protagonist has been hired to find a missing person. The search leads them to an underground club where nothing is as it seems. #writingprompt

Writer check-in: when did you last celebrate your writing? Time to cheer yourself on, even if it's just for getting through a difficult scene. You're writing, and that's amazing. #writingcommunity #writers #encouragement #amwriting

Quote of the Day: #quoteoftheday #writingquote #inspirationquote #quote #phoenixvoices #booksky #amwriting #amreading #publishing #indiepublisher #writing #reading #indiepublisher

Are you a "write fast and fix it later" kind of author or a "plan every chapter before you type a word" kind of author? Neither is wrong. Both have consequences. Drop your answer below. 🦔 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #pantser #outliner

Here's five plot-development questions to help craft your story. Bonus question: How does your first conflict affect different characters? #writingcommunity #writingQ #amwriting #amediting

Good morning, #MayWorldbuilders! In your conlang or otherwise fictional languages, do they have degrees of formality ingrained in the language? Do they have "polite" vs. "informal" speech? How does it work?

What is something that you love for an author to include in a story? #writingq #WritingCommunity

Today's writing prompt: The sharp smell of dark magic rose from the puddle. #writingprompt #writingcommunity #fantasywriters #creativewriting

This week's micro writing challenge is to write five scenes of at least 500 words each. #flashfiction #writingchallenge #microchallenge#writing#writing #writingcommunity #writingprompt

Today's writing quote: "True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those who move easiest have learned to dance." — Alexander Pope #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky

Hey! Eric made a cool little graphic of me to promote #miscreantanthology, one of the largest Indie anthologies. If you would like to support my work and the work of 175+ creators, then check out and back the Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mis... #indie #supportindieartists

Here's a weekend writing challenge for you! 500 to 1000 words by Sunday night. Must use the words: Misting Hovel Mossy #writingprompt #flashfiction #amwriting #writingcommunity

Here's a weekend flash-fiction challenge: By Sunday (May 3rd) write between 500 and 1000 words of a flash fiction piece. Additionally, you must use the follow three words: Misting Hovel Mossy. #3promptflash #flashfiction #writingchallenge #writers

A question: what are the things you wish there was a word for? And have you come up with your own word to fill that gap?

It's Friday. You've been negotiating with yourself all week about when you'd write. Today is when. The weekend doesn't count as a writing day if you spend it recovering from not writing during the week. Tap the keys. 🦔 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

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April Wrap-Up Tomorrow is the final day in April’s Mini Challenge. If you haven’t yet, don’t forget to grab the free Storms & Weather prompt packet. Part of the reason I decided to do a Mini Challenge for the month was to start getting ready for the first large challenge I want to run. More…

Starting now: write 250 words on a new story. #writingprompt

WHISPERS FROM THE MUSE — Inspiration for Word Weavers & Dream Chasers #sherrybriscoe #amwriting #authorlife #books #creativewriting #indieauthors #writer #stories #writingadvice #writinglife #writingtips #bookaholic #bookworms #ilovebooks #ilovereading #goodreads #creativity #bookstagram

#QueerPrompts April 28: What is success as an author to you?

Authors and Gamemasters, today's world building question! What aspect of your world has the most immediate impact on your story? #ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #worldbuilding #storydevelopment #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompts

Writers and TTRPG Players, today's character question! How did you settle on your character's design? Did you have influences from other media? Did the backstory or design come first? What other influences were involved? #author #characterdevelopment #characterquestion #writingcommunity #writersky

25 Final Words for Storms & Weather It's the last week of the April Writing Challenge! If you've been participating, today marks day 27 and means you've got 2700 words added into your story. We're getting to the finish line! In case you need a little more inspiration here are twenty-five more…

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April Dialogue Prompts Part 3 “Don't try challenging the sky, it has more power than you'll ever comprehend.” “Little confused on what direction the wind’s blowing.” “A nice little tempest outside.” “You do understand how thunder and lightning work, don’t you?” “You should never tell the weather…