( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Life sometimes feels like a nightmare
When every step you take is a wrong one
With only binary choices there
Seeming fair?
They say that time does slowly heal
But memories amplify the pain I feel."
• The Darkness Inside, Agathodaimon

- "Saying "I love you"
Is not the words I want to hear from you
It's not that I want you not to say
But if you only knew how easy it would be to
Show me how you feel, more than words
Is all you have to do to make it real
Then you wouldn't have to say
That you love me 'cause I'd already know."
• More Than Words, Extreme

- "I find the answers aren't so clear
Wish I could find a way to disappear
All these thoughts they make no sense
I find bliss in ignorance
Nothing seems to go away
Over and over again
Just like before."
• One Step Closer, Linkin Park

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother’s love is not." - James Joyce

- "To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." - E. E. Cummings

- "Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." - Bob Marley

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Nobody is perfect
- Recovery is possible
- Those three words

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Little
- Search
- Storm

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things you like to do in the summer
- Ten promises to someone important to you
- Ten guilty pleasures

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Library )
- ( Eerie night )
- ( Speeding )

( 7 ) Misc/Random (Post-It Notes Left in Public)
Select any Post-It from these collections to use as prompts
- ( Collection #1 )
- ( Collect #2 )
- ( Collection #3 )


For more prompts require single sentence responses (that can be used as RP conversation starters), see our LATEST PROMPT SET @ musebysentence

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "When you've seen it all
It becomes so clear
That each day can bring
A new set of fears
When you can't see the truth
It's as bright as the darkness
When the enemy's you
It's as bright as the darkness"
• As Bright As The Darkness, Devil You Know

- "We spent some time
Together walking
Spent some time just talking
About who we were
You held my hand so
Very tightly
And told me what we
Could be dreaming of."
• Nothing Like You and I, The Perishers

- "You gotta go and reach for the top
Believe in every dream that you got
You're only living once so tell me
What are you, what are you waiting for?
You know you gotta give it your all
And don't you be afraid if you fall
You're only living once so tell me
What are you, what are you waiting for?"
• What Are You Waiting For?, Nickelback

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Family is not an important thing. It's everything." - Michael J. Fox

- "Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths." - Drew Barrymore

- "I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation." - John Cleese

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Number One
- Something Special
- Bitter and Twisted

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Wild
- Stuck
- Friend

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten qualities you value in a friend
- Ten hurdles you had to overcome
- Ten reasons you have to smile

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Summer time )
- ( FAO Schwarz )
- ( Love wins )

( 7 ) Misc/Random (Prompts in images - click to view)
- Make a list of alphabetical advice
- Make your own "Incomplete List of Small Pleasures"
- Take the 30 Day prompt challenge

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "First you both go out your way
And the vibe is feeling strong
And what's small turn to a friendship
A friendship turn to a bond
And that bond will never be broken
The love will never get lost
And when brotherhood come first
Then the line will never be crossed."
• See You Again, Wiz Kahlifa

- "In the blink of an eye
Just a whisper of smoke
You could lose everything
The truth is you never know
So I'll kiss you longer baby
Any chance that I get
I'll make the most of the minutes
and love with no regrets."
• Like I'm Gonna Lose You, Meghan Trainor

- "Am I out of luck?
Am I waiting to break?
When I keep saying that I'm looking for a way to escape
Oh, I'm wishing I had what I'd taken for granted
I can't help you when I'm only gonna do you wrong
Oh, I'm going to mess this up
Oh, this is just my luck
Over and over and over again."
• Shots, Imagine Dragons

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present." - Barbara de Angelis

- "The best kind of kiss is when you have to stop because you can't help but smile." - Unknown

- "Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean." - Christopher Reeve

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- I want...
- I need...
- I love...

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Learn
- Ache
- Nerves

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten songs you would dedicate to a loved one
- Ten things that have made you cry
- Ten things you never saw coming

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Suit & tie )
- ( Movie marathon )
- ( Baby hands )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - 3 Drabbles
- Write about the moment you realised you were in love
- Write about the person who has most influenced your life (in a good or bad way)
- Write about something/someone you lost too soon

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin’ to do."
• What Hurts The Most, Rascal Flatts

- "If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around
If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down
If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me."
• Take a Chance On Me, ABBA

- "And I feel like some bird of paradise
My bad fortune slipping away
And I feel the innocence of a child
Everybody's got something good to say
Things I once thought unbelievable
In my life
Have all taken place."
• Good Fortune, PJ Harvey

