ALT Fantasy Indies Oct prompts @ChesneyInfalt @LydiaVRussell 1. Intro self & WIP 2. Free Friday or spooky book/movie recs 3. Saturday Snippet 4. How do you/your MC define bravery 5. What would your MC wear to a Halloween party 6. Villain 7. POV & tense preferences 8. Phobias 9. FF or books you hope to read before the end of the year 10. SS 11. What would your MC’s tombstone say 12. Danger 13. MC’s favorite treats 14. Favorite paranormal creatures 15. Tricks 16. FF or share a meme that sums up your MC’s personality 17. SS 18. Monsters 19. Poem or Flash Fiction feat. fear 20. Would your MC prefer going to a fall festival or a haunted house 21. How well would the villain of your current movie/tv show work with your WIP villain 22. Do you have spooky settings in your WIP 23. FF or your bookish hot takes 24. SS 25. Costumes 26. How would your characters react to becoming a monster 27. MC’s moral compass 28. Underrated tropes 29. MC's nightmare 30. FF or Post your pumpkins 31. Monthly Wrap-up

ALT Fantasy Indies Sept prompts @ChesneyInfalt @LydiaVRussell 1. Intro self & WIP 2. How you choose your next read 3. Education 4. Free Friday or do you collect anything 5. Saturday Snippet 6. your next WIP 7. Something surprising in your WIP 8. Would your MC like school? Favourite subject 9. What magic/superhero powers would your MC want 10. Does your MC want knowledge or power? How far would they go 11. FF or books that remind you of autumn 12. SS 13. How organized are you/your characters 14. Lessons learned 15. How would your characters describe you 16. Poem or Flash Fiction featuring the word autumn 17. What genre would your MC write 18. FF or share pet photos 19. SS 20. Overused words 21. Power-hungry character 22. Your autumn TBR 23. What grammar rule do you struggle with 24. Interesting fact from your WIP’s world’s history 25. FF or music you’ve been inspired by recently 26. SS 27. WIP research 28. DNFing books 29. Are you/MC an introvert, extrovert or ambivert 30. Monthly Wrap Up

ALT Fantasy Indies August prompts @ChesneyInfalt @LydiaVRussell 1. Intro self & WIP 2. Two truths & a lie about you or WIP 3. Show us your book covers 4. Favorite folklore or fairytale 5. Important days 6. Make a recipe for WIP (tropes, media that inspired it, etc) 7. Free Friday or your thoughts on retellings 8. Saturday Snippet 9. Do dreams feature in or inspire your writing 10. Last, Current & Next Reads 11. How would your characters want to spend their birthday 12. Top reads of 2026 13. Special items 14. FF or WIP pitch in 1 sentence 15. SS 16. Mental health 17. Fairytale poem or Flash Fiction 18. What book-to-movie/tv show adaptations are you excited for 19. Author tips 20. Superstitions 21. FF or How do you choose character names 22. SS 23. Favorite fandoms 24. Character names & meanings 25. Is there anyone your MC shares their secrets with 26. Legends 27. What have you learned recently 28. FF or Share a funny typo 29. SS 30. Do you prefer series or standalones 31. Monthly Wrap-Up

ALT Fantasy Indies August by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. A favorite line from WIP 3. Free Friday or share your favourite book dedication 4. Saturday Snippet 5. Sports or activities 6. Your writing pet peeves 7. Unlikely friendships 8. Misunderstanding 9. WIP Aesthetics 10. FF or show off a new-to-you author 11. SS 12. Favourite fictional friendship 13. Marketing tips 14. Lessons 15. Share a recent success 16. Animal companions 17. FF or what stage of writing are you in? 18. Saturday Snippet 19. Who is your writing buddy? 20. Alliances in WIP 21. What have you researched for your WIP? 22. What types of covers draw your attention? 23. Is your MC a good friend? 24. Free Friday or do you come up with characters, setting, or plot first? 25. Saturday Snippet 26. Songs that remind you of your WIP 27. Does your MC value loyalty? 28. What would you like to see more of in books? 29. How are you doing with your 2026 goals? 30. MC's comfort food 31. Monthly Wrap-up

