Prompt 99

99 prompts on the wall! You take one down and pass it around, 98 prompts on the wall! Sorry, I just couldn't resist. Don't forget your submissions for Inkdrops are due today!

Today's prompt is dedicated to all the children who lay fighting in the hospital from various cancers. It's very sad that children draw the short straw in life and never get to experience all the fun things life has to offer. Write about someone with a terminal illness. What do they have? Is there a cure for the disease? Who is this person? How old are they? What would they do with the rest of their life? What have they done with their life? What are they going to do with the time they have left? Will they fight, or just let it run it course while they actually go out and live?

Prompt 98

Hey guys! For today's prompt, write about helping someone out. What did you do to help them? Why did you do it? Would you do it again? Were you rewarded for your deed?

Prompt 97

Hey guys! For today's prompt, write about your favorite holiday. What is it? Why is it your favorite? What do you do for it? :D

Prompt 96

Moonreader here! I have work to do, so I must be brief. Today's prompt is to write, from your experience, a short essay or story with the prompt 'kitchen table.' We'd love to hear what you come up with!

Prompt 95

Hey guys! I went to the beach again today and ended up getting sunburn. =[ Don't forget, the due date for Inkdrop submissions is coming up soon! Get those submissions in!

Since I just finished watching Bridge to Terabithia, I'm going to use that for today's prompt. Write about a kid creating an imaginary world. What's it like? Is it in the mountains? Riverside? In the woods? What kind of creatures roam the kingdom? Lion, tigers and bears? Or trolls, elves and dwarfs?

Prompt 94

Hey guys! 250 more days until the end of the year! And about 7 more days until my freshman year of college is over! Wooohooo!

For today's prompt, write a non-fiction piece about your views on gay marriage. Is it good? Is it bad? Be sure to back up your view point with facts and such. Don't just say "The bible condemns it!" show where in the bible it condemns it.

Prompt 93

/me headdesks. So yeah, I got a response for one of my stories today and it was rejected. The reason? "Competently written but it's mean-spirited. It didn't work for me." I would love to go stabstab this person...

For today's prompt write about a character going to the moon! It can be realistic or fantasy or historical fiction. Write from any point of view, and any character - real or otherwise.

Prompt 92

Hey guys! Today's prompt is based on something that happened yesterday. As you probably know, yesterday was Earth Day. And what better way to celebrate Earth Day than spending the day fighting three forest fires. Yup. Yesterday, three forest fires started here - one in North Myrtle Beach and two in Murrells Inlet.

So for today's prompt, write about Mother Nature fighting back. Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurcanes, any kind of disaster you can think of! Does Mother Nature win, or do we say "fuck it" board a space ship, and blow the whole planet to hell? Double Bonus Points if you title the piece: "Earth Day: Mother Nature Strikes Back" or something similar.

Prompt 91

Happy Earth Day everybody! Everyone should go plant a tree or do something to help the Earth.

Since today is Earth Day, for today's prompt write about what would happen if the planet died. Would everyone on Earth die? Or would we all pile into a spaceship and pray that we can survive somewhere else? Where would we go? Would we live on another planet or would we be stuck living in a space ship?

Prompt 90

I love Tuesdays. I have English on Tuesdays and Thursday which on its own is good, but there's also this really cute guy that I kinda of like in the class which makes it even better! Not to mention the new episodes of NCIS are on on Tuesdays. All it all, it's a good day!

Today's prompt is going to mirror that of the photography one - patriotism. Write about the Fourth of July (or whatever your county's equivalent is), a soldier going off to battle, whatever comes to mind. This prompt is vague, so you have a lot of leeway with it.

Don't forget all submissions for Inkdrops are due in 9 days! Hurry up and get them in! The clock is ticking!

Prompt 89

In order to spice up the book, we've decided to begin accepting photography submissions. You can now visit our sister site of photography prompts and submit a picture based on one of those prompts. There is a high chance that the book will be in black and white, so please make sure the picture looks good in both black and white and in color.

Today's prompt is school. Write about someone's first day of school, graduation, exams, classes, anything you want. Try and be creative and choose something original - if it's been done a million times, either do something else or put a unique spin on it. :D

Prompt 88

How are those submissions coming?? Don't forget the deadline is April 30! Also, don't forget to check out the sister blog, http://photoprompts.blogspot.com/.

For today's prompt, write a break up letter. It can be to your real BF/GF/Husband/Wife/Fiance/Whatever or to a made up person, or to a fantasy person (Johnny Depp). Have fun with it! (And don't let your partner see it!)

Prompt 87

Good evening!

For today's prompt write about a character being possessed. What's possessing them? Demon? Ghost? Angel? Rabid monkey? What happens? Do you have an exorcism? :D

Prompt 86

Good evening! How are you guys doing today? I hope everyone is working on their submissions!

For today's prompt I'm going a little old school. Write about being a power ranger! You can be any of the power rangers (from the original ones to one of the newer rangers) you can be any color either. Hehe :D (Bonus points if your story has Zordon in it.) If anyone actually does write using this prompt, I totally wanna read it!

Prompt 85

All right, a little bit of new on Inkdrops. Since we don't have enough submissions yet and the deadline is on Saturday, I'm going to extend the deadline to April 30. So all submissions must be in before April 30 at 11:59:59PM PST. Hurry up and get them in!

