29 Writing Prompts for the 2024 Flash Fiction Challenge
Find all 29 prompts for the 2024 February Flash Fiction Challenge below. I will link each day back to the original post with a super concise prompt. Just click the link if you need more guidance or ideas on how to come at the prompt.
Happy writing!
Day 1: Write a story that takes place right before someone says something they shouldn’t
Day 2: Write a story where the title appears in the story word-for-word
Day 3: Write a story that takes place in the aftermath of something huge
Day 4: Write a story in the form of a museum exhibit placard.
Day 5: Write a story about a project left half-finished.
Day 6: Write a story that has the title “The Last Time I Spoke to X.”
Day 7: Write about the character all grown up.
Day 8: Write a story about a ghost finding a new purpose in the afterlife.
Day 9: Write about two people who can’t compromise.
Day 10: Write a cult’s call to action.
Day 11: Write about someone who ruins their own mood.
Day 12: Write about a moment of true peace.
Day 13: Write a story based off of the nickname of a state.
Day 14: Write a story in the second person.
Day 15: Write about a reluctant character.
Day 16: Write a story that rhymes.
Day 17: Write a story with a title that starts with “A Portrait of…”
Day 18: Write a story that starts “I wish…”
Day 19: Write about a character who is conflicted.
Day 20: Write a story about A.I.
Day 21: Write a story about someone answering a call.
Day 22: Write a story of 650 words or fewer based on an image.
Day 23: Write about a whispered conversation.
Day 24: Rewrite a nursery rhyme.
Day 25: Write about someone experiencing something for the first time.
Day 26: Write a story in a series of text messages.
Day 27: Write about someone following in their parent’s footsteps.
Day 28: Write a one-sentence story.
Day 29: Write a story about the stars.
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