Welcome to the Weekly Fiction Prompt
Hello community members. As we mentioned in last week's prompt post, we are phasing out the weekly contests and converting them to writing prompts. So here we go!
Stories from the Previous Week
Thank you to who posted a story for last week's prompt: "Dreams"!
- @chm-writes
- @nftseller19
- @temitopetalabi
- @samiwrites
- @george-dee
- @blessworld
- @princess-dara
- @marriot5464
- @iskawrites
- @arduilcelebren
- @lara-bee
- @ayokunlehenry
- @fashtioluwa
- @cypher09
- @abigail04
- @nancybriti1
- @lenaspiritual
- @amiegeoffrey
- @jjmusa2004
- @loneliestgirl
- @restcity
- @vivaebony
- @balikis95
- @universoperdido
- @lightpen
- @alienstoryteller
- @kingsleyy
- @poemsofasickmind
- @zeegirl
Author Shout-outs
We'd like to call out a few stories that got high marks from our curators.
@nftseller19
Curator comment:
A well-paced and balanced story about a dream detective who hacks into the dreamscapes of criminal minds to obtain the information he needs to solve cases. When things get hairy, he is rescued by a woman in a coma who has learned to enter dreamscapes to communicate with the outside world. An entertaining, edge-of-the-seat piece!
@iskawrites
Father! I Want to Be a Journalist
Curator comment:
A beautiful, well-crafted story that avoids stereotypes. There is a stepmother, but she is not wicked. There is a stepsister, but she is understanding. There is a father who seems not to understand the protagonist's wishes, but he is simply afraid for her. In the end, the story ends with a gentle, but realistic resolution to the central conflict.
@nancybriti1
Curator comment:
Fabulous fiction. An alliteration of contrived coincidence to effect the affect of a premonition. Hehe 😉 Great story from Nancy!
@lenaspiritual
Curator comment:
@lenaspiritual writes an extraordinary story that can be perplexing but that with effort rewards the reader. The protagonist experiences reality on two realms--the dream realm and the waking realm. There is the matter of stealing pain from people who live on a secret island. By stealing pain the thief absorbs energy and becomes powerful. The complications are many, including the fact that powerful forces resist the pain-stealers and absorbing pain ends up being far more dangerous than the thieves imagined. In the end they give the stolen pain back and are lucky to return to their waking lives unharmed.
Fiction Writing Prompt of the Week
This week's prompt is: "Crayon box."
What to do with this prompt?
If you had the pleasure of coloring with crayons as a child, then you know their magic. Each little box holds the promise of art to be created and pictures to be colored. Some children dream of having the really big box with a spectacular array of colors, but are refused by their parents. What other storylines and conflicts come to mind for you when you think of a box of crayons? Perhaps a gifted child artist is discovered after he receives his first box. Or the town bully breaks all of the crayons into pieces. What then? And what if a child draws something truly disturbing?
But a crayon box can also be a metaphor. It can represent hope, possibility, or diversity.
Let's see where your imagination takes you!
If you don't feel inspired by this prompt or the featured image, feel free to peruse any of our past prompts or our collection of idea-generators:
Writing Prompt Guidelines:
- See The Ink Well FAQ: Before you post in The Ink Well, we ask that you read our FAQ post to familiarize yourself with our important community rules and guidelines.
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- Title: The title is up to you. You can come up with any title you wish. You do not need to name it after the prompt. Please do use the prompt word(s) within the story.
- Images: Please only use images from license free and creative commons sites, like Pixabay, Unsplash and Pexels. Images you find on the Internet are copyright protected and cannot be used. Be sure to provide all image source links.
- Length: We request that story word counts are a maximum of 1,500 words in length and a *minimum of 350 (ideally 750-1000 words). This is just a guideline. Longer stories are okay too, but they tend to get fewer readers. Additionally, The Ink Well admins appreciate keeping to that maximum story length for our time management. Thank you!
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Reminders: Be sure to also read our community rules. As always, please avoid violent, gory, bloody, brutal, sexist or racist themes and language, NSFW (not safe for work) stories like erotica, stories with a political or religious agenda, and stories featuring abuse of any kind. (We have a complete article about The Ink Well stance on violence and brutality for more information.)
Tips for Getting Curated by The Ink Well
There are some important elements of storytelling that make a story stand out, and make people want to read it, and keep reading. These include:
- Great first lines.
- Good settings.
- Well-developed characters.
- Integration of action, dialogue and narrative.
- A conflict that intrigues the reader.
- A "story arc" which results in the resolution of the conflict and brings the story to a satisfying conclusion.
- And of course, we are looking for well-edited stories that are not littered with typos or grammatical errors.
You can find more on all of these topics in the catalog of fiction writing tips.
