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ONC Prompts Through the Years
Are you wondering what prompts we've used in past ONCs?You can find them in this book as we gathered all the prompts used in the past installments. You may use these prompts as inspiration for any story you want to write - no credits necessary!Have fun!
Trouble
14-year-old Maisie Walsh is determined to follow in her older sister's footsteps. She's star striker for Manchester City U15s and she knows she's got what it takes to make it. But with her ADHD and the other challenges that are thrown her way, will she make it or will she crumble under the pressure?
Shaken Shakespeare | RTC2023
Prompt: The world is like a magical theatre where fairytales and realities intertwine...Compiled for Rewind The Classics 2023, each of these three stories is inspired by a Shakespeare play.
Interpreter - Bojan CvjetiΔanin
My name is Aino, and I just speak several languages...I had the extraordinary chance to use my knowledge for Eurovsion.It was just a few days, but man... It was incredible.Greetings from France!I really don't know how to make a summary ._. This story is now finished !! (25th of June, 00:00!!)
Blank Slate | ONC2023
|| ONC2023 SHORTLISTER x 2 FEATURED || "π° πππππ πππππ ππ πππ πππππππππππ’ π πππππ πππ."Denizen is Blank Slate, the number one villain in the region-except he doesn't remember it. With only a cryptic note telling him his eight rules, he sets out to discover just exactly who he is and what he did to become the number one villain.When his first lead takes him straight into the heroes' hands, Denizen struggles to keep his villain alias secret and play the confused and innocent citizen, all the while digging deeper for answers. But as he gets closer to the truth-and the heroes get hotter on his tail--two questions become painfully loud: Is he good? And should he let the heroes catch him?[][][01000101001101100-01101100][][]An ONC 2023 Novella|| Round 2 Winner 25/04/2023|| ONC's Ambassadors' Pick 25/04/2023|| ONC 2023 Longlister 19/05/2023|| ONC 2023 Shortlister 31/05/2023|| Featured by Mystery on Curiouser & Curiouser 25/08/2023|| Featured by ScienceFiction on Parallel Worlds 31/10/2023***Exclusively on W A T T P A D. If you are reading this elsewhere, your device is liable to malware.***
The Comfy Cartel
The OTV Comfy Cartel taken into Wattpad! Thumbnail by Sevvanto. This series follows the Comfy Cartel comic series, with extra writing.#1 in OTV lol (3/17/21)#1 in DisguisedToast (5/3/21)
Rule Number One - UIC2023
*** FIRST PLACE WINNER UIC2023 ***12 chapter contest based on specific weekly prompts. An assassin realizes something isn't right about the new target they've been given. They switch sides to save the person they were meant to kill.
Inside Man | ONC2023
SHORTLISTED. Paul Finn wakes to discover that not only is he feeling horribly sick but, more worryingly, the naked stranger in his bed isn't moving. If only he could remember what happened...My story for the ONC 2023, a thriller scifi adventure, with a touch of romance. (SciFi /Adventure / LGBT)
Stereotypes: Halfcast
Formerly known as Clara: Struggles Of An Halfcast What did people think when they saw me?How do they react?They treat me differently, sometimes good, sometimes bad, sometimes overwhelming.***Clara is a Sixteen year old girl who feels like her whole world is against her. Dealing with the death of her mother, will she be able to handle her new family, the secrets and new relationships?
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The Valley || ONC2023
[Grand Winner ONC India 2023]Bhairavi, a staunch devotee of Shree Ram, is a tourist visiting Kashmir with her daughter. One night she is going through the pictures she has clicked during the day and stumbles across one that shocks her to the core. It's the picture of a girl Bhairavi knows has been dead for almost a year. Scared yet wanting to uncover the truth, she decides to look into the matter and discovers something she couldn't have imagined in her wildest nightmares.Written for ONC India. Prompt No. 26Rating: Suitable for all agesStart date: 16th February 2023Date completed: 30th March 2023Original story written for Wattpad by @GandalfofspaceAnli © 2023
THE OUTSIDE WORLD | β #ONC2023 Shortlister
Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2023 | Shortlister! @OpenNovellaContest - Rules & Guidelines: https://www.wattpad.com/story/331351500©2023 E. S. Elias All Rights Reserved.Published to Wattpad 02.01.2023Completed: 04.17.2023Cover: Me Round 1 β | 2,000 words βRound 2 β | 8,000 words βRound 3 β | 20,000 words βLONGLIST β | SHORTLIST βCity of Ember meets The Giver. For over a century, the world has been at war. There are very few who still remember what life was like above ground. I was born in the bunker, and I am very certain I will die here without ever setting eyes on the outside world. And that day might be soon. Rumors are circulating that the food supply is running low. The Government had hoped there would be enough for everyone to survive the war for 150 years. War news is broadcast through a secure radio signal. There is only one reporter the Bunker can count on to say the truth, until today. Clarissa Delgado has accused the Government of lying to us.
