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Writing Prompt

Rules

Prompt responses must be good-faith attempts at new stories/poems (No AI)

100 words minimum for stories, 30 for poems but include [Poem]
Newly written by you for the prompt (no AI)
Plagiarism will result in a ban
No joke, copypasta, or AI-generated responses
For off topic/clarification, reply to the sticky comment

No explicitly sexual themes; other harmful content

No explicit sexual responses / erotica
Includes, but is not limited to, forms of pedophilia, bestiality, incest, rape, suicide, violence against children, and explicit torture
Avoid racism and detailed uses of suicide, mental health stereotypes, and political debate
Use your best judgment, but mods have final say

Be civil in discussion, feedback, and critiques

Users are held to a higher standard here. Think before posting
We are here to encourage writing
Understand that people here are at all different levels:
New writers
Experienced writers
Professional writers
Users who are just learning English
Typos and grammatical errors are possible. Be nice if you point it out
Feedback and critiques are encouraged, but just saying something's bad is not helpful at all and will be considered trolling

All submissions must be tagged

All submissions must start with one capitalized tag in square brackets:

[WP] - Writing Prompt
[SP] - Simple Prompt
[EU] - Established Universe
[CW] - Constrained Writing
[TT] - Theme Thursday
[MP] - Media Prompt
[IP] - Image Prompt
[RF] - Reality Fiction
[PM] - Prompt Me
[PI] - Prompt Inspired
[OT] - Off Topic

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No recent reposts, even if changing small details

Search before submitting! (Popular ideas can cause floods)
Reposts are allowed, given time (around two weeks)
Don't take a recent prompt and change/invert small details

Prompt in title, avoid commissions/games

Prompt in the title and only use text for commentary or links for [IP]s and [MP]s. Avoid too many details
No requesting writing or editing services, or homework help
Don't post ads without getting permission in modmail first
Don't ask writers to pick titles or content from another sub or site
Prompts should not call for using autocorrect, autocomplete, or only emojis

No posts likely to end in rule-breaking comments

Avoid real world drama (including politics, recent tragedies)
Inspire an effort, avoid simple questions, "write anything", or fill-in-the-blanks
Don't ask for preexisting content (prompts are meant for new writing)
No explicitly sexual themes, hate speech, or other harmful content (including hate speech, racism, politics, necrophila, pedophila, bestiality, incest, torture, rape, violence against children, suicide, and mental health stereotypes)
No troll, poop, or meme-based prompts

Keep it about writing, not competing/making money

Wait until prompt is 24 hours old before linking from other subs to avoid vote manipulation and/or brigading (Text posts OK with no link and links from a story to another sub are fine)
Don't spam the subreddit with links to crowdfunding sites like Patreon and Paypal. Authors are free to link to those from their personal subreddits
Any recording or use of other people's stories must follow the guidance in the FAQ

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Rule breaking posts or comments may be removed without notice. Rule breaking may result in a permanent ban without prior warning.

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