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new." - Brian Tracy

- "Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character." - Les Brown

- "Depression is a physical illness." - Terry Bradshaw

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Sleepless nights
- Love hurts
- Baby steps

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Bullshit
- Smile
- Past

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten words you love
- Ten things you want to try
- Ten things that changed your life

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( (NSFW) Post-coital )
- ( Evidence )
- ( Rainy night )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - French Proverbs
- Toutes les choses sont difficiles avant d'être faciles (All things are difficult before they are easy)
- Il faut que jeunesse se passe (Boys will be boys)
- Mieux vaut rire que pleurrer (Laughter is the best medicine)

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "This is how the story went
I met someone by accident
Who blew me away
Blew me away
And It was in the darkest of my days
When you took my sorrow and you took my pain
And buried them away, buried them away."
• Hiding My Heart, Adele

- "Ooh, once upon a time I could control myself,
Once upon a time I could lose myself,
Once, upon a time I could love myself,
Once upon a time I could love you."
• Once, Pearl Jam

- "Heaven help me
For the way I am
Save me from
These evil deeds
Before I get them done
I know tomorrow brings
The consequence at hand
But I keep livin' this day like
The next will never come."
• Criminal, Fiona Apple

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "There's no other love like the love for a brother. There's no other love like the love from a brother." - Terri Guillemets

- "Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still." - Robert Sternberg

- "Motivation will always beat mere talent." - Norman Ralph Augustine

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Memories made
- Bittersweet
- Kiss my ass

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Misery
- Frustrated
- Caress

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things you had hoped to achieve in life by now but haven't
- Ten little things you appreciate in life
- Ten tattoos you have/would consider getting

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Tears )
- ( Love letter )
- ( Tarot cards )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - Random
- A memory related to a holiday
- Write about a typical day in your life
- Make a list of qualities about someone you care about

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "I don't talk about it but that's alright
Table's turned now there's a revenge in sight.
If it takes forever babe I tell ya I can wait
Send them screaming back through their hell's own gate."
• Screaming for Vengeance, Judas Priest

- "You keep bringing out the free in me
What you do to my heart just makes me melt
And I don't think I can resist
But I've never been one to kiss and tell
A love this true can't be subdued
So I'm gonna let out a yell."
• Love You Out Loud, Rascal Flatts

- "You're sick of feeling numb
You're not the only one
I'll take you by the hand
And I'll show you a world that you can understand
This life is filled with hurt
When happiness doesn't work
Trust me and take my hand
When the lights go out you will understand."
• Pain, Three Days Grace

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." - Mother Teresa

- "A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all." - Brad Pitt

- "We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict." - Jim Morrison

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Let it be
- Getting better
- The night before

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Intense
- Revenge
- Tender

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten CDs you had/have in your music collection
- Ten people you find inspirational
- Ten things you wish you could do

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Fire )
- ( Coffee date )
- ( Cocaine )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - Acronyms
- H.O.P.E: Hold on, pain ends
- I.D.G.A.F: I don't give a fuck
- B.F.F: Best friends forever

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart,
But your blade—it might be too sharp
I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard,
I may snap and I move fast
But you won't see me fall apart
'Cause I've got an elastic heart."
• Elastic Heart, Sia

- "Breathing in the madness, spitting out the lies
Searching for an answer, keep your alibis
Don't know where we're goin', just know where we've been
Remember when the clock strikes twelve, the losers always win."
• Creatures of the Night, KISS

- "You never know where, you won't know how
When you least expect it, expect the unexpected
Won't ever know why it all comes down
When you least expect it, expect the unexpected."
• Expect the Unexpected, Dog Eat Dog

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down." - Mary Pickford

- "Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive." - Havelock Ellis

- "If you shift your focus from yourself to others, extend your concern to others, and cultivate the thought of caring for the well being of others, then this will have the immediate effect of opening up your life and helping you to reach out." - Dalai Lama

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "I don't know..."
- "Just this once..."
- "Love of my life..."

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Isolation
- Flirtation
- Humiliation

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten TV shows you grew up with
- Ten things you can't resist
- Ten clichés that have applied to you over the time

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Bloody knife (tw) )
- ( Seduction )
- ( Toast )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - Movie Taglines
- "The longer you wait, the harder it gets."
- "Everyone has one special thing."
- "Welcome to the suck."

