Alex's Prompts

The last few months have been a bit up and down for me personally… but in amongst all that, my blog turned 1 and I turned 29! 🎉Well worth celebrating! So, as a belated blog-versary, I’ve put together a list of wonderful creators who have inspired me this last year! 

If you’re looking for more writing content on your dash… see the list below! 🔥

First off are my must-follow Prompt Blogs:

(I gotta give them a shout out because prompts and flash are my life!!)

@alexprompts – My number 1!! Run by the lovely @alexwillow. This blog has been my main source of flash inspiration this past year.  Amazing prompts of all kinds (picture, quickprompts, monthly) and Alex’s feedback is always so wonderfully encouraging!  Also, a wonderful way to get your work out to a larger audience! I discovered some of my favourite writeblrs by reading their work here.

@tcstu– monthly picture prompt competition. Again, a wonderful host with wonderful feedback! These prompts are all so unique—each coming from a featured artist getting a chance to spotlight their work! I was lucky to win the February round with this piece.

@flashfictionfridayofficial – I’ve been too time poor to participate in this one so far, but I LOVE reading the works that come from this each week! If you’re looking for more original writing content on your dash, then follow, follow, follow 😊

Flash/short story writers I adore:

@sulfurousdreamscapes – one of the first writeblrs I stumbled across and one of my all-time favourites.  Rahul’s talent is insane! His ability to craft entire worlds in very few words and his flexibility with POVs and themes always leaves me awed and incredibly jealous! Each day brings a new story that is vivid, well-crafted and totally unlike the one before. I would have a lot of trouble picking a favourite from Rahul’s work (as they are all so good!) but two that have still stuck with me (even after reading them over a year ago) can be found here and here. If all this wasn’t enough, his Mirrorscapes blog is incredibly supportive of other writers and is a showcase of others amazing and inspiring work.

@pied-piper-of-hamlet fits both the flash and WIP section’s here. I am in love with their OC Maya from Burying Deceit, this piece is a tiny example of what a badass she is! (blood and violence tw). PLUS their flash work is amazing too, I still think about this piece often!

@hyba —Ohhhhh where to begin!! Writing advice, flash fics, amazing WIPs AND a podcast—Hyba has it all! Not to mention a wonderful side blog @writeblrcabinetofwonders that showcases other writers’ amazing works! Every piece that comes from with writer is well worth the read, but a couple that have stuck with me can be found here and here.

@alexwillow —As if hosting an amazing prompt page wasn’t enough, Alex also writes incredible flash! Two of my favourites in particular can be found here and here.

@projecthypershort​ —These tiny stories pack a punch! A new hyper-short piece is posted each day—each one rich in worldbuilding and story telling, whilst being economical on words. Amazing writing! One of my absolute faves is this one.

WIPs I worship & Wattpad recommended reads:

@kd-holloman​ —anyone that follows this blog would know I have an obsession with kd’s WIPs. Every snippet of The Traveller’s Gift and The Reaper’s Curse that I have read is full of immersive, vivid details and imbued with such strong characterisation. I’m completely invested in Louis and Slater’s journey and can’t wait to read both works in full one day! 😊 ❤️ One of my favourite snippets from The Reaper’s Curse can be found here and another scene (which I know is a POV switch—but still sticks with me) can be found here.

@cirianne​ —Chasing Demons on Wattpad // Chasing Demons on Tumblr —my newest obsession!! I’m totally in awe of Sara’s writing, Chasing Demons is the perfect urban fantasy work—full of action, mystery, sassy dialogue and tangible characters. I’ve been sucked into Anna’s world and am loving it!

@aelenko​ —Sound Carries on Wattpad  I am so impressed by (and jealous of) Abby’s ability to continuously create amazing works! The prose in Sound Carries is so incredibly immersive and the characters/plot so intriguing, that there is no helping getting wrapped up in the secrets of the Conolly Institute. Amazing read!

