#writing challenges

A Word with Friends | August 10, 2026

Hello, hello! Welcome to the inaugural word post for the Official A Word With Friends Blog! *insert crowd noises*

If you've never seen an AWWF challenge before, it's a creative prompt based on a single word. You can use it however you like: short, long, planned, unplanned, written or art(ed?), anything goes! There's always room for a new word in your life, right? Right. So let's get to it:

Desiderate

Verb • To miss, to feel the absence of, to long for. Remember, • These challenges are available to complete at any time. • They can be as long or as short as you see fit.

New Here? Learn more about AWWF from our FAQ! You can find previous words in the Word With friends Masterpost!! Join the Official taglist so you never miss out!!!

Taglist below the cut :)

Time flies--this is the LAST set of prompts for the 2026 Writealong.

This challenge uses multiple prompts to give you a variety of inspirations, not because you're expected to somehow use all 4 in a single small story! Although don't let this stop you from trying, if you're up for extra challenge.

If these prompts aren't inspiring you, try the Alternate Prompts.

Tag @rosies-writealong about your fanworks

Everyday Mysteries from the Library of Congress

This challenge uses multiple prompts to give you a variety of inspirations, not because you're expected to somehow use all 4 in a single small story! Although don't let this stop you from trying, if you're up for extra challenge.

If these prompts aren't inspiring you, try the Alternate Prompts.

Tag @rosies-writealong about your fanworks

Welcome back for our 3rd weekend of the Writealong!

This challenge uses multiple prompts to give you a variety of inspirations, not because you're expected to somehow use all 4 in a single small story! Although don't let this stop you from trying, if you're up for extra challenge.

If these prompts aren't inspiring you, try the Alternate Prompts.

Tag @rosies-writealong about your fanworks

I think I've found and reblogged everything posted so far for the writealong for prompt sets 1-7. By my count, we currently have 35 stories from 8 writers.

-> If you wrote a thing and I missed reblogging it, please poke me!

-> If your thing got out of hand and didn't turn out to be flash fiction, well, that's how things go sometimes. It still counts!

-> If you're still working on something for one of these starter prompt sets, please feel empowered to finish it, post it, and also poke me. :)

-> If you are just here to follow along and/or read the stories, please consider reblogging some posts. Our beloved Tumblr tag system is only so useful. Spreading posts like the plague is what makes this site go.

Prompt Set 8 is an extended writing period prompt. The goal date for that one is Thursday 8/6 this week.

I am very much looking forward to what y'all make out of this stuff.

This challenge uses multiple prompts to give you a variety of inspirations, not because you're expected to somehow use all 4 in a single small story! Although don't let this stop you from trying, if you're up for extra challenge.

If these prompts aren't inspiring you, try the Alternate Prompts.

Tag @rosies-writealong about your fanworks