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SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010


Howdy,

Have you gone looking for daily writing prompts online and found that they well ... suck?



Welcome to the CC daily writing prompts thread, with a new writing prompt every day. No word counts, no winners or losers, no requirement that you even post your writing -- just a new prompt every day to get the juices going. New prompt gets edited into this OP every day. Your writing is not gonna get shat on for not adhering to the prompt either -- it's a jumping off point only.

:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT March 7th 2017: we are children, together, under a raw new sun :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

FAQ

Hey, I have a cool prompt idea that I wanna share.

Post it inthread. No guarantees it'll get used, but you'll get credit if it does.

Will my works receive crit?

Maybe. Giving crit is awesome and encouraged, but there's no rule requiring it.

Is there anything you don't want posted in here?

Use your discretion. If you wrote 6000 words of anime porn then it's probably best not to share it (this is not a joke -- it actually happened once). Generally though, the thread is pretty chill.

Can I use an old prompt/oh no, there's a new prompt and I'm still writing from yesterday

Older prompts are getting archived for a reason: so you can still access them if need be. Chill, keep writing.

What if I--

shut up and write

but what ab--

no for real shut up and write

SurreptitiousMuffin fucked around with this message at 12:02 on Mar 7, 2017

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SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
:spooky: THE OLD PROMPT GRAVEYARD :spooky:

Dare you walk amongst the valley of old prompts?

FEBRUARY 10th: The sun is missing. Metaphors are literal now. Somebody is searching for something they didn't actually lose.
FEBRUARY 11th: You're not actually scared of monsters -- nobody is. You're scared of what they say about the world, or yourself. With that in mind, write something that scares you shitless.
FEBRUARY 12th 2017: Money/love etc. Tell me something about this cliche that I didn't realise I already knew.
FEBRUARY 13th 2017: a friend returns from a long time away, bearing the one gift you did not want.
FEBRUARY 14th 2017: "This I do vow and this shall ever be; I will be true, despite thy scythe and thee."
FEBRUARY 15th 2017: For today, write in iambs. Perhaps poems, perhaps not.
FEBRUARY 17th 2017: seeking fire, a man gets burnt
FEBRUARY 18th 2017: the world is made of marble, glass and chrome. Somebody feels very small.
FEBRUARY 20th 2017: Ideology and narrative have supplanted reality.
FEBRUARY 22th 2017: In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” -MLK (via Waterbed Wendy)
FEBRUARY 25th 2017: the great stories are the ones only that author could've penned -- today, break all the rules and just do you. Also, diamonds are the hardest material known to man.
FEBRUARY 26th 2017: candles, darkness, an intake of breath.
MARCH 3th 2017: All this work for nothing, but at least we get to share a moment of time together before we die. (via No Gravitas)
MARCH 4th 2017: A bell is rung. A candle is blown out. The book closes. The dance begins.(via No Gravitas)
MARCH 5th 2017: He knew he was wrong, but he chose to argue anyway. The heat was oppressive, despite the downpour. (via No Gravitas)
MARCH 6th 2017: Everything is perfectly still, except the two of them. She's frowning. He's smiling. They are here to save the world. (via No Gravitas)

SurreptitiousMuffin fucked around with this message at 12:00 on Mar 7, 2017

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
weeeeoooweeeeooooweeeeooooonewpromptishere

:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT FEBRUARY 11th 2017: You're not actually scared of monsters -- nobody is. You're scared of what they say about the world, or yourself. With that in mind, write something that scares you shitless. :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT FEBRUARY 12th 2017: Money/love etc. Tell me something about this cliche that I didn't realise I already knew. :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT FEBRUARY 13th 2017: a friend returns from a long time away, bearing the one gift you did not want. :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

today's prompt contributed by Nethilia

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
PROMPT TRAIN DON'T STOP

:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT FEBRUARY 14th 2017: "This I do vow and this shall ever be; I will be true, despite thy scythe and thee." :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

via Kaishai, and some dude with a stupid ruff on his neck

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
Reminder: anybody has suggestions, I'll happily hear 'em.

Some days I feel like I am screaming into a void but people keep telling me in PM/irc that they're using the thread so I will post forever prompts always prompts every day prompts as the night closes in

:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT FEBRUARY 15th 2017: For today, write in iambs. Perhaps poems, perhaps not. :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
IMMEDIATELY AFTER SAYING ENDLESS PROMPTS I MISSED A DAY OH NO

:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT FEBRUARY 17th 2017: seeking fire, a man gets burnt :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
aaaaaw yeah lads that's the good stuff

:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT FEBRUARY 18th 2017: the world is mable of marble, glass and chrome. Somebody feels very small. :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT FEBRUARY 20th 2017: Ideology and narrative have supplanted reality. :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

NEW THREAD RULE: IF I FORGET TO POST A PROMPT ON A PARTICULAR DAY AND YOU'RE ITCHING TO GO, JUST POST ONE UP

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT FEBRUARY 24th 2017:There is no thought permitted, there is no noise allowed -- a quiet man is a happy man. Take your pills. :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

5D AUTISM SPEX posted:

touch those graveyard prompts at yr peril
lol you're not the boss of me

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010

5D AUTISM SPEX posted:

i am so high from staying up for this biz

muffin come out to plaaay

:sidvicious:
write a story little nerd

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
I don't actually understand what you're asking. Like, completely without kayfabe, I'm kinda just confused.

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010

5D AUTISM SPEX posted:

pick the dead prompt and well get a safe space unsanctioned judgeless brawl going

i didnt spend a month high out of my mind on chems for no reason

im gonna sleep. put a story there by the morning sil vous plait since you tacitly agreed to go first.
motherfucker I am about to go to bed I will do that poo poo when I get up

BEHIND THE BIKE SHEDS TOMORROW MOTHERFUCKER

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010

No Gravitas posted:

Prompt for tomorrow: What the gently caress did just happen?
I am not 100% clued in but I as I understand it Spectres is on a lot of pain meds right now, and he challenged me to write a story for tomorrow.

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
I'm gonna post something up this afternoon, but if you could take the shitposting to a designated shitpost zone, I'd appreciate it. This is a general CC thread and I'm tryna reduce 'dome spillover so it's accessible to everybody.

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT FEBRUARY 25th 2017: the great stories are the ones only that author could've penned -- today, break all the rules and just do you. Also, diamonds are the hardest material known to man. :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

quote:

prompt: "feelings are object permanence"

No words

who gives shape to roil;
name to nameless? Who
gives a dram of the water of life?

who springs forth an old knowing;
from ear to ear, and each to each?

we are old too young.

Will I stand before death in his mouldy coat and shout
"I knew you fool, but I did not, because I could not --
I could not, because I did not."

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT FEBRUARY 26th 2017: candles, darkness, an intake of breath. :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
Aaaw yeah that is the stuff lads.

:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT FEBRUARY 28th 2017: there is the sound of music from on high, and a breaking of the sky. :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

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SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
:siren: :catdrugs: :burger: TODAY'S PROMPT March 7th 2017: we are children, together, under a raw new sun :burger: :catdrugs: :siren:

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