Short Stories writing prompt
A New Town Every Year
Craft a narrative about a character who decides to start a new life in a new town every year, detailing their reasons and what they leave behind each time they move.
Suggested length: A short story: 1,500 to 5,000 words, or flash fiction under 1,000
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Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- 1End on a small gesture rather than a speech.
- 2Give your main character a job you know well, and use its details.
- 3Let a minor character change the ending.
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