The Sentinel (ONC 2023 Short List)
**ONC2023 Shortlist** Everything is controlled from the top down. You plug into the mainframe, it's your only escape from everyday life. Some of your friends completely exist in the mainframe. One day the call is made to shut it down. How do you save your friends when the government is calling for a complete purge of all AI and augmented humans? Do you sit idly by? What happens if you don't succeed?Prompt #81 In a dystopian world where technology controls every aspect of life, a group of rebels must navigate through a virtual reality landscape to hack into the mainframe and take back control from the oppressive government.
Merlin's Curse
[8X FEATURED] Merlin is the greatest-eleven-year-old nerd the world doesn't know because his name has cursed him--he's all parts nerd and zero parts magic and all he wants is to be cool.When Merlin hacks a new encryption code designed to protect online banks, he receives a full scholarship to Code-X Academy and wins a new enemy who trolls him online as @WizardSlayer666, ruining all his plans for coolness. Merlin discovers new powers and deadly secrets at the academy--but can he figure out how to control his abilities in time to unravel the clues before someone else dies? To do so, he may need to learn that the best kind of cool is to just be yourself.1st Place in the Hallow's Eve Astania Awards 10/31/2023Featured by @SpeculativeFiction 9/13/20233rd Place in The Book Awards 9/6/2023Featured by @lowfantasy 7/2/2023WINNER ONC 2023 Spirit Awards: Against All Odds 6/30/2023Featured by @WattpadWitches on 6/15/2023Featured by @WattpaddDisney on 6/12/2023 Hit 2,000 reads! 5/31/2023ONC 2023 Shortlister!! 5/31/2023ONC 2023 Longlister!! 5/19/2023No.8 Rank on "lowfantasy" tag 5/10/2023No.1 Rank on "fittingin" tag 5/8/2023No.1 Rank on "nerdy" tag 5/4/2023No.24 Rank on "middleschool" tag 5/4/2023Completed!!! 4/26/2023ONC 2023 Round 3 Qualifier!! 4/19/2023No.1 Rank on "middlegrade" tag 4/5/2023ONC 2023 Round 2 Qualifier!! 3/21/2023No.1 Rank on "speculative" tag 3/20/2023No.4 Rank on "witty" tag 2/27/2023No.3 Rank "ONC2023" tag 2/23/2023Started 2/5/2023WARNING: This middlegrade book touches on topics of cyber bullying, death, murder, identity, and has LGBTQ characters. PG Rating.The story is based on ONC 2023 contest prompt No. 47: You had a dispute with a cyberbully/keyboard warrior on social media. So you decided to step up and track down the account to confront. But you were shocked when you discovered who the person(s) is/are. BOOK COVER: I created the cover using Canva + staryai to create image of Merlin
The Journey Forward | ONC 2023 Version
Waking up in a different body was just the beginning. Dr. Baiyu Tang didn't expect to die, but Xiang Bai sought it. Somehow, their soul's crossed, and Dr. Tang woke up in Bai's body. Not only did she wake up in the body of a woman who should have died, but in a whole different world. Now she was trapped in an ancient land that seemed designed after her mother's favorite Chinese Dramas. Guided by her mysterious Keeper and Xiang Bai's memories, Dr. Tang tries to adapt to her new life. But when someone tries to finish the job Xiang Bai started, Dr. Tang strikes out on her own. Determined to find her own way, Baiyu Tang has to move through an ancient world of martial arts and magic utilizing her modern-day knowledge to survive. Can Baiyu Tang become Xiang Bai without taking on her fated future? And will the new husband Bai left behind let her go?70. What if the Freaky Friday trick happened to you? You wake up one day in the body of someone else...from another time.From ONC 2023 Prompts Open Novella Contest 2023**ONC2023 Shortlister**
Novellas & New Roast: Tips from an ONC Winner β
Whether it's your first time or your sixth time, writing a novella in 12 weeks isn't easy.As a 2021 ONC Winner and two-time Honorable Mention (2023/2024), I would know. After years of participation and reflection, I have lots of advice to share on how I did it. Inside this guide, you can find everything from insider tips to craft chats. So grab a cup, get your notebook, and settle in; it's time to start writing!Copyright © 2022 Elle Chaika
