Magic & Fantasy Fiction writing prompt
The Failing Crystal Network
Create a story set in a futuristic medieval kingdom where magic is powered by an ancient, sentient network of crystals beneath the ground. The network has started to fail, and a young tech-wizard needs to meld old magic with new technology to save their realm.
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.
- 1Start in the middle of the strangest moment, and explain nothing for a page.
- 2Write it as a document from the world: a letter, a field report, a warning sign.
- 3Make the magic or technology cost your hero something they can't get back.
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