I'm always thinking of new story ideas, or finding new ideas on Pinterest and Tumblr, and most of them, as interesting and inspiring as they may be, I'll probably never even attempt to write. So, I've decided to post them here to provide inspiration for your next story! Please credit me for any prompts that don't have (Found on Pinterest) or (Found on Tumblr) at the end because those are mine. Also check out Part Two for more prompts and Daily Writing Prompts for month-by-month, journal-style prompts.

Most common characters in fiction. Learn them before it's too late! During my time as an editor there are several characters that I find myself reading about. Again. And again. And Again. I present them to you now in all their glory, with the hope that you might find this information useful. Stock characters can be good characters, if you can make them unique. What you have here is a field guide of common characters with their common traits. Use this to help you learn what's normal, and how to take that and make your favorite characters more unique!