Storystarters

You're stuck on what to write so check out some writing prompts to spur your creativity. But they don't help you out of your writing rut...sure, there are some neat ideas but none of them actually lead to a story.

That's because writing prompts all too often miss a key element: conflict. Conflict is the heart of every story, and without it you're just writing a journal entry.

Storystarters presents more than 200 writing prompts centered on exciting and interesting conflicts for your protagonist to solve. The prompts are divided among more than 50 topics and pit your story's hero against nature, another person, society, God and himself in various scenarios.

Don't settle for guidebooks that at best make interesting writing exercises for middle school students - instead opt for prompts that will get you writing something publishable!