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "You wake up every morning and ask yourself
What am I doing here anyway
With the weight of all those disappointments
Whispering in your ear
You're just barely hanging by a thread
You wanna scream but you're down to your last breath
And you don't know it yet."
• One Day You Will, Lady Antebellum

- "Makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter."
• Fighter, Christina Aguilera

- "I got plenty of time
You got light in your eyes
And you're standing here beside me
I love the passing of time
Never for money, always for love
Cover up and say goodnight, say goodnight."
• This Must Be The Place (naive Melody), Talking Heads

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance." - Harrison Ford

- "I recognize that I have the ability to be selfish, but I also recognize that you can't be happy if you only care about yourself at the expense of other people." - Russell Brand

- "There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love." - Washington Irving

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Past is dead."
- "Smiles are contagious."
- "Let go now."

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Unhappy
- Change
- Silence

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things that give you strength
- Ten things to complain about
- Ten things you appreciate

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Snowed in )
- ( Vital signs )
- ( Forest )

( 7 ) Misc/Random
- Go to the Tarot Card Generator, hit "Draw a card!", and write a prompt for your muse based on the card you get
- Go to the Random Subject Generator, write a prompt for your muse on the subject you get
- Go to the Random Subject First Line Generator, write a prompt for your muse on the first line you get

We hope all our members had happy holidays and a fun New Year. Prompts should be back on an even weekly keel now that the silly season is over!

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "I am fairly agile
I can bend and not break
Or I can break and take it with a smile
And I am so resilient
I recover quickly
I'll convince you soon that I am fine."
• Break and Not Bend, Dashboard Confessional

- "So give me this chance
To make the wrongs right, to say
Don't don't don't walk away
I promise I won't let you down (you down)
If you take my hand tonight
I promise we'll be just fine (this time)."
• Promise, Simple Plan

- "If there's a maker up above
Then why is nobody listening
You show me hate, and I'll show you love
It's not about your religion
We're always lookin' to someone else
Just take a look in the mirror
'Cause all you need is inside yourself
It couldn't be any clearer."
• I Really Want It, A Great Big World

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength." - Arnold Schwarzenegger

- "Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still." - Robert Sternberg

- "We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays." - Persius

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Don't be a dick."
- "Focus on what matters."
- "Today is the day."

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Compromise
- Tomorrow
- Blanket

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten gifts you received for Christmas
- Ten New Year's resolutions
- Ten things you love about your relationship/want in a relationship

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Wishing fountain )
- ( Target practice )
- ( In memoriam )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - So, this is Christmas!
- Write a letter to someone you need to forgive
- Write a letter to someone who believed in you when you didn't believe in yourself
- Write letter to someone telling them something you've been reluctant to tell them in person

REMEMBER: All previous prompt sets found HERE are open for members to utilise at any time. In addition, our sister comm, musebysentence is a comm for single sentence prompt responses (and RP in response to these prompt responses) if anyone wants to challenge themselves that way.

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "I don't believe in an interventionist God
But I know, darling, that you do
But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him
Not to intervene when it came to you
Not to touch a hair on your head
To leave you as you are
And if He felt He had to direct you
Then direct you into my arms."
• Into My Arms, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

- "I'm looking for something, can't find it anyplace
It's there in the distance, starin' me in the face
Right in front of me, but it's way beyond my reach
And I know that I must try to find it."
• Soul Searching, Little River Band

- "This is not the way I pictured me
I can't control my shakes
How the hell did I get here?
Something about this, so very wrong...
I have to laugh out loud, I wish I didn't like this
Is it a dream or a memory?"
• Wait and Bleed, Slipknot

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Holidays are all different depending on the company and time of your life." - Dominic Monaghan

- "Mental illness leaves a huge legacy, not just for the person suffering it but for those around them." - Lysette Anthony

- "Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is." - Jim Morrison

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Sometimes it's okay if the only thing you did today was breathe." - Unknown
- "Even the nicest people have their limits." - Vulnere Viresco
- "If I got rid of my demons, I'd lose my angels." - Tennessee Williams

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Protect
- Unique
- Tears

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten Christmas gifts you have received over the years
- Ten things people have done for/to you that you will never forget
- Ten things you struggle with

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Prayer )
- ( Cooking )
- ( Tender kiss )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - OOC Study: Character-Driven Prompts
- Make a list of things you want that you can't buy.
- Make a list of what Christmas/the holidays means to you.
- Make a list of your insecurities.