Starlight: The Creative Spark

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Starlight Prompts now has a community @@starlight-challenge

This will be a weekly prompt challenge for writers and artists. New prompts will be posted every Thursday. This challenge is run similarly to writing prompt challenges that you may remember from the Livejournal days, but with some differences:

Prompts will be posted here every Thursday. Times may be inconsistent due to my chronic illness, but I will aim for noon (EST).

Prompts are suitable for both writers and artists. Both original and fandom works are accepted.

You may answer any prompt posted in this community at any time, even weeks, months, or years later. See the tag beneath the post to tag it for proper credit to that prompt.

You may post the response in full on the community, or you may use a false cut to link to it on your own journal.

Due to the blog here and Dreamwidth being out of sync, the numbering will begin with prompt 19 starting today, 23 January 2025.

Rules

Writing of all ratings is accepted. Please rate your writing appropriately, and include appropriate content warnings, if needed.

Fic ratings are to be equivalent to AO3's:  G: General  T: Teen  M: Mature  E: Explicit

Please feel free to post a response to any past prompt.

Each prompt is open to interpretation by the author or artist. Feel free to allow the prompt to take you where it will.

Any prompt can be replied to at any time, even if it's older than this week.

Guidelines

Word count minimum is 500 words.

Please use the following header for each piece of writing posted:  Title:  Fandom:  Wordcount:  Rating:  Warnings:  Prompt:  Summary:

Make sure to use a fandom tag and your author tag when you post. E.g.:  #fandom: star trek tos  #author: in-sufficientdata

FAQ:

- What sort of content is allowed?

Fanfiction and original writing are accepted, as well as artworks and other creative works. Basically, if it's a response to the prompt, it's allowed.

- Can I comment on other people's posts?

Please do, especially if you have something encouraging to say about their work. Part of the reason for these sort of comms is to increase engagement and readership, as well as giving people a place to be inspired.

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Prompt 49:

It didn’t have to be like this.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 49: reality

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Prompt 48:

It didn’t have to be like this.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 48: this

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Prompt 47:

The blood ran thick down the gutter drain.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 47: blood

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Prompt 46:

There was a time when my family was happy.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 46: happy

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Prompt 45:

That was the night it all ended.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 45: night

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Prompt 44:

One was young and one was old, but they had much in common.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 44: common

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Prompt #1257

"How do you get over that feeling that everything in your life has been a lie?"

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Day 8 - Daily Writing Challenge

Explain your MCs motivation in 3 sentences.

Do it for yourself or put it under this post!

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Prompt 43:

I’ve been waiting a very long time. Please come get me.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 43: waiting

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Prompt 42:

The stars have all fallen; nothing is left.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 42: stars

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Prompt 41:

I set out to create a monster. Turns out I succeeded.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 41: monster

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Prompt 40:

She thought it was normal, but now she knows she’s the only one.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 40: only

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Prompt 39:

For every thousand hacking at the leaves of evil, there is one striking at the root.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 39: root

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Prompt 38:

But dreaming was free.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 38: dreaming

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Prompt 37:

I suppose now it all seems very trivial.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 37: trivial

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Prompt 36:

The snow fell like ash from a burning city.

Above find the prompt for the week! Remember that all prompts are open to interpretation by the respondent.

Please tag responses in the community @@starlight-challenge to this prompt with the following tag: #prompt 36: ash