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The New Weekly Prompt Thread

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After several years of inspiring the people of the workshop (and several board changes) I felt I was time to reset the Weekly Prompt Thread.

The basic rules are still the same (new prompt goes up every Monday, they will all be archived here in the first post, you don't have to write on a prompt if you don't want to.) but the biggest change is how to suggest prompts.

If you have a suggestion, drop me a PM and your suggestion will go into a running list of suggestions. Every few weeks, I'll pick one of the suggestions received at random--and if your suggestion is used, you will be credited.

I'll also be on the lookout for guest prompts--so if you have a really good idea and don't want to wait for it to come up in the randomizer, just ask me if you can post a guest prompt.

Happy writing!

The Master Prompt List:

--Starting Fresh (1/30/2017)
--Take the Day Off (2/6/2017)
--Too Much Going On (2/13/2017)
--A Travel Disaster (2/20/2017)
--21 Years and Still Catching'em All (2/27/2017)
--It Was Worth It (3/6/2017)
--It's Time (3/13/2017)
--Summer Memories (3/20/2017)
--On the Road (3/27/2017)
--The Origins of a Plot (4/3/2017)
--What Could've Been (4/10/2017)
--Now Loading (4/17/2017)
--Working Together (4/24/2017)
--Ace's Collab Ideas (4/25/2017)
--dp876's Collab Ideas (4/26/2017)
--AetherX's Collab Ideas (4/27/2017)
--LT's Collab Ideas (4/28/2017)
--Rainy Day Blues (5/1/2017)
--Movie Magic (5/8/2017)
--Strange Things (5/15/2017)
--Happy Summer Days (5/22/2017)
--Hot Off the Grill (5/29/2017)
--More Movie Magic (6/5/2017)
--The Game of the Year (6/12/2017)
--Rock n' Roll Forever (6/19/2017)
--Festival Days (6/26/2017)
--Picture Prompt #1 (7/10/2017)
--Technical Difficulties (7/17/2017)
--Create a Story #1 (7/24/2017)
--Life of Joy (7/31/2017)
--Picture Prompt #2 (8/7/2017)
--The Miracle of Life (8/14/2017)
--Dark of the Sun, Dark of the Moon (8/21/2017)
--Rising from the Ashes (8/28/2017)
--Party On! (9/4/2017)
--We Will Always Remember (9/11/2017)
--Rock on, Pokemon! (9/18/2017)
--Changing Leaves, Changing Seasons (9/25/2017)
--We Interrupt this Program (10/2/2017)
--Doing the Shopping (10/9/2017)
--Blocked! (10/16/2017)
--My Very Own Odyssey (10/23/2017)
--Bump in the Night (10/30/2017)
--Over the River and Through the Woods (11/6/2017)
--Midnight Release (11/13/2017)
--Giving Thanks (11/20/2017)
--Where Are They Now? (11/27/2017)
--Mall Madness (12/4/2017)
--Throwing Everything Off (12/11/2017)
--Break Time! (1/8/2018)
--Designing the Next Generation (1/15/2018)
--Feeling Inspired (1/22/2018)
--The Match of the Century (1/29/2018)
--Bracing for a Chill (2/5/2018)
--Desperate and Dateless (2/12/2018)
--Major Confusion (2/19/2018)
--Please Stand By (2/26/2018)
--Needs Improvement (3/5/2018)
--Let the Magic Begin (3/12/2018)
--Picture Prompt #3 (3/19/2018)
--Infused With Power (3/26/2018)
--The Seed of a Hero (4/2/2018)
--Dreams of Stardom (4/9/2018)
--A Festive Day! (4/16/2018)
--On the Case (4/23/2018)
--A Sighting of Nostalgia (4/30/2018)
--School's Out! (5/7/2018)
--An Epic Distorted Clash (5/14/2018)
--Let's Go, Pokemon! (5/21/2018)
--Highly Contagious (6/4/2018)
--The Game of the Century (6/11/2018)
--A Different Kind of Pokemon Journey (6/18/2018)
--Cooking Craziness (6/25/2018)
--The Best-Laid Plans (7/2/2018)
--We're On Vacation (7/9/2018)
--Take Me Out to the Ball Game (7/16/2018)
--Your Chance to Win (7/23/2018)
--It's Here! (7/30/2018)
--Rebuilding (8/6/2018)
--Late Night Musings (8/13/2018)
--My Own Creation (8/20/2018)
