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Romance novels love to feature love triangles (more like love angles, if they’re not all chasing each other!) but Why Choose? romance is rising in popularity. Instead of choosing one of the two great loves of a protagonist’s life, polyamory might just be the answer. These romantic writing prompts for polyamorous characters take this idea and run wild with it. Polyamorous relationships can take many forms, from one partner being shared between two people who aren’t romantically linked to bustling households of interconnected lovers and partners. There’s a lot to explore, a lot of ways it can get tense, and… Read More »Romantic writing prompts for polyamorous characters

Trans characters usually only appear in LGBTQ+ stories that focus on their coming out story, but most trans people want to see life outside of coming out. These 22 writing prompts about trans characters seek to do just that. Whether you’re specifically writing LGBTQ+ fiction or you want to help normalise trans people as part of life, you’ll find something that can work with the story you want to tell. You can also use these writing prompts as a starting point for a story or character, or to build on an idea you already have. 22 writing prompts for trans… Read More »Writing prompts for trans characters

Bi/pan characters are characters who identify as bisexual or pansexual, though they can also include asexual characters who identify as biromantic or panromantic. To spread awareness and help support more representation, I’ve put together over 22 writing prompts for bi/pan characters. Both bi and pan people are attracted to multiple genders, and there are many potentially harmful stereotypes for both identities. I’ve included a spread of positive, neutral, and negative prompts to encompass as many experiences as possible. While I’ve put bi and pan characters together for these writing prompts, I hope to later have separate writing prompts posts for… Read More »Writing prompts for bi/pan characters

Aromantic characters rarely get a time to shine, they’re relegated to being supporting characters, or readers have to headcanon characters as aroace (aromantic/asexual). If you’re looking to explicitly show readers that a character is aromantic, these 22 writing prompts are for you. Regardless of what genre you’re writing in, aromantic people exist. They can be main characters, important characters, pivotal characters. While being aromantic shouldn’t be their whole personality, aro characters can be explicit about their identity. 22 writing prompts for aromantic characters You can take just one prompt or combine any of the following for one story! Every prompt… Read More »Writing prompts for aromantic characters

Every third Sunday of April is Non-Binary Parent’s Day, and to celebrate year-round I’ve created some non-binary parent writing prompts. While I’m not a parent, I want more non-binary people to feel seen, and writing is one of the best ways to support this. You can use these writing prompts to start a short story, build out characters, or even to add more to what you’re currently working on. I’ve tried to include a spread of positive, neutral, and negative prompts to encompass all experiences. Find more of my gender-neutral writing prompts here. 22 non-binary parent writing prompts You can… Read More »Non-binary parent writing prompts