@the-scum-initiative​ —The S.C.U.M Initiative 01 on Wattpad Kfyaris has built a rich and intriguing post-apocalyptic world that is too easy to get absorbed into! TSI01′s large cast is full of solid characterisation, with diverse and compelling backgrounds driving strong motivations and palpable tension. The high-stakes action makes it tough to stop reading—such amazing writing! 🔥

Wildler has been active in the writeblr community as a supportive voice, a talented writer and an overall lovely person for a while now, and people like that are some of the biggest backbones of the community. So if you’re not following them, strongly recommend changing that as you’ll get the opportunity to not only read her work, but the work of many others who she is constantly holding up and promoting the growth of.

Hi all! Today I’m excited to present the May/August event here at alexprompts, which is…

A Collection of Horrors will be a collection of short stories and images in the horror genre.

I’m hoping to turn it into a PDF which is free and accessible, along with using the usual masterpost format I previously have used on this blog. This will be uploaded sometime in September or October depending on how the formatting goes. Any name you would like attached will be included, along with your tumblr username at the time of upload.

How to get involved

To get involved in this collection of stories, all you need to do is create your story or image following these guidelines and be following @alexprompts​. Please also reblog this to help spread interest! 

Make sure to also tag @alexprompts​ in the piece so I get notified about your work, and to include #alexpromptsacollectionofhorrors in the tags.

Works can be uploaded from the 1st of May. You can upload multiple submissions, however depending on the amount of participation only one may be included. Please label the one you want included as such.

Please also include any name you would like to be credited as.

STORIES

The guidelines for stories are as follows:

the piece needs to be between 500 and 3500 words. Please include a word count in your post somewhere

anything particularly graphic or triggering needs to be tagged appropriately as such with relevant warnings

an image can also be included that you associate with your story, however it needs to be an original one (created by yourself).

IMAGES

The guidelines for images are as follows:

any submitted image needs to be original

all forms of art are welcome

if an image is particularly graphic or contains images that may be triggering to some, please tag appropriately with the relevant warnings

Taglist Information:

The Collection of Horrors taglist is open for those who are interested! If you are, please send a message, ask or reply to be added.

Below the cut is the current alexprompts taglists. This is the only circumstance under which you will be tagged in this, including in reminders and the final collection post unless you ask otherwise or are on the permanent taglist. 

She ignores me, cupping her hand and cradling a fragile flame on a match-tip as she lights the final candle.  

“There’s a reason Mum keeps this locked away.” I lift my eyes to the mirror, the dancing glow of the candles at its base seems to give the reflection more depth than is in the room. I suddenly feel dizzy, like I’m standing atop a skyscraper looking straight down.

Willow turns and grins, coming over to grab my hand. “Mum has a habit of thinking we can’t handle the bigger stuff,” she says, taking the salt and leading me over to her candles at the mirror’s foot.

Before the mirror was Mum’s, it had been our grandmother’s—and her mother’s before that. It had been passed down for generations—it had watched and reflected generations. Joys, tragedies, secrets—a silent, ever-present witness in the lives of our ancestors.

Until Mum had locked it away.

Disorientation rolls off the glass like an aura, and now that I’m closer, the vertigo intensifies. My vision swims, twisting the ornate carvings on the frame into spidery markings—while our reflections remain stable.  

I can feel its power and it scares me. The way Willow is scaring me. She’s locked eyes with her reflection and is staring at herself with a hungry intensity that makes my stomach roil.

Only, it’s not her stare that’s making me sick. I’m at the wrong angle to see her face, I can only see her reflection.

She reaches a hand out to the glass, forgetting entirely she is holding the bowl of salt—and tiny white crystals freckle the carpet.

“Willow.” I intercept her outstretched hand and curl it firmly into mine. “I know what you’re doing,” I say glaring into the reflection while I pull the real Willow a few paces back.

“What do you mean?” she replies, her head cocking to one side, eyes still fixed on the glass.  A dazed smile plays on the lips of my sister beside me, but a predatory one curves her mouth in the mirror. “I was just admiring myself.”

