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r/WritingPrompts

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Weekly post for introductions, self-promotions, and general discussion!

Date Topic
6 Feb 2021 What do you feel you do best as a writer?
30 Jan 2021 How often do you read?
23 Jan 2021 How many words have you written lately and why isn't it more?
16 Jan 2021 What time of day do you find it easiest to write?
9 Jan 2021 How often do you take breaks while writing?
2 Jan 2021 What are you most excited for this year?
26 Dec 2020 What are your New Year's resolutions?
19 Dec 2020 How do you avoid repetition in your writing? Or in other words, how do you avoid repetition in your writing?
12 Dec 2020 What are your suggested topics?
5 Dec 2020 What are your methods for creating a satisfying ending to a story?
28 Nov 2020 What is your approach for writing longer works than short prompt responses?
21 Nov 2020 What does your writing space look like?
14 Nov 2020 What do you do in your writing that you feel is unique?
7 Nov 2020 NaNoWriMo is going on now, get hyped!
31 Oct 2020 What are your tips and tricks for NaNoWriMo?
24 Oct 2020 Will you be participating in NaNoWriMo this year? What will you write about?
17 Oct 2020 What worlds are you building that you'd like to share?
10 Oct 2020 How do you feel about limits placed on writing?
3 Oct 2020 Do you consider yourself a pantser or a planner?
26 Sep 2020 How do you find time to write when you're busy?
19 Sep 2020 What are your strategies for getting the ideas pacing around in your head onto the pages?
12 Sep 2020 What are your suggested topics?
6 Sep 2020 What obstacles have you overcome in your writing and how?
29 Aug 2020 The Summer Challenge is over! How did you do?
22 Aug 2020 What makes a good hero in your eyes? What about a good villain?
15 Aug 2020 What simple tips have helped you in your writing?
8 Aug 2020 What one book would you take to a desert island and why?
1 Aug 2020 What is your number one excuse to not write?
25 Jul 2020 Summer Challenge Check-In! If you missed it, sign up for a half-tier!
18 Jul 2020 What does your writing space look like?
11 Jul 2020 Do you ever try writing in new places?
4 Jul 2020 Do you read your work aloud?
27 Jun 2020 Do you give yourself writing goals? Why or why not?
20 Jun 2020 Summer Challenge! Pick a challenge tier and additional achievements to complete by August 29th!
13 Jun 2020 What motivational quotes do you find helpful in writing?
6 Jun 2020 What is your favorite thing about WritingPrompts?
30 May 2020 Do you have any preparation rituals before you start writing?
23 May 2020 What makes a good writing prompt response for you?
16 May 2020 Spring Cleaning! What writing projects of yours have been collecting dust?
9 May 2020 How do you come up with names for your characters?
2 May 2020 When you get stuck writing, do you ever start over or just work around it?
25 Apr 2020 What is your editing process?
18 Apr 2020 How often do you answer prompts? Do you wish it was more?
11 Apr 2020 What types of characters do you find most relatable?
4 Apr 2020 Have you always enjoyed the same genres or did your tastes change?
28 Mar 2020 Have you introduced yourself to the community yet?
21 Mar 2020 What are you doing to keep busy while self-isolating or in quarantine?
14 Mar 2020 How much time do you take before coming up with prompt responses?
7 Mar 2020 How does writing make you feel?
29 Feb 2020 What are your go-to writing snacks?
22 Feb 2020 Not a writer? What is keeping you from starting to write? Writers, what made you finally start writing?
15 Feb 2020 Who is the last character you created?
8 Feb 2020 Who is your favorite fictional character and why?
31 Jan 2020 How often do you take breaks while writing?
25 Jan 2020 How many words have you written lately and why isn't it more?
18 Jan 2020 What is the hardest thing you have considered or tried to write, and what about it made it hard for you?
11 Jan 2020 Where do you find influences for your reading or writing?
4 Jan 2020 What are you most excited for this year?
28 Dec 2019 What are your New Year's resolutions?
21 Dec 2019 Readers of r/WritingPrompts, how often do you provide feedback?
14 Dec 2019 What is your favorite POV in stories?
7 Dec 2019 What are your ideas for SatChat topics and other fun ways to encourage more SatChat participation?
30 Nov 2019 What is your record for most consecutive days answering writing prompts?
23 Nov 2019 What does your writing space look like?
16 Nov 2019 In what ways do you keep yourself challenged in your writing?
9 Nov 2019 What do you do in your writing that you feel is unique?
2 Nov 2019 NaNoWriMo is going on now, get hyped!
