Writing Prompt #5

Write a story featuring monsters inspired by the five stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. This prompt was found on the subreddit r/writingprompts here: https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/gdbsi1/wp_write_a_story_featuring_monsters_inspired_by/ The procession through the forest was a long and grim one. We all knew what awaited us there. I knew the women holding the coffin behind me, …

Writing Prompt #4

Everyone is given a role at birth. Everyone. An evolution of a society that already excelled at shuttling people down different avenues, overseen by an omnipresent AI that did not abandon humanity unlike its compatriots. Your role confuses everyone when you are born. It is simply, 'human'. This prompt was found on the subreddit r/writingprompts, …

Writing Prompt #3

On your deathbed, the Grim Reaper himself comes to pay you a visit. You expect him to collect your soul, until he asks where and how you have hidden it. This prompt was found on the subreddit r/writingprompts, here: https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/g6fj8q/wp_on_your_deathbed_the_grim_reaper_himself_comes/ "What?" I said. "Where. Is it?" said the figure. The figure standing in my hospital …

Writing Prompt #1

So after about 1000 years or so Dracula has awoken from his slumber. He decides to get an update on what he’s missed in the last millennia, so he enlist the help of a millennial- vampire to help him acclimate to the new scary modern world. This prompt was found on the subreddit r/writingprompts, here: …

The Simple Guide to Formatting a Stage-Play Script

You can also read this on Medium here: https://medium.com/@emilystepp12/the-simple-guide-to-formatting-a-stage-play-script-47cbf2876d25 As a writer, I’ve tried my hand at many different kinds of storytelling; but being a more visual person, I found myself drawn to scripts, both for the stage and the screen. If you’re here, it probably means you tried googling “play format” and got a …