Past Prompts
Here are the past prompts if you would like to use them or refer back to them:
#1: Heart and Soul; #2: The moment when...; #3: Beauty with a twist; #4: The Way Home; #5: A Matter of Time; #6 50 Story Ideas; #7 The Library; #8 All the way to tomorrow; #9 Legend; #10 Three Words; #11 World Building; #12 Childhood Summers; #13 50 Imagination Ticklers; #14 Railroad; #15 Cats - 750 words; #16 Your Birthday; #17 Action, Dialog and Narrative; #18 Change; #19 Tea Time or Tee Time?; #20 Summer Camp; #21 Main Street; #22 Fireworks; #23 Picnic; #24 Run; #25 A word of advice; #26 Winding road; #27 Mirror; #28 Shipwreck; #29 School Notes; #30 Three Words: Scooter, River, Midnight; #31 Flash Fiction Contest; #32 A Fork in the Road; #33 Shadows; #34 Three Words: Island, Witch, Cake; #35 Full Moon; #36 Graveyard; #37 Jack-o-Lantern; #38 Family Ties; #39 Longing; #40 Feast; #41 Gift; #42 Season of Light; #43 Believe; #44 Elf; #45 Holiday; #46 New Year; #47 Unlikely Hero; #48 Inheritance; #49 Under the Light of the Moon; #50 Three Words: Shoes, Mood, Adventure; #51 They're Here; #52 Artist; #53 Headlights; #54 Tomorrow; #55 Lense; #56 Perfection; #57 Making and Breaking Rules; #58 A Reckoning; #59 Blossom; #60 Temptation; #61 Happiness; #62 Footprint; #63 Frequency; #64 Sailing; #65 Fortune; #66 Worry; #67 Adventure; #68 Shadow; #69 Motor; #70 Embarrass; #71 Proud; #72 Guide; #73 Impression; #74 Lost; #75 Wonder; #76 Tear; #77 Splash; #78 Brilliant; #79 Sinkhole; #80 Exhaust; #81 Roll; #82 Wishbone; #83 Chatterbox; #84 Foil; #85 I can't believe you said that; #86 Boo; #87 Midnight; #88 Hunger; #89 Light; #90 Spirit; #91 Fire; #92 Tend/Tender; #93 Cheer; #94 Appearance; #95 Ambition; #96 Trust; #97 Fly; #98 Comfort; #99 Fate; #100 To Create; #101 Vision; #102 Sympathy; #103 A Special Time; #104 Suspense; #105 Bride, stairs, illusion; #106 Reality TV; #107 Things the Go Bump in the Night; #108 First line: Two strange things happened that day; #109 What if that loose floorboard was actually a hidden passageway?; #110 Footsteps; #111 Mess; #112 Cards; #113 Elephant; #114 Crystal; #115 Phone call; #116 Date; #117 Chocolate; #118 Three words: wish, button, sky; #119 RSVP; #120 Objets d'art; #121 Soul; #122 Scuttlebutt; #123 Recall; #124 Doorway; #125 Beacon; #126 Seagull, Market, Box; #127 Window; #128 Terrified; #129 Dance; #130 Two endings; #131 Ghosted; #132 Treasure; #133 Taste; #134 Reunion; #135 I miss you; #136 Wonder; #137 Ruins; #138 Beach memories; #139 There was something in the wind; #140 Mask; #141 Halloween; #142 [Photo album]; #143 Dreams
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Thank you so much for the shout out dear Inkwell curators 🙈🙈🙈🙈
Wait, we did not have winners this week @theinkwell?
Please see the note at the top of the post, and the announcement at the top of last week's prompt post, @iskawrites. We are changing things around. The main reason is that our curation team is being pulled in many directions, and we are looking to streamline our curation efforts, while still giving our time to the community and rewarding great stories.
That is lovely to hear. I can understand how hard it can be to read all this stories and try deciding who is the winner and who is not. Sometimes there are really really good 10 stories. Some weeks only 1 is good and rest is okay for example.
Also preparing full blown detailed post every week can be hard as well especially if you don't have enough people, enough manpower.
Inkwell is one of my fav communities for sparking imagination, pls keep it coming 🙏 😁🤗🤗
Thank you for the support, @arduilcelebren. Yes, choosing stories to feature vs. "winners" simplifies things tremendously. We can simply showcase some great stories we appreciated.
I've never thought about creating a magical crayons but tomorrow will be the day ahahha thats why I love inkwell 💪😁
Congrats to allll the winners 👏👏👏
@iskawrites is at it again... why do I see you everywhere I go. Don't you think this is fate or we are meant to be more than hivers
😂😂😂😂😂
What's going on here ooo? 😂😂😂
I don’t need to loud it na
You should have grab as an AF 🌚
Hahaha... I am not around ooo 🤣🏃🏾♀️
You have to be ooo😅😅😅
Don’t let this glass heart break ❤️🩹 this time
You can save it you know 😏
You two are very funny, @fashtioluwa and @iskawrites. This conversation put a smile on my face!