26 Oct 2019 What are your tips and tricks for NaNoWriMo?
19 Oct 2019 What will you write about in NaNoWriMo?
12 Oct 2019 Do you have too many ideas to write about or not enough?
5 Oct 2019 What writing advice would you give yourself when you first started writing?
28 Sep 2019 Will you be participating in NaNoWriMo this year?
21 Sep 2019 What would you tell someone who is interested in starting to write?
14 Sep 2019 If you could magically improve one aspect of your writing ability, what would it be and why?
7 Sep 2019 What was the first story you ever wrote, not counting r/WritingPrompts?
31 Aug 2019 The Summer Challenge is over! How did you do?
24 Aug 2019 Which do you find more challenging: A long story or several short stories?
17 Aug 2019 How would you describe the role of a side character?
10 Aug 2019 What are your keys to successful worldbuilding?
3 Aug 2019 How do you come up with names for your characters?
27 Jul 2019 Summer Challenge Check-In! If you missed it, sign up for a half-tier!
20 Jul 2019 When creating a chapter, how much do you have planned when starting?
13 Jul 2019 What makes a good hero in your eyes? What about a good villain?
6 Jul 2019 What's your favorite part of a story? The characters? The plot? Or something else?
29 Jun 2019 Do you prefer writing poetry or prose?
22 Jun 2019 Summer Challenge! Pick a challenge tier and additional achievements to complete by August 31st!
15 Jun 2019 What would you like to talk about? (Future SatChat Topic Brainstorming!)
8 Jun 2019 When you get stuck writing, do you ever start over or just work around it?
1 Jun 2019 What is the most number of words you've written in a single writing session?
25 May 2019 How often do you write prompt responses?
18 May 2019 Do you give yourself writing goals? Why or why not?
11 May 2019 Do you ever try writing in new places?
4 May 2019 Do you have any bad writing habits?
27 Apr 2019 What is your favorite part of the writing process?
20 Apr 2019 Do you write what you know? Or do you write what you've read?
13 Apr 2019 What motivational quotes do you find helpful in writing?
6 Apr 2019 How often do you answer prompts? Do you wish it was more?
30 Mar 2019 What are your go-to writing snacks?
23 Mar 2019 What simple tips have helped you in your writing?
16 Mar 2019 What do you feel you do best as a writer?
9 Mar 2019 How far do you stretch the suspension of disbelief in your writing?
2 Mar 2019 How do you approach writing action scenes to keep the reader's interest?
23 Feb 2019 How much do you describe the environment in your writing?
16 Feb 2019 Do you like prompting, responding to prompts, or reading the stories best?
9 Feb 2019 How much background detail do you consider when creating characters?
2 Feb 2019 What time of day do you find it easiest to write?
26 Jan 2019 What is your number one excuse to not write?
19 Jan 2019 Do you outline or just start writing?
12 Jan 2019 What is your favorite quality of your writing?
5 Jan 2019 How do you avoid writer's block?
29 Dec 2018 What are your New Year's resolutions?
22 Dec 2018 Do you eat or drink anything while you write?
16 Dec 2018 What is your favorite book to screen adaptation?
8 Dec 2018 What is the best piece of writing advice you can give?
1 Dec 2018 What was your favorite prompt you ever submitted?
24 Nov 2018 What do you like best about writing and why?
17 Nov 2018 Weekend At Brooky's
10 Nov 2018 How do you find time to write when you're busy?
3 Nov 2018 NaNoWriMo is going on now, get hyped!
27 Oct 2018 What are your tips and tricks for NaNoWriMo?
20 Oct 2018 What will you write about in NaNoWriMo?
13 Oct 2018 What are your suggestions to improve the SatChat?
6 Oct 2018 How much time do you take before coming up with prompt responses?
29 Sep 2018 Will you be participating in NaNoWriMo this year?
22 Sep 2018 Who is the last character you created?
15 Sep 2018 What is your favorite thing about WritingPrompts?
8 Sep 2018 How much background detail do you consider when creating characters?
1 Sep 2018 It's September, how did you do in the summer challenge?
25 Aug 2018 How does writing make you feel?
18 Aug 2018 What is your biggest writing challenge?
11 Aug 2018 How do you cut out distractions when writing?
4 Aug 2018 How do you find inspiration?
28 July 2018 Are you doing the summer challenge? If so, share your progress! If not, why not start now?
21 July 2018 What are your goals for writing?
14 July 2018 How Do You Evoke Emotion?
7 July 2018 Summer Challenge - Come up with a number of prompt responses you will answer by September 1st
30 June 2018 How often do you take breaks while writing?
23 June 2018 What is your writing process?
