Open Anywhere Short Story Writing Prompts - Paperback

by Katy More (Author)

Open Anywhere: Short Story Writing Prompts is a gentle, practical companion for writers who want to begin - or begin again. Designed for new, returning, and experienced writers alike, this collection invites you to step onto the page without pressure, perfectionism, or complicated rules.

Inside, you'll find carefully curated clusters of short-story prompts that spark curiosity, creativity, and confidence. Each section explores a different narrative force - beginnings, turning points, secrets, strangers, choices, disruptions, and quiet endings - helping writers understand story shape while staying firmly rooted in imagination and instinct.

Beyond prompts, the book offers creative boosters, timed writing challenges, and simple tools to support regular writing practice. From five-minute warm-ups to structured story sprints, every exercise is designed to make writing approachable, flexible, and meaningful - whether you have five minutes or a full afternoon.

This is not a textbook. It is a working companion: a book you can open at any page, choose what calls to you, and begin. Write a single sentence, a scene, or a complete story - there is no right order and no expectation beyond showing up to the page.

Created in Queensland through Scribbly, a volunteer-run writing community, this collection reflects years of working alongside writers in libraries, workshops, and creative spaces. Thoughtful, accessible, and encouraging, Open Anywhere reminds writers that stories can be small and still powerful - and that every beginning matters.

Open anywhere. Start again.