Haha... Thank you @jayna
@fashtioluwa is always looking for my trouble. Please, don't mind him 😂
Heheh
@jayna
I’m glad we were able to do that 🥰
Hehehehe.... Who broke it the first time? Certainly not me 🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♀️
Love is in the air😅
Oh really? @fashtioluwa, bring the Bride Price. My daddy is waiting 🤣
🤣🤣😅
How much?
$1billion
I would pay
Hah! Calm down fess nah...Let me consult him 😁
Oya Oya
Do fast
You’re on discord right
Thank you so much for mentioning my story and your comment is much appreciated 😍 ❤️
Happy and grateful that my story is among those selected. Thank you
WOW, Beautiful prompt. This prompt reminded me of my childhood love for crayon. The beautiful colours.
Here's my entry: https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@samiwrites/the-magic-hands-crayon-box
Here is my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@mrenglish/find-me-a-box-of-crayons
I have engaged on @samiwrites and @wongi works.
My entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@marriot5464/a-colourful-hospital-friendship?referral=marriot5464
Here is my entry 🙏 I've commented on other posts 💪👏
Cyber-Crayons https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@arduilcelebren/cyber-crayons
I supported @rukkie, @mmykel, @jjmusa2004, @seki1, @kingsleyy, @janaveda, @moclassic, @mrenglish, @hamez, @amiegeoffrey
My entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@iskawrites/children-speak-through-their-drawings
Aha
Please, don't start your trouble here 😂
😂
Congratulations to all the winners.
My entry;
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@kei2/a-ball-of-moondust
@arduilcelebren
@iskawrites
I supported @mrenglish @iskawrites @jjmusa2004 @marriot5454
Here's my entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@ayokunlehenry/ink-and-wind-the-tale
Thank you for your support 🙏🏿
Hi,
My story for this prompt:
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@loneliestgirl/gabriels-crayon-drawing-inkwell-fiction-prompt-144
My data is almost out
Supported @ayokunlehenry
Here is my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@fashtioluwa/the-box-that-changed-a-generation
My link below
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@cool08/ama-my-savior
Supported:
@loneliestgirl and @ayokunlehenry
Hello everyone supported @samiwrites @marriot5464
Here is my entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@princess-dara/unexpected-crayon-blessing
A big congratulations to all mentions. Beautiful and thoughtful responses as always.
Here is my entry…
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@deraaa/a-box-of-crayons
My entry:
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@reblogme/the-crushed-crayons
I enjoyed reading other entries for the prompt and was amazed at people's creativity. I made an entry for the fiction prompt and hope everyone loves it too.
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@george-dee/a-child-s-dream
I supported @nftseller19 and @george-dee
the link to my story:
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@alienstoryteller/the-black-crayon-fiction
Hi everyone, here's my entry,
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@chm-writes/delay-isnt-denial
My participation this week. Success to all
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@nancybriti1/fiction-the-child-and-his-drawing-el-nino-y-su-dibujo-eng-esp
Hello everyone, my link
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@wongi/the-crayon-artist
Congratulations to all top writers, here's my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@jjmusa2004/uncle-dave-s-christmas-gift
Hello lovely @theinkwell community. I did not come up with a story for this week's prompt, but have written one for an earlier prompt, #54, Tomorrow. The story posted here was percolating for a few days. I wanted to share it with you.
It's great to have a wonderful community in which to post my creative meanderings :) Thank you!
The Memory Vault
My link below
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@abigail04/poverty-to-glory
I have commented on @wongi and @jjmusa2004
My entry; https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@jazclassic/making-up-for-lost-times-and-memories
Commented on @bhattg and @samiwrites
My entry https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@rammargarita/from-quimito-to-attorney-general
I supported @nancybriti1, @iskawrites and @kei2
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@lightpen/story-behind-an-artwork
Here's my link,
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@balikis95/our-crayon-box?referral=balikis95
I engaged with,
-lightpen
-agmoore
-and, jazclassic
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@seki1/the-white-flower?referral=seki1
I hope I’m not too late. Here’s my entry: https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@philomenob/chisomto-oror-a-story-of-friendship-that-stands-the-test-of-time
I supported @deraaa @wongi @balikis95
My entry link to the fiction prompt
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@hazmat/christmas-came-early
Hi, my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@lenaspiritual/my-dear-sunniva-inkwell-fiction-prompt-144
I engaged with two authors