Intriguing Writing Prompts
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Last published Mon, Aug 15, 2016
Whether you need inspiration for a story, are looking for creative exercises, or just looking like these things like me, here's a collection of hand-picked writing prompts spanning a plethora of genres that I find in various places around the internet. If you ever use any of these at all, please let me know so I can read it :) Honestly half the reason I do this is to organize these for myself. (Not all of these are original, please don't attack me)
Side Note- I kind of hate the cover, if you love me (or are bored) someone should design a new cover for me
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