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Dialogue Prompts

A line of dialogue is the fastest way into a scene: who says it, to whom, and why now? Pick one, assign the speakers, and write the moment around it. 15 original prompts.

  1. "I didn't come back for you. I came back for the coat." / "You hate that coat." / "I know."

  2. "Tell me to stay and I will." / "That's not fair." / "I never said it was."

  3. "Why is there a goat in the kitchen?" / "Define 'in'."

  4. "You kept it? All this time?" / "Of course I kept it. You gave it to me."

  5. "I'm fine." / "You're bleeding on my good rug." / "I'm fine and sorry about the rug."

  6. "Say it again, slower, so I can be sure I'm not dreaming."

  7. "We are not adopting the cat." / "Too late. I already named him after you."

  8. "If you're going to lie to me, at least make it a good one."

  9. "You could have died." / "But I didn't." / "That is not the comforting point you think it is."

  10. "Do you remember the first thing you ever said to me?" / "Unfortunately."

  11. "I'm not crying, there's just a lot of weather happening on my face."

  12. "Is this a date?" / "Do you want it to be?" / "...Is that a yes?"

  13. "Every time I look at the stars I think about how you got us lost using them."

  14. "Put the sword down and talk to me." / "I'm holding a spoon." / "Put the spoon down and talk to me."

  15. "You don't get to be kind to me now. Not after everything."

How to use a dialogue prompt

Decide who speaks first and what they want from the other person. The same line reads as flirting, a threat or a confession depending on that one choice.

Start the scene a beat before the line and end it a beat after the reply. The dialogue generator can then draft the full exchange in your characters' voices.

Want endless combinations instead of a list? The fanfic prompt generator mixes situations, settings and twists, and the AI fanfic generator drafts any prompt into a scene.

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Questions writers ask

What are dialogue prompts?

Dialogue prompts are lines or short exchanges, often shared out of context on Tumblr, that a writer builds a scene around. Readers often send them as asks with a ship attached.

Can I change the wording?

Yes. Treat the line as a starting point; adjusting it to your character's voice is part of the exercise.

Can AI turn a dialogue prompt into a scene?

Press Write on any line to send it to the fanfic generator, or use the dialogue generator for a dialogue-only scene between your characters.