Dread trickles into my gut as her reflection and I stare at each other. In my peripheral I can see my own reflection holding Willow’s, embracing just as we are, but I don’t dare look at myself.

“What do you want?” I ask the Willow in the mirror. When she answers, a shiver crawls down my spine. I could swear her voice carries from both the girl in my arms and the one in the mirror—a droning harmony.

“What I’ve always wanted,” they say, pausing as their expression settles into deep concentration. Suddenly, Willow jerks out of my arms, her head snapping to attention, staring into her own eyes as though she is looking down the barrel of a gun.  

“Willow?” I reach for her hand, but she swats me away. An unnaturally sharp grin begins to bend her lips, a tiny helpless sound creeping out from between them.

My scream lodges in my throat, stuck under the ache of tears too terrified to leave my eyes. “Let her go,” I choke out around the knot. “Just tell me what you want and let her go!”

My own reflection stirs, moving with disconcerting independence. I catch my own gaze in the mirror and feel a tingling paralysis creep through my limbs. Willow’s smile widens as her pointed lips carve out her next words.

“I want you both.”

———

Something for @alexprompts a collection of horrors :)

Hi all! Today I’m excited to present the May/August event here at alexprompts, which is…

A Collection of Horrors will be a collection of short stories and images in the horror genre.

I’m hoping to turn it into a PDF which is free and accessible, along with using the usual masterpost format I previously have used on this blog. This will be uploaded sometime in September or October depending on how the formatting goes. Any name you would like attached will be included, along with your tumblr username at the time of upload.

How to get involved

To get involved in this collection of stories, all you need to do is create your story or image following these guidelines and be following @alexprompts​. Please also reblog this to help spread interest! 

Make sure to also tag @alexprompts​ in the piece so I get notified about your work, and to include #alexpromptsacollectionofhorrors in the tags.

Works can be uploaded from the 1st of May. You can upload multiple submissions, however depending on the amount of participation only one may be included. Please label the one you want included as such.

Please also include any name you would like to be credited as.

STORIES

The guidelines for stories are as follows:

the piece needs to be between 500 and 3500 words. Please include a word count in your post somewhere

anything particularly graphic or triggering needs to be tagged appropriately as such with relevant warnings

an image can also be included that you associate with your story, however it needs to be an original one (created by yourself).

IMAGES

The guidelines for images are as follows:

any submitted image needs to be original

all forms of art are welcome

if an image is particularly graphic or contains images that may be triggering to some, please tag appropriately with the relevant warnings

Taglist Information:

The Collection of Horrors taglist is open for those who are interested! If you are, please send a message, ask or reply to be added.

Below the cut is the current alexprompts taglists. This is the only circumstance under which you will be tagged in this, including in reminders and the final collection post unless you ask otherwise or are on the permanent taglist. 

Hi all! Today I’m excited to present the May/August event here at alexprompts, which is…

A Collection of Horrors will be a collection of short stories and images in the horror genre.

I’m hoping to turn it into a PDF which is free and accessible, along with using the usual masterpost format I previously have used on this blog. This will be uploaded sometime in September or October depending on how the formatting goes. Any name you would like attached will be included, along with your tumblr username at the time of upload.

How to get involved

To get involved in this collection of stories, all you need to do is create your story or image following these guidelines and be following @alexprompts​. Please also reblog this to help spread interest! 

Make sure to also tag @alexprompts​ in the piece so I get notified about your work, and to include #alexpromptsacollectionofhorrors in the tags.

Works can be uploaded from the 1st of May. You can upload multiple submissions, however depending on the amount of participation only one may be included. Please label the one you want included as such.

Please also include any name you would like to be credited as.

STORIES

The guidelines for stories are as follows:

the piece needs to be between 500 and 3500 words. Please include a word count in your post somewhere

anything particularly graphic or triggering needs to be tagged appropriately as such with relevant warnings

an image can also be included that you associate with your story, however it needs to be an original one (created by yourself).