--Contingency Plans (8/27/2018)
--Happy Birthday to Me! (9/3/2018)
--On the Soapbox (9/10/2018)
--Beyond My Control (9/17/2018)
--Way Off Base (9/24/2018)
--Quiet Down! (10/1/2018)
--Where Are They Now? Revisited (10/8/2018)
--The Downsides of Technology (10/15/2018)
--Getting Tired (10/22/2018)
--Only a Movie? (10/29/2018)
--What a Party! (11/5/2018)
--First Snow Ever (11/12/2018)
--Don't Want to Be Here (11/19/2018)
--The Sale of the Century (11/26/2018)
--All I Want for Christmas Is... (12/3/2018)
--Cynthia's Wish (12/10/2018)
--New Year, New Start (1/7/2019)
--The Repair Job (1/14/2019)
--Under the Rocket's Thumb (1/21/2019)
--Please Stand By... (1/28/2019)
--A Family Gathering (2/4/2019)
--It's Going Around... (2/11/2019)
--Time to Ask the Experts (2/18/2019)
--Happy Birthday, Pokemon! (2/25/2019)
--The Time is a-Changing (3/11/2019)
--Looking Ahead to Gen 8 (3/18/2019)
--The Most Important Meal (3/25/2019)
--A Rival's Prank (4/1/2019)
--Seeds of Promise (4/8/2019)
--Rainy Day Annoyances (4/15/2019)
--Hatching a Hero (4/22/2019)
--Adaptation Made Awesome (4/29/2019)
--Getting to the Point (5/6/2019)
--Cracking the Case (5/13/2019)
--Rainout Plan B (5/20/2019)
--Late Night Emergency (5/27/2019)
--Cornered Again! (6/3/2019)
--The Play's the Thing (6/10/2019)
--An Unlikely Remake (6/17/2019)
--So Much for That... (6/24/2019)
--A Million Colors Shooting 'Cross the Sky... (7/1/2019)
--Who Is the Evil Team? (7/8/2019)
--A Ballpark Figure (7/15/2019)
--Crazy with the Heat (7/22/2019)
--So Much to Do! (7/29/2019)
--The Anime, Re-imagined (8/5/2019)
--Honored for a Good Deed (8/12/2019)
--The Amazing Con (8/19/2019)
--Demanding Attention (8/26/2019)
--The Birthday of the Century (9/2/2019)
--Unexpected Sickness (9/9/2019)
--A Winner At Last (9/16/2019)
--Too Many Places At Once (9/23/2019)
--Nightmares of the Silver Screen (9/30/2019)
--Springing a Craving (10/7/2019)
--An Unusual Freeze (10/14/2019)
--Speculating on Story (10/21/2019)
--Evil Team Endgame (10/28/2019)
--Down at Halftime (11/4/2019)
--New Region, New Adventures (11/11/2019)
--Called It! (11/18/2019)
--A Massive Meal (11/25/2019)
--Calling It (12/2/2019)
--Pokemon and Presents (12/9/2019)
--Home for the Holidays (12/16/2019)
--Welcome Back (1/6/2020)
--DLC For Me (1/13/2020)
--A Taste of Something New (1/20/2020)
--The Heart of a Dragon Pokemon (1/27/2020)
--An Unexpected Reunion (2/3/2020)
--Shattered Hearts (2/10/2020)
--One Last Shot at Glory (2/17/2020)
--The Big Binge (2/24/2020)
--Looking to the Future (3/2/2020)
--Last Minute Sickness (3/9/2020)
--Unwanted Lessons (3/16/2020)
--A Never Ending List of Stops (3/23/2020)
--A Day at the Amusement Park (3/30/2020)
--The Old Lightbulb Joke (4/6/2020)
--Running Late (4/13/2020)
--This Side of Paradise (4/20/2020)
--Reading Up on a Good Story (4/27/2020)
--Achieving a Dream (5/4/2020)
--Wild and Weird Weather (5/11/2020)
--A Day at the Museum (5/18/2020)
--The Strangest Food at the Cookout (5/25/2020)
--A Spinoff, Reimagined (6/1/2020)
--Let's Make a Mon! (6/8/2020)
--Memories of a Summer Festival (6/15/2020)
--Dad's Perspective (6/22/2020)
--Make the Colors in the Sky (6/29/2020)
--On the Open Road (7/6/2020)
--To the Pokemon Center (7/13/2020)
--It Arrived! (7/20/2020)
--On the Mend (7/27/2020)
--Mixing it up in the Cafe (8/3/2020)
--It's Good (or Bad) to be Home (8/10/2020)
--A Strange Solution (8/17/2020)
--For Better or Worse (8/24/2020)
--A Surprise Celebration (8/31/2020)
--Where to Now? (9/7/2020)
--Called It! (9/14/2020)
--Here We Go Again... (9/21/2020)
--A Tale Remixed (9/28/2020)
--A Spooky Tale or Two (10/5/2020)
--Looking Back on Gen 6 (10/12/2020)