16 June 2018 How many times have you come up with an idea only to throw it out?
9 June 2018 How often do you go back and read your old writings?
2 June 2018 Why do you write?
26 May 2018 What is holding you back in your writing?
19 May 2018 What was your favorite image prompt [IP] you've seen?
12 May 2018 How have you taken reader expectations into consideration in your writing?
5 May 2018 How long does it take you to find a prompt you like?
28 Apr 2018 What other media has influenced your writing?
21 Apr 2018 What was your best experience on r/WritingPrompts?
14 Apr 2018 What is your record for most consecutive days answering writing prompts?
7 Apr 2018 MajorParadox isn't here so let's procrastinate edition
31 Mar 2018 Special Challenge: Tell us about your favorite book in the style of a Reading Rainbow book review
24 Mar 2018 Do you consider yourself a writer or is writing just a hobby?
17 Mar 2018 Who is a favorite character you have written?
10 Mar 2018 In what ways do you use reading to inspire your writing?
3 Mar 2018 In what ways have you improved since you started writing?
24 Feb 2018 What is the best plot twist you've ever read or seen?
17 Feb 2018 What TV shows are you watching now? Sell me on watching them
10 Feb 2018 What are your go-to writing snacks?
3 Feb 2018 What are your quick tips for improving grammar?
27 Jan 2018 Which prompt tags do you like best and why?
20 Jan 2018 Do you like writing fantasy or sci-fi better and why?
13 Jan 2018 Do you set aside time for writing or just write when you feel like it?
6 Jan 2018 How do you avoid writer's block?
30 Dec 2017 What are your New Year's resolutions?
23 Dec 2017 What is your editing process?
16 Dec 2017 What tidbit tips can you offer for other writers?
9 Dec 2017 What other writing mediums do you recommend to challenge one's writing and why?
2 Dec 2017 How do you approach complex characters, especially when they're different from you?
25 Nov 2017 What would you like to talk about?
18 Nov 2017 In what ways do you keep yourself challenged in your writing?
11 Nov 2017 How many words have you written and why isn't it more?
4 Nov 2017 How do you stay disciplined on completing your writing goals?
28 Oct 2017 Are you ready for NaNoWriMo?
21 Oct 2017 Special NaNoWriMo Tips and Tricks Exchange!
14 Oct 2017 Special NaNoWriMo Buddy Exchange!
7 Oct 2017 What will you write about in NaNoWriMo?
30 Sep 2017 Will you be participating in NaNoWriMo this year?
23 Sep 2017 Brainstorming! Let's discuss our writing projects and help each other brainstorm ideas
16 Sep 2017 Who, or what, is your muse?
9 Sep 2017 How do you make time to write when you're busy?
2 Sep 2017 What do you want to talk about?
26 Aug 2017 How do you come up with character names?
19 Aug 2017 How do contests help you in your writing?
12 Aug 2017 What's the biggest way you've challenged yourself in writing?
6 Aug 2017 Do you read your work aloud?
29 July 2017 What does your writing area look like?
22 July 2017 How do you deal with writer's block?
15 July 2017 How do you stay motivated in your writing?
8 July 2017 What types of characters do you find most relatable?
1 July 2017 What writing project are you most actively working on?
24 June 2017 If you had to pick only one genre to write from now on, which would it be?
17 June 2017 What kind of roadblocks do you hit in your writing?
10 June 2017 Are you an organized or messy person, and do you think it affects your writing?
3 June 2017 Do you hide any Easter eggs in your stories?
27 May 2017 Do you like prompting, responding to prompts, or reading the stories best?
20 May 2017 How much research do you do for stories?
13 May 2017 Writers with personal subreddits, what are your thoughts on new user profiles?
6 May 2017 Which part of the writing process is most exciting for you?
29 Apr 2017 Do you give yourself writing goals? Why or why not?
22 Apr 2017 Do you try more to be original in writing or just give readers what they want?
15 Apr 2017 Do you have ambitions for a writing career, or is writing more a hobby?
8 Apr 2017 What books from your childhood still have an effect on you today?
2 Apr 2017 Do you feel our decision not to participate in April Fools shenanigans was the right one?
25 Mar 2017 What's the worst plot hole you've written and how did you fix it?
18 Mar 2017 What writers do you look up to and why?
11 Mar 2017 What do you do in your writing that you feel is unique?
4 Mar 2017 Will you be entering the 10 Million First Chapter Contest? Why or why not?
25 Feb 2017 How do you beat writer's block?
18 Feb 2017 A Lovely Takeover- What sort of feedback do you typically look for?
11 Feb 2017 What is fun for you to write and what's challenging?