IMAGES

The guidelines for images are as follows:

any submitted image needs to be original

all forms of art are welcome

if an image is particularly graphic or contains images that may be triggering to some, please tag appropriately with the relevant warnings

Taglist Information:

The Collection of Horrors taglist is open for those who are interested! If you are, please send a message, ask or reply to be added.

Below the cut is the current alexprompts taglists. This is the only circumstance under which you will be tagged in this, including in reminders and the final collection post unless you ask otherwise or are on the permanent taglist. 

Hi all! Today I’m excited to present the May/August event here at alexprompts, which is…

A Collection of Horrors will be a collection of short stories and images in the horror genre.

I’m hoping to turn it into a PDF which is free and accessible, along with using the usual masterpost format I previously have used on this blog. This will be uploaded sometime in September or October depending on how the formatting goes. Any name you would like attached will be included, along with your tumblr username at the time of upload.

How to get involved

To get involved in this collection of stories, all you need to do is create your story or image following these guidelines and be following @alexprompts​. Please also reblog this to help spread interest! 

Make sure to also tag @alexprompts​ in the piece so I get notified about your work, and to include #alexpromptsacollectionofhorrors in the tags.

Works can be uploaded from the 1st of May. You can upload multiple submissions, however depending on the amount of participation only one may be included. Please label the one you want included as such.

Please also include any name you would like to be credited as.

STORIES

The guidelines for stories are as follows:

the piece needs to be between 500 and 3500 words. Please include a word count in your post somewhere

anything particularly graphic or triggering needs to be tagged appropriately as such with relevant warnings

an image can also be included that you associate with your story, however it needs to be an original one (created by yourself).

IMAGES

The guidelines for images are as follows:

any submitted image needs to be original

all forms of art are welcome

if an image is particularly graphic or contains images that may be triggering to some, please tag appropriately with the relevant warnings

Taglist Information:

The Collection of Horrors taglist is open for those who are interested! If you are, please send a message, ask or reply to be added.

Below the cut is the current alexprompts taglists. This is the only circumstance under which you will be tagged in this, including in reminders and the final collection post unless you ask otherwise or are on the permanent taglist. 

Hi all! Today I’m excited to present the May/August event here at alexprompts, which is…

A Collection of Horrors will be a collection of short stories and images in the horror genre.

I’m hoping to turn it into a PDF which is free and accessible, along with using the usual masterpost format I previously have used on this blog. This will be uploaded sometime in September or October depending on how the formatting goes. Any name you would like attached will be included, along with your tumblr username at the time of upload.

How to get involved

To get involved in this collection of stories, all you need to do is create your story or image following these guidelines and be following @alexprompts​. Please also reblog this to help spread interest! 

Make sure to also tag @alexprompts​ in the piece so I get notified about your work, and to include #alexpromptsacollectionofhorrors in the tags.

Works can be uploaded from the 1st of May. You can upload multiple submissions, however depending on the amount of participation only one may be included. Please label the one you want included as such.

Please also include any name you would like to be credited as.

STORIES

The guidelines for stories are as follows:

the piece needs to be between 500 and 3500 words. Please include a word count in your post somewhere

anything particularly graphic or triggering needs to be tagged appropriately as such with relevant warnings

an image can also be included that you associate with your story, however it needs to be an original one (created by yourself).

IMAGES

The guidelines for images are as follows:

any submitted image needs to be original

all forms of art are welcome

if an image is particularly graphic or contains images that may be triggering to some, please tag appropriately with the relevant warnings

Taglist Information:

The Collection of Horrors taglist is open for those who are interested! If you are, please send a message, ask or reply to be added.

Below the cut is the current alexprompts taglists. This is the only circumstance under which you will be tagged in this, including in reminders and the final collection post unless you ask otherwise or are on the permanent taglist. 

Tagging those who reblogged below the cut as a reminder, this is the only time you’ll be tagged unless you ask to be added to the taglist of this event.