--A Different Perspective (10/19/2020)
--Treats and Tricks (10/26/2020)
--One Final Shot (11/2/2020)
--Gotta Catch a Milestone! (11/9/2020)
--Rating the Sword and Shield (11/16/2020)
--Looking Ahead to a Milestone (11/23/2020)
--A Light in the Darkness (11/30/2020)
--An Eventual Letdown (12/7/2020)
--Mission Accomplished (12/14/2020)
--25 Years of Memories (1/4/2021)
--Urgent Repairs (1/11/2021)
--The Harmony of Fire, Ice, and Lightning (1/18/2021)
--Battle for the Fate of Galar (1/24/2021)
--On Our Own (2/1/2021)
--A Digital Exploration (2/8/2021)
--Gotta Catch Snow! (2/15/2021)
--35 Years of a Legend (2/22/2021)
--Gotta Catch the Memories! (3/1/2021)
--Memories of Diamonds and Pearls (3/8/2021)
--Crossing Over (3/15/2021)
--Into a Mysterious World (3/22/2021)
--Tell Me a Poke-Story (3/29/2021)
--Unnatural Excitement (4/5/2021)
--A Delicious Surprise (4/12/2021)
--Let's Rock, Pokemon! (4/19/2021)
--Pictures Worth a Thousand Memories (4/26/2021)
--A Memory Worth Remembering (5/3/2021)
--My Best Shot (5/10/2021)
--Looking Ahead to E3 (5/17/2021)
--The 25th Anniversary Dream Team (5/24/2021)
--A Difference in Genres (6/7/2021)
--Technical Difficulties (6/14/2021)
--A Different Kind of Emergency (6/21/2021)
--A Franchise Comes to Life (6/28/2021)
--Sleepless Colorful Nights (7/5/2021)
--Walking in on the Unexpected (7/12/2021)
--More Dangerous than We Thought (7/19/2021)
--Lights Out, Reset (7/26/2021)
--DLC For Me (8/2/2021)
--Where to Now? (8/9/2021)
--The Next Sidequest (8/16/2021)
--Hope for the Legend (8/23/2021)
--A Trip to the Store (8/30/2021)
--The Quest for a Perfect Gift (9/6/2021)
--A Last Minute Effort (9/13/2021)
--New Requirements (9/20/2021)
--Time to Call in the Experts (9/27/2021)
--The Coming of Creepy Crawlies (10/4/2021)
--The Weirdest Week (10/11/2021)
--The Next Generation (10/18/2021)
--That Sinking Feeling (10/25/2021)
--Jingles That Stay With You (11/1/2021)
--A Challenge in Play (11/8/2021)
--Looking Back on Galar (11/15/2021)
--Welcome Back, Shinou (11/22/2021)
--A Clash of Galactic Proportions (11/29/2021)
--Holiday Wishes (12/6/2021)
--The Boss' Judgement (12/13/2021)
--A Link to the Poke-Past (1/3/2022)
--A Mentor-mon's Advice (1/10/2022)
--Out of my (Pokemon) League (1/17/2022)
--Counting Down the Days... (1/24/2022)
--Thoughts on the Legends (1/31/2022)
--A Week of White (2/7/2022)
--Do You Believe in Love? (2/14/2022)
--An Unexpected Trip (2/21/2022)
--Dreams of Scarlet and Violet (2/28/2022)
--Can't Get This Out of My Head (3/7/2022)
--A Concert Experience (3/14/2022)
--The Story of My Life (3/21/2022)
--The Costume Makes the Character (3/28/2022)
--The System is Down (4/4/2022)
--An Unexpected Meeting (4/11/2022)
--Delays in the Adventure (4/18/2022)
--Theories About the Teleporter (4/25/2022)
--Trying to Help (5/2/2022)
--Here's to Mom (5/9/2022)
--Wild and Wonderful Weather (5/16/2022)
--That Crucial Part... (5/23/2022)
-- We're on Vacation... (6/6/2022)
--A Massive Multiverse (6/13/2022)
--A Problem with Pichus (6/20/2022)
--A Rival's Redemption (6/27/2022)
--Lack of Info (7/11/2022)
--This Looks Bad...(7/18/2022)
--A Mon Went Missing (7/25/2022)
--Where in the Pokeworld Are We? (8/1/2022)
--A Rough Night of Pokemon... (8/8/2022)
--The Boss' Ultimatum (8/15/2022)
--A Character of the Day (8/22/2022)
--An Unexpected Companion (8/29/2022)
--The Blades of Paldea (9/12/2022)
--Good Times (9/19/2022)
--An Adventure with no Plan (9/26/2022)
--Tales from the Guidebook (10/3/2022)
--Memories of Gen 6 (10/10/2022)
--It's Too Early... (10/17/2022)
--A Tale of Terror From the Silver Screen (10/24/2022)
--Guardians of the Haunted Mansion (10/31/2022)
