- drabble
- poem
- ficlet (<1000)
- oneshot (>1000)
- twoshot
- threeshot
- novella (<40,000)
- novel (>40,000)
- first person
- third person
- mixed POVs and/or second person
- past tense
- present tense
- mixed tenses and/or future tense
- prelude/prologue/before main
- interludes/spin-offs from main (not breaking mainstream series canon)
- afterlude/epilogue/after main
- spin-offs/alternate main
- total exactly 100
- total exactly 200
- total exactly 250
- total exactly 300
- total <500
- total 501-1000
- total 1001-3000
- total 3001-5000
- total 5001-10,000
- total 10,001-20,000
- total 20,001-50,000
- total >50,000
- chapters exactly 10
- chapters exactly 20
- chapters exactly 25
- chapters exactly 30
- chapters 50
- chapters <500
- chapters 501-1000
- chapters 1001-3000
- chapters 3001-5000
- chapters 5001-10,000
- chapters >10,000
- drabble and/or poem collection
- ficlet collection
- oneshot/twoshot/threeshot collection
- outside of normal prose (eg. email, letter, dialogue only)
- outside of normal prose collection (containing eg. email, letter, dialogue only)
- crossover (with another series/fandom)
- prophecy only (no story of how it’s executed)
- execution of prophecy
- a quarrel between friends
- alternating focuses (eg. exchanging letters/POVs)
- one character restricted POV
- 4 chapters
- 5 chapters
- 6 chapters
- 8 chapters
- 12 chapters
- 15 chapters
- 16 chapters
- 25 chapters
- 26 chapters
- 34 chapters
- 36 chapters
- <6 chapters
- 6-10 chapters
- 11-20 chapters
- 21-30 chapters
- 31-50 chapters
- >50 chapters
- random no. of chapters b/w 2-20
- random no. of chapters b/w 21-50
- 1x dice roll = chapters/fics in collection (if roll a 1, reroll)
- 2x dice roll = chapters/fics in collection
- 3x dice roll = chapters/fics in collection
- 4x dice roll = chapters/fics in collection
- 5x dice roll = chapters/fics in collection
- 6x dice roll = chapters/fics in collection
- direct sequel to a previous fic
- alternate ending to a previous fic
- write the last chapter for an in progress multichap
- continue a pre-existing multichap (but not the last chapter)
- write a short/collection of shorts centred around “missing scenes”
- write a fic that does not fall immediately after or before a pre-existing one
- fic that explores world history
- drabblechap
- random word prompt
- random quote prompt
- adventure genre
- action genre
- angst genre
- drama genre
- family genre
- fantasy genre
- friendship genre
- general genre
- humour genre
- hurt/comfort genre
- romance genre
- spiritual genre
- parody genre
- poetry genre
- tragedy genre
- fluff genre
- write a romance
- write a friendship
- write a relationship
- write an enmity
- write a family relationship
- write about a gain
- write about a loss
- write about a mistake
- write about life
- write about death
- write about hope
- write about despair
- write about redemption
- write about duty
- write about servitude
- write about trust
- write about betrayal
- write about brainwashing
- write about understanding
- write about misunderstanding
- write about guilt
- write about sorrow
- write about control
- write about lack of control
- write about destiny
- write about choice
- write about helplessness
- write about haste
- write about patience
- write about hesitation
- write about courage
- random word count
- write two characters who haven’t yet interacted interacting
- random character trope
- random restriction
- random challenge
- random mega-prompts prompt
- random diversity prompt
- adopt a whatif
- someone telling a story
- self-reflection
- reflection on another character
- a first meeting
- a meeting that is not a first meeting
- a farewell
- a ground-breaking event
- a slice of life