Hi all! Today I’m excited to present the May/August event here at alexprompts, which is…

A Collection of Horrors will be a collection of short stories and images in the horror genre.

I’m hoping to turn it into a PDF which is free and accessible, along with using the usual masterpost format I previously have used on this blog. This will be uploaded sometime in September or October depending on how the formatting goes. Any name you would like attached will be included, along with your tumblr username at the time of upload.

How to get involved

To get involved in this collection of stories, all you need to do is create your story or image following these guidelines and be following @alexprompts​. Please also reblog this to help spread interest! 

Make sure to also tag @alexprompts​ in the piece so I get notified about your work, and to include #alexpromptsacollectionofhorrors in the tags.

Works can be uploaded from the 1st of May. You can upload multiple submissions, however depending on the amount of participation only one may be included. Please label the one you want included as such.

Please also include any name you would like to be credited as.

STORIES

The guidelines for stories are as follows:

the piece needs to be between 500 and 3500 words. Please include a word count in your post somewhere

anything particularly graphic or triggering needs to be tagged appropriately as such with relevant warnings

an image can also be included that you associate with your story, however it needs to be an original one (created by yourself).

IMAGES

The guidelines for images are as follows:

any submitted image needs to be original

all forms of art are welcome

if an image is particularly graphic or contains images that may be triggering to some, please tag appropriately with the relevant warnings

Taglist Information:

The Collection of Horrors taglist is open for those who are interested! If you are, please send a message, ask or reply to be added.

Below the cut is the current alexprompts taglists. This is the only circumstance under which you will be tagged in this, including in reminders and the final collection post unless you ask otherwise or are on the permanent taglist. 

Tagging those who reblogged below the cut as a reminder, this is the only time you’ll be tagged unless you ask to be added to the taglist of this event.

Hi all! Today I’m excited to present the May/August event here at alexprompts, which is…

A Collection of Horrors will be a collection of short stories and images in the horror genre.

I’m hoping to turn it into a PDF which is free and accessible, along with using the usual masterpost format I previously have used on this blog. This will be uploaded sometime in September or October depending on how the formatting goes. Any name you would like attached will be included, along with your tumblr username at the time of upload.

How to get involved

To get involved in this collection of stories, all you need to do is create your story or image following these guidelines and be following @alexprompts​. Please also reblog this to help spread interest! 

Make sure to also tag @alexprompts​ in the piece so I get notified about your work, and to include #alexpromptsacollectionofhorrors in the tags.

Works can be uploaded from the 1st of May. You can upload multiple submissions, however depending on the amount of participation only one may be included. Please label the one you want included as such.

Please also include any name you would like to be credited as.

STORIES

The guidelines for stories are as follows:

the piece needs to be between 500 and 3500 words. Please include a word count in your post somewhere

anything particularly graphic or triggering needs to be tagged appropriately as such with relevant warnings

an image can also be included that you associate with your story, however it needs to be an original one (created by yourself).

IMAGES

The guidelines for images are as follows:

any submitted image needs to be original

all forms of art are welcome

if an image is particularly graphic or contains images that may be triggering to some, please tag appropriately with the relevant warnings

Taglist Information:

The Collection of Horrors taglist is open for those who are interested! If you are, please send a message, ask or reply to be added.

Below the cut is the current alexprompts taglists. This is the only circumstance under which you will be tagged in this, including in reminders and the final collection post unless you ask otherwise or are on the permanent taglist. 

Tagging those who reblogged below the cut as a reminder, this is the only time you’ll be tagged unless you ask to be added to the taglist of this event.

Despite her wrinkles and the way her skin drooped, her eyes shone with the memories of her youth.  “You weren’t meant to stand a chance, you know, dear. None of us were. Be grateful they left.”

Continue the story is the April event here at @alexprompts. Continue with a couple of paragraphs, whether you’re seeing the original prompt or one already added to, and leave the story open for another writeblr to continue. Be sure to check out the notes on this post to see responses.