--Dreams of Scarlet and Violet (11/7/2022)
--Dreaming of a New Generation (11/14/2022)
--Impressions in Scarlet and Violet (11/21/2022)
--Cpming to Paldea (11/28/2022)
--Spoilers (Accidentally) Unleashed! (12/5/2022)
--Poke-Holidays (12/12/2022)
--The Newcomer to the Family (1/9/2023)
--Off the Path (1/16/2023)
--Life in the Academies (1/23/2023)
--Improving the Show (1/30/2023)
--An Icy Week (2/6/2023)
--The Watch Party (2/13/2023)
--An Addicting Craze (2/20/2023)
--Searching for (literal) Treasure! (3/6/2023)
--Gotta Catch'em Down Through Time (3/13/2023)
--A Literal Quirk (3/20/2023)
--Chasing Down Coins (3/27/2023)
--A Morning of Grime (4/3/2023)
--Seven Secrets (4/10/2023)
--On the Road Forever... (4/17/2023)
--The Trio's Newest Adventure (4/24/2023)
--Island Time (5/1/2023)
--Welcome Home, Hero (5/8/2023)
--What I Love (5/15/2023)
--Doing It Over Again (5/22/2023)
--Feel the Spirit (6/5/2023)
--An Ally's Journey (6/12/2023)
--A House with History (6/19/2023)
--A (Poke)world of Fantasy (6/26/2023)
--Following the Sacred Road (7/10/2023)
--The Spirit of Pokemon (7/17/2023)
--A Desperate Escape (7/24/2023)
--Sailing Away with Pokemon! (7/31/2023)
--The Perks of Being the Very Best (8/7/2023)
--Welcome Back, My Friend (8/14/2023)
--An Unexpected Turn (8/21/2023)
--Flying to Adventure (8/28/2023)
--Making Sense of the Rules (9/4/2023)
--A Chat Between Two Pokemon (9/11/2023)
--A Culture Different From Yours (9/18/2023)
--The Real Story (9/25/2023)
--N: Where is He Now? (10/2/2023)
--Finding Out the Truth (10/9/2023)
--Kitty Pokemon on the Keyboard (10/16/2023)
--A Puzzling Problem (10/23/2023)
--The System is Down (10/30/2023)
--A Different Ending (11/6/2023)
--Kitty Pokemon KO (11/14/2023)
--Taking Flight (11/27/2023)
--Not-so-Sweet Dreams (12/4/2023)
--Holiday Wishes For This Year (12/11/2023)
--Changing for the Better (1/8/2024)
--Needing a Charge (1/15/2024)
--Where to Now, Pokemon? (1/22/2024)
--From Game Screen to TV Screen (1/29/2024)
--This is My Name (2/5/2024)
--Getting Social (2/12/2024)
--Building on Gen 9 (2/19/2024)
--Memories of Catching'em All (2/26/2024)
--Unanswered Questions (3/4/2024)
--Rock on, Pokemon! (3/11/2024)
--Meeting the Legend (3/25/2024)
 
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Your first prompt this week:

You've been assigned a group project on some aspect of the Pokemon world--what does the project entail, and do your groupmates work well together, or do you end up with the brunt of the work?
 
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As LT hinted yesterday, there is more than one prompt coming this week. In celebration of our new collaboration competition with the URPG, the other mods and I will be posting a variety of suggestions to help inspire your one shots! We'll be posting two each, so have a read, have a think and then get writing!

Storyline: You live in a luxurious coastal town, but a storm is minutes away from reaching your shores.

Quote: "I don't know what you were hoping to achieve, but blowing everything up really didn't help, did it?"

Come back tomorrow when @diamondpearl876 will post her suggestions!
 
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Your second set of prompts from me this week:

--"Come on, you guys, it was only a movie."

--Your character has been volunteered for a role in the school play that they didn't want...so do they just deal with it, or pitch a fit?

We hope you've been enjoying this entire week's worth of prompts. They are all in the master list, so you can still use them after the collab is over.
 
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