Today's prompt: Write about a character who gets trapped in a library. It can be a comedy, a satire, a bookworm paradise, or perhaps a horror. Surprise me! (Bonus points if your character is named Hannah. =D)

Prompt 84

Hey guys! Apparently one of the editors over at Associated Content really enjoyed my essay on Zoomorphism and It's Uses in Literature and it's not featured on the front of site's Arts & Entertainment page! The A&E page can be found here. And my essay on Zoomorphism can be found directly, here.

For today's prompt, write about the loss of innocence. This can be interpreted serveral different ways - there's the obvious loss of one's virginity, it can refer to how children are no long as pure and innocent as the used to be, or it can refer to how our society has become corrupted. It can be a poem, fiction or non-fiction - it's your choice.

Don't forget! The deadline for Inkdrops is this Saturday, April 18th! So hurry up and get those submissions in! We still need more!

Prompt 83

Write about a spy! They can work for any government you want; CIA, NSA, MI6, Mossad. Take your pick! Be creative too, don't just copy James Bond - try and be original. Come up with a creative character, a creative mission and some cool beans gadgets for your spy. :D

Prompt 82

For today's prompt write about the birth of a child. It can be your child, a sibling a cousin, your parents. It can be happy, sad, a memory, complete fiction, a poem. Whatever. Be creative, be emotional, and have fun!

Prompt 81

Happy Easter everyone! Everybody have fun? I saw a guy I used to hang out with and have sleep overs with when I was a kid. I haven't seen him in quite a few years and back then, he was like half my size - now he's taller and wider than me. =\

I also started a new blog today! It's similar to this one, but instead of writing prompts, it's for photography. Check it out!

For today's prompt, write something that occurs on Easter. It doesn't have to be the main setting, but it should have a scene that takes place during Easter. Have fun!

Prompt 80

Good evening! You may notice that there are no more Google ads on the site. This is because Google has banned my adsense account saying "While going through our records recently, we found that your AdSense account has posed a significant risk to our AdWords advertisers. Since keeping your account in our publisher network may financially damage our advertisers in the future, we've decided to disable your account." Which basically translates to "We want to advertise on your site, but we don't want to pay you. Since you're getting close to the payout amount, we're disabling your account and not giving you the money we owe you." Cheap bastards...

Anyway! Easter is tomorrow! For today's prompt, write about decorating Easter eggs. It can be funny, a memory, or a prelude to a mass murder. Have fun!

Prompt 79

Okay, since I'm spending today doing a bunch of game reviews, I'm using that for today's prompt. Pick a game you've played and write a review of it. The review should include your opinion on the graphics, sounds, affordability, and creativity. Also, what systems is it available for it? If it's for the computer, what system requirements are there? You should also include a rating. (1/5 worst - 5/5 best) Have fun!

Prompt 78

Hello, to all! For today, write about being experimented on by the government and then having to adapt to society and hide the experimentation. What it the experimentation? Do you have wings? Can you glow in the dark? Can you change your hair color and length? (I swear to god, if you can sparkle I will shoot you.)

Prompt 77

Yawn. Biology is boring. My professor is a moron. Life if dull. And I'm going to see The Knowing in a little bit! Today's prompt is one I've had lying around since St. Patties day. :D While walking in a field, your character comes upon a rainbow. On a whim, they decide to follow it. What do they find at the end of it?

Prompt 76

Hmmm... what should today's prompt be about...? OH! I know! Write about a memory. Think of something that has happened, it can be happy or sad. Fun or boring. But think about it then, write it out! Describe the area, the people, the emotions. :D

Prompt 75

In honor of National Poetry Month, today's prompt will be a poem! Since next Mother's Day is next month, write your mom a couple poems; a haiku, a quatrain, a limerick, a sonnet and a lantern. Feel free to add other kinds or to write more than one for each type. Make them look all pretty, decorate them, put them on special paper or in a special book and give them to your moms on Mother's Day.

Prompt 74

Good morning, all!

Today's prompt is based off a commercial I saw. It was a car commercial where a girl spills a soda on her little brother while they're driving and he strips nude. So, today's prompt is to write about your brother being naked in an awkward situation.

Have fun!

Prompt 73

Alrighty, since Katsuo and I were reliving our childhood through Yi-Gi-Oh!, DBZ and Pokemon, I'm going to use that for today's prompt. Write about something from your childhood. It can be a game you used to play, an important moment - your first day of school, the birth of a sibling, a sports game or dance recital - or it can be about one of your friends. Have fun!

Oh yeah and the deadline for Inkdrops is getting closer! Start sending in those submissions!

What do you guys think of the new layout?

Prompt 72

Good morning, all! It's nice and sunny out today :D I think I'm gonna go to the beach this afternoon and try and take some good pictures. Maybe I'll go to Huntington Beach State Park.

For today's prompt, write about being stuck unprotected in a major storm. It could be while at the beach, while on a camping trip or even while taking a long walk.

Prompt 71

Good evening! How are those submissions coming? Happy National Poetry Month, too!

For today's prompt, write about someone's first time doing something. First time riding a bike, first day of school, first car, first trip through Godzilla's digestive system. Anything you want. Enjoy! =]

Prompt 70

Hidey Ho Good Reader! Happy April Fools Day! We are fast approaching our deadline for Inkdrops and we still need more submissions! Please send them in and help us support NaNoWriMo! Speaking of NaNo, this month is ScriptFrenzy. Anyone here participating?

For today's prompt, write about an April Fools prank gone wrong! Try and come up with something original, not one of the same old boring pranks. (Fart machines and buckets of water get old after a while.)