“But…” the granddaughter said, thoughts whirling. “Humanity won, right? You led the battle. You and Grandpa.” History books said it. Her grandparents’ companions in the battle said it.

“Sure, we won.” Her grandmother let out a croaky chuckle, blinking herself back into the now. “Winning is returning home with your life. Seeing your children grow up.” She let out a deep breath as she pushed herself further back into the armchair. “And winning always comes at a price.”

“It was fireworks and darkness. Skin contact. A few ghost limbs. Nightmares that left us frozen in bed and didn’t stop when we woke up.”

Despite her wrinkles and the way her skin drooped, her eyes shone with the memories of her youth.  “You weren’t meant to stand a chance, you know, dear. None of us were. Be grateful they left.”

Continue the story is the April event here at @alexprompts. Continue with a couple of paragraphs, whether you’re seeing the original prompt or one already added to, and leave the story open for another writeblr to continue. Be sure to check out the notes on this post to see responses.

“But…” the granddaughter said, thoughts whirling. “Humanity won, right? You led the battle. You and Grandpa.” History books said it. Her grandparents’ companions in the battle said it.

“Sure, we won.” Her grandmother let out a croaky chuckle, blinking herself back into the now. “Winning is returning home with your life. Seeing your children grow up.” She let out a deep breath as she pushed herself further back into the armchair. “And winning always comes at a price.”

‘All I knew was the road, for years. And now that I’ve finally reached the end, I’m underwhelmed.’

Continue the story is the April event here at @alexprompts. Continue with a couple of paragraphs, whether you’re seeing the original prompt or one already added to, and leave the story open for another writeblr to continue. Be sure to check out the notes on this post to see responses.

How many other poor fools had come all this way, only to have their dreams pissed on? Or was it just me? Had I been the only one stupid enough to think that a place so wondrous could have still existed?

With that thought, I trudge through the crumbling city gates. They spurt out tiny showers of gravel in the breeze, raining dust and pebbles down on my head. It feels as though they’re threatening collapse—and an entrapment that would leave me rotting with the rest of this damned place.

The slimy rocks of the city made me shudder as I pulled myself over a pile, grateful to be out of the sludge for even a moment, my eyes only tearing themselves away for the glimmer for seconds to find better grip and stable ground along my journey.

Was I still stupid enough to hope something, anything, of value could remain within this rot? Apparently so, I thought, and then caught myself mid slip on another moss covered stone.

Standing in the flooded street in front of what must have once been a beauty of a building, I could finally see the green flash clearly. An emerald, catching the light, attached to something I couldn’t quite see behind the old stones of the building.

I reached out to grab the small jewel, carefully pinching between the rocks until I caught hold, and pulled.

‘All I knew was the road, for years. And now that I’ve finally reached the end, I’m underwhelmed.’

Continue the story is the April event here at @alexprompts. Continue with a couple of paragraphs, whether you’re seeing the original prompt or one already added to, and leave the story open for another writeblr to continue. Be sure to check out the notes on this post to see responses.

‘All I knew was the road, for years. And now that I’ve finally reached the end, I’m underwhelmed.’

Continue the story is the April event here at @alexprompts. Continue with a couple of paragraphs, whether you’re seeing the original prompt or one already added to, and leave the story open for another writeblr to continue. Be sure to check out the notes on this post to see responses.

Despite her wrinkles and the way her skin drooped, her eyes shone with the memories of her youth.  “You weren’t meant to stand a chance, you know, dear. None of us were. Be grateful they left.”

Continue the story is the April event here at @alexprompts. Continue with a couple of paragraphs, whether you’re seeing the original prompt or one already added to, and leave the story open for another writeblr to continue. Be sure to check out the notes on this post to see responses.

“But…” the granddaughter said, thoughts whirling. “Humanity won, right? You led the battle. You and Grandpa.” History books said it. Her grandparents’ companions in the battle said it.