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For writers. For thinkers. For dreamers.

5,000 Writing Prompts is the must-have resource for novelists, short story writers, screenwriters, creative writing teachers, bloggers, memoir writers, playwrights, improv actors, and other creators. It's not only for people with writer's block, but also for people who want to write faster and make their stories richer and better.

It includes…

150 plot ideas for each of these genres: fantasy, science fiction, mystery, romance, young adult, historical fiction, and general fiction

hundreds of other master plots from classic fiction and mythology

hundreds of dialogue, character, and setting prompts

100 poetry exercises

hundreds of prompts for personal writing and journaling

500 blog post ideas

…and much more!

From the author of Master Lists for Writers, this comprehensive book is filled with inspiration. Let it spark your imagination and remind you that your creative possibilities are truly endless.

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Bryn Donovan writes novels both as Bryn Donovan and as Stacey Donovan, and she blogs about writing and positivity at bryndonovan.com. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona and she works in publishing. A writer and an optimist, she believes in being your true self, expressing yourself creatively, and not letting anyone else set limits for you. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and her three rescue dogs.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Munds Park Publishing (March 6, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 453 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0996715258
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0996715256
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.46 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.14 x 9 inches
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Bryn Donovan is an author and a former executive editor in publishing. Her novels include the #1 Publishers Weekly bestselling romance SUNRISE CABIN and the magical romcom KNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, forthcoming from Berkley Publishing. She’s also published ten children’s books (as Stacey Donovan) and nonfiction books for writers, including MASTER BOOKS FOR WRITERS and 5,000 WRITING PROMPTS. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Arizona, and she's a freelance book editor at LuckyAuthor.com. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband and their three rescue dogs, and she blogs about writing and positivity at BrynDonovan.com.

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I added the table of contents because it's important to know just HOW MUCH this book has inside it!!! Others have said they didn't like that it only gave one or two lines of prompt to go off of inside of giving more outlined plot points, but that's the whole point of this book: to inspire you to write it on your own! There are tools in this book for every stage of writing, including character and personality building, trials and tribulations, plot ideas, settings, genre twists, and literally so much more, I'm so excited for this book yall
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
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I use this book frequently and I love it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Source of Ideas!
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2023
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So excited that I purchased this book, 5000 Writing Prompts: A Master List of Plot Ideas, Creative Exercises, and More, I packed it in my luggage this past May 15 to May 20, 2023 on vacation to Amelia Island, Florida--staying at a condo unit at the Ocean Place #27; and little did I know that a literary thief gained access with his duplicated key to my room and swiped it! Forever and ever gone! Always! And now to compensate myself for this loss, I am reordering it and will pay particular care in keeping this valuable book within my care.

Yes, this book is an excellent treasure trove of ideas! I don't care what writer's block you might possess, it will get your creative juices flowing and you will be amazed by the writings you create. So, go get it and keep it under "locks"--you don't want anyone to take off with i! Have fun!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for any writer's library.
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2019
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There are some times as a writer when the exact thing I need is to borrow someone else's brain for a second to see things from a new angle or add an outside take to a plot or a scene that I never would have come up with on my own. I often talk through my books with my writing group, but when they're not available, this book is the closest thing I can get to that experience.

Bryn's brain, and as a consequence, this book, is packed full of story sparks and prompts to set your writer's mind off in new directions. There are prompts to help you begin a story. There are prompts by genre (fantasy, sci-fi, horror, mystery, romance, YA, historical fiction, general fiction) as well as prompts to spark ideas for characters, setting, and dialogue.
As an author who often writes retellings, I particularly loved the section with plots from European fairytales and mythology, Shakespeare and classic cinema. The prompts based on the senses were another a favorite of mine.

