Contemporary Fiction writing prompt
Letters from the Future
Dive into the life of a protagonist who begins receiving dated, handwritten letters in their mailbox with advice about upcoming life events. These events begin to occur with uncanny accuracy. Explore the protagonist's quest to find the author and the impact of the foretold events.
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.
- 1Let a minor character change the ending.
- 2Set it all in one day.
- 3Make the conflict something the reader has faced themselves.
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