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Feature	Latest
Sunday Smash 'Em Up	Journey to the underworld
Monday Spotlight	Jay_Pederson
Tuesday Free Write ^New!	September 2
Wednesday Wildcard	Poetry Corner: Obsession
Thursday [TT] Theme	Night
Fun Trope Friday	Freudian Excuse & Giallo!
Saturday SatChat	How do you write fanfic well?

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^< 1. Prompt responses must be good-faith attempts at new stories/poems (No AI)
- 100 words minimum for stories, 30 for poems but include [Poem]
- Write something new using the prompt for inspiration (No AI)
- Plagiarism will result in a ban
- No joke, copypasta, or AI-generated responses
- For off topic/clarification, reply to sticky comment
^< 2. No sexually explicit responses, hate speech, or other harmful content
- Includes, but is not limited to, pedophilia, bestiality, incest, rape, violence against children, and explicit abuse or torture
- Avoid racism and detailed uses of suicide, mental health stereotypes, and political debate
- Use your best judgment, but mods have final say
^< 3. Be civil in discussion, feedback, and critiques
- Users are held to a higher standard here. Think before posting
- Prompts are meant to inspire new writing. Responses don't have to fulfill every detail

Submitting Posts

^< 4. All submissions must be tagged at the beginning of the post, capitalized in square brackets
- Click [tag] to filter. Click » for more detail
- Prompt Posts (Inspire new writing)
- WP - Writing Prompt: No restrictions (other than the rules of the sub) »
- SP - Simple Prompt: Max 100 characters in the title (including the tag) »
- EU - Established Universe: Based on existing fiction »
- CW - Constrained Writing: Limitations or forced usage of words, letters, etc. (don't ask for less than 100 words) »
- TT - Theme Thursday: Weekly themes announced Thursdays »
- MP - Media Prompt: Audio or video »
- IP - Image Prompt: A striking image or album »
- RF - Reality Fiction: Things that have happened or could happen to unknown people »
- Response Posts (Write based on prompts)
- PM - Prompt Me: Answer prompts by other users (if answered prompts before) »
- PI - Prompt Inspired: Stories inspired by prompts older than three days (include link and max 1 a day) »
- Other Posts
- OT - Off Topic: Not a prompt, but writing related, not for complaints regarding subreddit content, stories, or advertising without prior approval »
^< 5. 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
^< 6. Prompt users in the title, but don't play writing games or commission stories
- 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
^< 7. Prompts will be removed if there's a high possibility for rule breaking responses
- Avoid real-world drama (politics, recent tragedies, etc.)
- Inspire an effort, avoid simple questions, "write anything", word games, fill-in-the-blanks, or "in X words or less"
- Prompts must actually be a prompt, not just the suggestion of a genre or emotion
- Don't ask for preexisting content (prompts are meant for new writing)
- No sexually explicit themes, hate speech, or other harmful content (suicide, mental health stereotypes, violence against children, torture, etc.)
- No troll, joke, poop, meme-based, or all CAPS prompts

Community Guidelines

^< 8. Keep it about the writing here, not competing or making money
- Authors are allowed to link to a personal sub or profile, but don't link back here until the prompt is 24 hours old
- Patreon and Paypal links are not allowed. Link to your sub or profile instead
- Recording of other people's work must follow the guidelines in the FAQ.

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

If you spot a violation, please use the Report button underneath the post. This is the best way to help! If you have an issue with other users, send us a modmail.

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