#prompt generators

I’d like to say that today is going to be a difficult writing exercise, but this one will be a “do what you will day”. Get loosey goosey with it, and have fun with it. What’s today’s exercise? Find a prompt and write for 30 minutes to an hour. For those who aren’t familiar with prompt generators, or where to find prompts, I’d like to offer up a few below. ServiceScape has over 1000 story…

sexy times with wangxian prompt generator!

because of the infamous amount of tags on this fic, i decided to make a little generator that’ll spit out 3 to 5 tags from the fic to you :)

while i’m calling this a technical prompt generator, sometimes it’s just fun to play with to see some of the wild tags on the fic 😂

of course, you’re free to use any of the prompts/tags as inspiration. link to the generator is not required, but appreciated

please do not use this generator to harass the author or their fic; i did this for my and other people’s entertainment, not for spiteful purposes

also, if you want to know how to bypass the wall of tags on the fic when browsing, here’s a little handy tutorial for that

other links: mdzs prompt generators, all prompt generators

Hi, anon! So below isn’t an exhaustive list but these pop into my head first:

PROMPT/STORY GENERATORS

https://aroceu.com/generators/prompts (AU ideas)

https://otppromps.neocities.org/ (OTP ideas)

https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/ (Various, favors fantasy genre)

http://chaoticshiny.com/index.php (Various, I think it’s geared towards DnD players but idk lol)

https://www.seventhsanctum.com/index.php (Random various)

https://donjon.bin.sh/ (Now this one I know is geared towards DnD players lol)

BLOGS 

https://mythcreants.com/ (I love Myhtcreants because they include a strong social justice lens, also their advice is never that vague “follow your heart” bs)

https://writersedit.com/ (Another great blog for practical advice)

https://www.writersdigest.com/ (I truly think some of the free articles they put up are great)

https://www.youtube.com/c/HelloFutureMe/videos (Not a blog but his On Writing videos are pretty neat, I think)

https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/ (I think everyone of every background should check this blog more occasionally than not)

and in the same vein of writingwithcolor I really advocate for looking up essays/blogs/books/youtube channels of folks from communities you’re not a part of to get at least a temperature of what they want/what they’re sick of/topics you should tread carefully when handling.

Had some trouble with the hosting for my prompt generators but they’re back online now. There’s a link at the top of my Tumblr leading to the page with the links.

The generators are super-simple - just click as few or as many of the buttons as you want to generate fic prompts, and go from there.

Yuri!!! on Ice Prompt Generator

Stand Still Stay Silent Prompt Generator

Silmarillion/Lord of the Rings Prompt Generator

Here’s an AU generator!

Here’s a OTP prompt generator!  You can type in the names of your characters and hit randomize.

I mean this in an encouraging way, not a rude one: there are so many dope resources, just a google search away!  My advice would be not to sweat it, especially if you’re just starting out.  You don’t have to write the Next Greatest Taishiro story.  Just have fun and maybe explore with a quick drabble.

Often, the best way to start is to just... start!