4 Feb 2017 Do you eat or drink anything while you write?
28 Jan 2017 How do you identify and fix weaknesses in your writing?
21 Jan 2017 How do you get yourself started when beginning a story?
14 Jan 2017 What was your favorite reality fiction [RF] you've seen?
7 Jan 2017 What are your suggested topics?
31 Dec 2016 What are your New Year's resolutions?
24 Dec 2016 What is the best piece of writing advice you've ever been given?
17 Dec 2016 How much do you describe the environment in your writing?
10 Dec 2016 Where in your writing do you need the most improvement?
3 Dec 2016 What is your favorite quality of your writing?
26 Nov 2016 Do you use world building for your stories?
19 Nov 2016 Which genres do you like writing and which do you not? Why and why not?
12 Nov 2016 Do you have any bad writing habits?
5 Nov 2016 What is your favorite literary trope or cliche?
29 Oct 2016 Squeechat 2 - The Squeequel
22 Oct 2016 Who is your favorite minor character in a fictional universe?
15 Oct 2016 How long does it take you on average to write a short story?
8 Oct 2016 If you had to name your writing style, what would you call it?
1 Oct 2016 Will you be participating in NaNoWriMo this year?
24 Sep 2016 What was your favorite prompt you ever submitted?
17 Sep 2016 "A writer who doesn't read is a starving artist"
10 Sep 2016 SqueeChat - Kindness!
3 Sep 2016 Do you write for fun?
27 Aug 2016 Who are your favorite characters you've written and why?
20 Aug 2016 7 Million "777" Flash Fiction Contest Winners!
13 Aug 2016 How did you find WritingPrompts?
6 Aug 2016 I can be your (writing) hero!
30 July 2016 Special Announcements Edition: Sub Rules Reorg and New DailyChat!
23 July 2016 What really inspired you to start writing more seriously?
17 July 2016 What was your favorite music prompt [MP] you've seen?
9 July 2016 Do you prefer writing in first person or third person?
2 July 2016 What is your favorite moment in the writing process?
25 June 2016 Do you outline or just start writing?
18 June 2016 Do you have any preparation rituals before you start writing?
11 June 2016 What time of day do you find it easiest to write?
4 June 2016 Do you listen to music as you write?
28 May 2016 What would you like to discuss?
21 May 2016 How do you stay motivated in your writing?
14 May 2016 How do you think technology of the future will change how stories are written?
7 May 2016 What was your favorite Established Universe prompt?
30 Apr 2016 What was your favorite prompt this month?
23 Apr 2016 How does nature inspire you in your creativity?
16 Apr 2016 Do you have any pets?
9 Apr 2016 Which was your favorite image prompt you've seen?
2 Apr 2016 What is your number one excuse to not write?
26 Mar 2016 How many writing projects do you have?
19 Mar 2016 What is your favorite genre and why?
12 Mar 2016 Will you be participating in the novelette contest?
5 Mar 2016 What is your favorite book to screen adaptation?
27 Feb 2016 Are you working on a book? Why or why not?
20 Feb 2016 Do you submit writing prompts? Why or why not?
13 Feb 2016 What makes a good writing prompt response for you?
6 Feb 2016 What do you look for in a writing prompt?
30 Jan 2016 What is the best piece of writing advice you can give?
23 Jan 2016 What is a good first book to give a child to read?
16 Jan 2016 What is the synopsis of that book you've always wanted to write?
9 Jan 2016 Who is your favorite fictional character?
2 Jan 16 What is your New Year's resolution?
26 Dec 2015 What is the best thing that happened to you this week?
19 Dec 2015 Who is your favorite author and why?
12 Dec 2015 What is your favorite thing about WritingPrompts?
5 Dec 2015 What is your favorite lesser known prompt response?
28 Nov 2015 How do you get into the writing zone?
21 Nov 2015 What is your writing inspiration?
14 Nov 2015 What is the biggest obstacle you've overcome in your writing?
7 Nov 2015 4 Million+ Subscriber First Chapter Contest Edition
31 Oct 2015 What's your favorite Theme Thursday (Horror) prompt you've seen?

Self-Promotion Saturday

Date Topic
24 Oct 2015 Revamped Edition
17 Oct 2015 Searching The Junk Drawer
10 Oct 2015 Darwin, Mold and Worms!
3 Oct 2015 Kibbles and Bits!
26 Sept 2015 Flotsam & Jetsam, and more!
19 Sept 2015 whatever the cat dragged in!
12 Sept 2015 show us what ya got!
5 Sept 2015 Upvoted PodCast Reading of "The Magic Man"
29 Aug 2015 Upvoted Podcast Reading of "Salt and Blackberries”
22 Aug 2015 Promote your twitter, blog, book, podcast, whatever!
15 Aug 2015 Link us to things you've been doing
1 Aug 2015 Flaunt Your Talent
25 July 2015 What have you been up to lately?
18 July 2015 Trying this for the first time...
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