And lest you think this book is only for fiction writers, Bryn also includes a substantial section with prompts for poetry, blogging, and autobiographical stories.
I'm so glad to have this resource on my Kindle and carry with me always.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Big Book of Prompts
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2019
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Every writer should have a huge book of writing prompts within easy reach, and this book delivers. The best part about this book is that the prompts aren't just recycled, half-baked ideas that you can find by doing a Google search on writing prompts. The reason I did not give 5 stars is because, number one all of the prompts are numbered individually per section - it would have been helpful to have a running list for Kindle purchasers who want to "pick a number out of a hat" (or use an online random number generator). Secondly, the book says that it has creative writing exercises and plot ideas. However, the book only has poetry writing exercises. And, the "plot" ideas are embedded in the prompts (not actual plot ideas). So I found that the sub-title of the book is slightly misleading. To reiterate, this book only has writing prompts with about 100 or so poetry writing exercises. Nothing else.
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James H. Jenkins
5.0 out of 5 stars This prompts book was really informative and useful
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I really liked this book because it gave me so many ideas. I wasn't able to use some of the poetry stuff but there were prompts from historical situations, relationship problems, reasons for arguments, ideas for titles, ideas for subject matter just very useful overall.
There wasn't much I didn't like but again I couldn't use the poetry section but I didn't buy it for that.
Very confidently written and has ideas for multiple genres I got some ideas for westerns, which I had never thought of tackling before. The prompts for fantasy and science fiction were very interesting and thought inspiring.
I've seen other reviews here who said that this book focused on social media, and that's not correct. There is a section for young adult writing but that's only one section. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is starting out as a writer or looking for ideas for their current work in progress. Some of the prompts are one word prompts some of them are full paragraphs. There's a small section on using classic prompts from ancient Greek and Rome or Shakespearean ideas.
I consider this book a valuable addition to my writer's library.
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John Jenkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect if you don't know what to write about
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2023
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I saw a book on Amazon a few years ago entitled: 1000 Writing Prompts. I didn't buy that one, but this one is much better. There are so many good prompt ideas in this book. I won't spoil it, but I love the ideas present here. Will I use all 5,000 prompts and make 5,000 novels? Probably not. I'll probably find less than ten prompts in the book that I just use over and over again. But this book contains some blockbuster ideas. I haven't used any of the prompts yet, because I currently have a lot of ideas that I came up with myself that I want to write about. This is really for when you're stuck and you want to write, but you don't know what to do.
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Dennis
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Ideas and Prompts for my next "Words of Wisdom" book
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2022
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My first autobiography "Papa's Pearls of Wisdom" was published exclusively for my four granddaughters prior to discovering this incredible, creative tool. Volume 2 took far less time to produce thanks to all of the great prompts in the book. I'm starting on Volume 3 and I'm sure that I will enjoy an even smoother flow.
I have gifted four copies to family and friends which are much appreciated.
You will love how this great resource improves your ability to create your desired result.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A white space or line through each page of text...
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2020
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I have yet to really go through the book. I was really looking forward to it. I am a little perturbed that the writing appears to have a line straight through the page as if a portion of the writing was erased. I will work with it as best I can. It seems to be the case throughout the book. So three stars is all I can give it at the moment. Maybe it was just a bad copy. Hopefully that is the case. I got this book along with another by the same author. The other book seems to be completely intact, thankfully. For the price of $14 or $15 though, the type could have been better.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2020
I have yet to really go through the book. I was really looking forward to it. I am a little perturbed that the writing appears to have a line straight through the page as if a portion of the writing was erased. I will work with it as best I can. It seems to be the case throughout the book. So three stars is all I can give it at the moment. Maybe it was just a bad copy. Hopefully that is the case. I got this book along with another by the same author. The other book seems to be completely intact, thankfully. For the price of $14 or $15 though, the type could have been better.
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Gabriel Fernandes
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice workbook
Reviewed in Brazil on March 5, 2022
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An excellent workbook to boost imagination and unlock the creative flow.
It is suggested for those who have to deal frequently with creative processes and activities.
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JuleM
5.0 out of 5 stars Manchmal ist mehr auch wirklich besser!
Reviewed in Germany on August 25, 2022
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Wirklich eine Fülle an Anregungen, clever sortiert- da findt man wirklich für jede Schreibgruppe und eigen Blockaden eine Idee!
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Angie W
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for newbie writers and anyone who likes a challenge
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2021
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This book is aimed at writers, giving them ideas of what to write about if they get stuck. It's also good for people who want to learn to write as it gives you a start - a germ of an idea that you can then develop into a paragraph or story, which is good practice for a writer.

The book is seperated into a variety of sections - or you could lucky dip and just open the page randomly and choose.

I also think that it's a good book even if you're not or don't ever want to be a writer. It's a fun brain workout to take a random sentence or paragraph and turn it into something meaningful or interesting.

You could even use this book as a game - everyone has the same passage and you write your story from it. It would be quite interesting and fun to see what everyone else wrote about.

I hope you found my review helpful.
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Marco
1.0 out of 5 stars Not very useful
Reviewed in Italy on November 3, 2020
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It is not what I expected. The book offers only hints (one-line sentences). I was hoping that I would find more structured plots. It is essential for a writer to know all the conventions of genre. This book does not explore them.
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Robert Hayes
5.0 out of 5 stars Prompts Beyond Cues
Reviewed in Canada on April 25, 2019
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Writers' blocks, blackouts, pre-emptive procrastinations, fading plots and disassociations have all been put to rest by this volume of inspirational "blockbusting" venue. The pages are full of creative ideas that will surely make a difference in your writing life. Whatever stage of writing you are at, this book welds powerful tools to engage you at any point so that your writing will flow; it will continue to be an asset to encourage and engage you in your quest to write. This resource, when used wisely, will kick-off the writing blues.
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