Exit Wounds
Harley had a bright future ahead of her, but that dream died a long time ago. *****Harley vowed she would never return to the city that broke her heart, but old wounds never stop hurting if you keep poking at them. When the phone rings, the city stops, and she's summoned back, she discovers some doors are better left closed. Those you open might never be locked again. *****Open Novella Contest 2023 -- prompts 42, 45, & 69[[OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2023 ROUND 2 WINNER]]© 2023 caterina george // all rights reserved
The Unseen
A supernatural romance story written for the ONC 2023This cover was made with Canva's QuickGen app.
The Forbidden Sitar
[Under editing process]|18th Century CE|Queen Jashoda desperately wants to escape it all. With her ignorant husband liberated from the trap of life, her children fighting over his throne and the court officials already planning to get her off her throne, she wants to run away.Only her music can save her.|21st Century CE|Radhika Mann wants to pause life. With her controversial books snatching her livelihood away from her, her younger sister struggling with her sexuality, and her best friend turned boyfriend on the verge of depression, she wants to shut everything off and escape into her own vortex, away from everything.Only her music can save her.~~~~~~~On the twilight of their 30th birthday, both of them play the forbidden sitar, their bodies get exchanged.Wonder what happens then.Will they cherish their new characters? Or will they destroy them completely?[ONC 2023, from prompt no. 44 and 70]Copyright ©οΈ 2023 Khushi Master a.k.a Sumo
Lady of Fortune, Jiao Niang
***NOT MINE OFFLINE PURPOSES*****WARNING**1-8 chapters are from foxaholic and the rest from mtlYe Jiao, a young ginseng spirit, woke up and found herself sitting on the sedan chair for a Chongxi marriage.Everyone thinks she will live as a widow for the rest of her life.Qi Yun is sick and crooked, the birth character is not good, the lifestyle is not good, he can die at any time, and no medicine will work.After he married Ye Jiao, his body got better and better.It is said that he will die at 30, but who knows that he went on to live a long life.Then he discovered that the best thing in the world turned out to be his own wife...
Blackbird
π³οΈπONC2023 Shortlister [A queer retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in modern day California.] Tate Parker and Alex Benitez are sworn enemies, but it's not a battle line they've drawn. As the sons of warring co-workers, the pair are destined to be at odds by association. With this comes inherited rumors and social stigmas that each is desperate to break. But when the opportunity arises, their newfound kinship threatens one's redemption by putting them in a situation where the rumor about them might become true. And for the other, he must choose which to sacrifice in the court of public opinion, his father or friend? Both come at the risk of driving their families to the brink of war.PS - Nobody has to die at the end. Yay.Cover made on Canva.
Mortals Meet Percabeth Refined
So I've been reading a bunch of "Mortals Meet Percabeth" stories, and I really like the idea behind it. However, the execution of the stories, isn't the best. Cringy Plots, Poor Writing, etc, made me want to create my own Mortals Meet Percabeth stories, by refining some "Mortals Meet Percabeth" stories. I don't own Percy Jackson or any of the characters, and this is heavily inspired by "Mortals Meet Percabeth" stories on Wattpad, (Obviously). Please leave comments suggesting ideas for future chapters or else there will probably be not a lot of chapters since these are one shots. Also, I am a guy, so if the girl POVs are written a bit oddly, whoops.TL;DR: Revised "Mortals Meet Percabeth" stories, leave suggestions with ideas in comments.