Welcome to the Weekly Fiction Prompt
Hello community members! Thank you for joining our weekly writing prompt! If you're new, be sure to check out our community rules before posting in The Ink Well. You can find them at the top of our home page. And you will find all kinds of great resources for fiction writers in our catalog of storytelling tips.
Stories from the Previous Week
Thank you to who posted a story for last week's prompt: "Fragile":
- @bisolamih
- @estilodereba
- @terjix
- @supernova004
- @blaqbarbie
- @janaveda
- @lrscarmen
- @marriot5464
- @jazclassic
- @gabmr
- @zerah
- @coolbabe88
- @rare-gem
- @young-tari
- @jennyzee1
- @popurri
- @rinconpoetico7
- @iyimoga
- @vickiee9
- @phyna
- @abigail04
- @farahikram
- @osomar357
- @offia66
- @kei2
- @aloysiusmbaba
- @bipolar95
- @nancybriti1
Author Shout-outs
We'd like to call out a few stories that got high marks from our curators this week.
@gabmr
Curator comment:
To me, @gabmr seems like a literary genius. Like the convoluted inner petals of a rose in winter, this story unfurls like a burst of Spring to take us by surprise and make our world intensely interesting. Of course, the story is wonderfully original and engaging, but it’s the subtle unfolding of language that makes this piece outstanding.
@supernova004
Curator comment:
@supernova004 writes quite fluently a fiction in which he builds an interesting character. It's about a man who has grown up alone in life keeping himself at a survival level but who has developed a quiet and generous character. One day his luck seems to change when he accepts a job that pays very well. While doing the job he stumbles upon a metal box that makes him think, also to the reader, that he has found a hidden treasure.
@kei2
But Always, A Warrior Comes Home
Curator comment:
@kei2 writes a beautiful, engaging and suspenseful fantasy story in which a young maiden is chosen to be the bride of a prince in one of the neighboring kingdoms. This is a big step up for her, as she has suffered from being unpopular and not a strong warrior like the other young women of her kingdom. But things go very much awry when she arrives at her new home, and she realizes she will be offered as a sacrifice to a beast in an annual ritual. But Akea has a special skill — one that she was ridiculed for in the past — that saves her from the Galiath.
Fiction Writing Prompt of the Week
This week's prompt is: "Secret gift"
Welcome to the prompt of the week. Let's see your stories on the theme of secret gifts.
What might be the circumstances for a secret gift? Maybe someone who knew they were going to be passing on to the next life sets aside a secret gift for a loved one to find after they die. Or maybe a young woman receives secret gifts from the man she loves because one of their families has forbade them from being together. Or, maybe a group of friends pull names from a hat to select the friend in the group to whom they will give a secret gift, and then they must try to guess the giver.
We look forward to seeing the story you come up with for the "secret gift" prompt.
Good luck. Remember, as always, we are looking for the elements of story. 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 — please use the free Grammarly tool for grammar and spelling checks (and not AI writing or rephrasing tools for revising)
You can find more on all of these topics in the catalog of storytelling tips.
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:
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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; #144 Crayon box; #145 Back of beyond; #146 Intuition; #147 Delight; #148 Anticipation; #149 Holiday memories; #150 Resolution; #151 Bicycle; #152 Flight; #153 Time Travel; #154 A trip to the fair; #155 Don't sell me a dog; #156 Gravity; #157 Love, wheelbarrow, dog; #158 Stealing; #159 Sportsmanship; #160 Toast; #161 Pickle; #162 You only live once; #163 Ring; #164 Hope; #165 Dreamcatcher; #166 In mother's house; #167 Keep Out; #168 Chin up; #169 Dish; #170 Talking in your sleep; #171 Wish upon a star; #172 Diary; #173 Plan B; #174 Clown; #175 The good old days; #176 The shoe is on the other foot; #177 Will tomorrow ever come?; #178 Am I a fool for dreaming?; 179 The moment that changed everything; #180 Superstition; #181 Gypsy; #182 Blind ambition; #183 Ah-ha moment; #184 Never say never; #185 Things are not always what they seem; #186 Domino effect; #187 The elephant in the room; #188 Higgledy-piggledy; #189 Scoundrel; #190 Storm the castle; #191 I think I'm being followed; #192 Hidden camera; #193 A long goodbye; #194 Confession; #195 Gobble; #196 Guilt; #197 Everything was fine until...; #198 Fragile
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Congratulations to all winners and honourable mentions. I have a Secret Gift for someone, let me go bag it.
I'm glad to be among the shot-outs! Thanks 😊
Congratulations to this week's winners ✨️
My entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@marriot5464/secret-gifts-of-betrayal
Here is my entry https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@zain-ab001/the-curse-of-eke
Supported @marriot5464
My entry
https://inleo.io/@coolbabe88/secret-gift-of-pain-6r9?referral=coolbabe88
Congratulations to the featured authors of the week. We hope to continue reading quality stories like the ones you shared with us. A round of applause!
I leave you with Rincón Poético's participation in the weekly call.
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@rinconpoetico7/fiction-analias-gift-el-regalo-de-anala-enes-jvy
I supported @rinconpoetico7 @fonpet @jeclyn60
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@george-dee/the-secret-admirer-f9q
This is my entry https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@zerah/santa-s-gift?referral=zerah
Commented on @coolbabe88 and @marriot5464
Supported @zerah and @george-dee
https://inleo.io/@rare-gem/jays-birthday-gift-5a5?referral=rare-gem
I supported @rinconpoetico7 and @zerah
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@lightpen/my-boss-s-secret-gift
Here is my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@perfect20/the-wedding
Supported two others
Congratulations to the featured authors. Here's the link to my entry.
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@balikis95/from-the-online-world-to
I supported,
-joycealarapon
-perfect
Greetings community, this is my participation: https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@osomar357/fiction-between-gifts-shadows-and
These are the people I supported: @perfect20, @rinconpoetico7, @balikis95
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Here's my participation for this week's prompt
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@jennyzee1/his-last-gift
I supported @balikis95 and @coolbabe88
Hello. New story here:
https://hive.blog/hive-170798/@gabmr/it-was-another-santa
My participation for the week:
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@offia66/the-perfect-surprise
Supported @coolbabe88, @marriot5464 and others.
Here is my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@amarachi22/letting-go
Commented on @zerah and @marriot5464
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@beauty197/gift-from-anonymous
my submission is below:
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@abigail04/vision-of-empathy
i have commented on @beauty127 and @amarachi22
my entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@lrscarmen/robertico-s-surprise-gift-eng
My entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@bipolar95/patricia-howell
My entry.
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@farahikram/a-secret-gift
Thanks.
Here is my entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@bisolamih/the-supposed-secret-gift
I supported @beauty197 and @george-dee
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@nancybriti1/fiction-a-gift-that-comes-from-far-away-un-regalo-que-viene-desde-lejos-eng-esp
My participation this week. May God multiply the luck among all of us. Greetings
This is my entry https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@jaquill/the-line-that-never-moved?referral=jaquill
Commented on @abigail04 and @amarachi22
Congratulations to the featured authors. Here's my entry: https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@samiwrites/common-but-secret-gifts-fiction
Commented on pieces written by: @jaquill & @bisolamih
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Here is my entry: https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@joycealarapon/the-ghost-santa?referral=joycealarapon