ALT Fantasy Indies June prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. MC’s sense of humor 3. Advice for writer’s block 4. Do you/MC prefer indoors or outdoors 5. Free Friday or What D&D character would your MC make 6. Saturday Snippet 7. Your auto-buy authors 8. What inspires you 9. WIP tagline 10. Would your characters stop to ask for directions 11. MC’s favorite childhood memory 12. FF or Is there a specific time you like to write 13. SS 14. Do you like maps in your books 15. Post a happy quote 16. What inspires your MC 17. How would your characters do on a roadtrip 18. Do you tend to be an underwriter or an overwriter 19. FF or What makes you DNF a book 20. SS 21. Father figures or family 22. WIP tropes 23. What do you look for in beta readers 24. What story does your MC love to share 25. Is your MC responsible 26. FF or share a recent read you loved 27. SS 28. What new-to-you genre would you like to try writing 29. Action Flash Fiction 30. Monthly Wrap-up

ALT Fantasy Indies May prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Saturday Snippet 3. Would your MC consider themself brave 4. Nightmare 5. Flash Fiction about darkness 6. Characters’ fears 7. Do you usually come up with the plot, characters, or setting first 8. Free Friday or WIP comp titles 9. Saturday Snippet 10. Last, Current, & Next Reads 11. Monsters 12. Villain’s quirks 13. Does the villain see your MC as a worthy adversary 14. Schemes or tricks 15. FF or 2026 releases on your TBR 16. SS 17. Books that you recommend 18. Failure 19. Villain fun fact 20. Would your characters prefer power or knowledge 21. Villain’s family 22. FF or book-to-tv show/movie adaptations that you enjoyed 23. Saturday Snippet 24. Scary moments in WIP 25. What would your characters be in therapy for? 26. Villain’s successes 27. Themes in WIP 28. Who would you cast in an adaptation of your book? 29. Free Friday or your favourite villains 30. Saturday Snippet 31. Monthly Wrap-Up

ALT Fantasy Indies April prompts @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Season(s) 3. Free Friday or how do you come up with book titles 4. Saturday Snippet 5. Where would your characters want to travel 6. Describe your characters’ homes 7. Animals 8. Do you reread books 9. What do your characters take for granted 10. FF or when did you first start writing stories 11. SS 12. Routines 13. MC’s childhood 14. How would your characters describe themselves 15. Preferred reading format 16. Flash Fiction about a storm 17. FF or how do you choose your next read or WIP 18. SS 19. Nicknames in WIP 20. What words do you tend to overuse in your writing 21. Have others ask anything about your WIP 22. Tropes or subgenres you’d love to see more of 23. Plants 24. Free Friday or comfort books/movies/tv shows 25. Saturday Snippet 26. Character scars or injuries 27. Which part of the writing process is your favourite? 28. Tough decisions in WIP 29. Character habits 30. Monthly Wrap-Up

ALT Fantasy Indies March prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP w/ emojis 2. Characters’ guilty pleasures 3. Lies or rumors 4. Do your characters believe in luck or fate? 5. Risks 6. Free Friday or post some good fortune 7. Saturday Snippet 8. Characters’ Phobias 9. Would your characters fight their fate or embrace it? 10. Superstitions 11. Flash fiction with the word “fate” 12. Humor in WIP or share a bookish joke 13. FF or How many WIPs do you work on at once? 14. SS 15. Characters’ Quirks 16. Would your MC rather fix a past mistake or get a glimpse into their future? 17. Surprising fact about your MC 18. Prophecy 19. Which character has the worst luck? 20. FF or share your favourite authors 21. SS 22. Crazy moment 23. Last, Current, & Next Reads 24. Do your characters have a lucky object? 25. Compromises in WIP 26. WIP Aesthetic board 27. FF or Classic books you recommend 28. SS 29. WIP magic system 30. Characters’ accomplishments 31. Monthly Wrap-Up

ALT Fantasy Indies February prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce self & WIP 2. Romance in WIP 3. Does your MC believe in soulmates? 4. Flash Fiction featuring the word bittersweet 5. Have you put any of your personality traits into your characters? 6. Free Friday or Kiss, Marry, Unalive with your characters 7. Saturday Snippet 8. Favourite Tropes 9. What would your MC like to be known for 10. WIP Love Interest 11. Heartbreak 12. What are your comfort reads? 13. Free Friday or Love Song Recs 14. Saturday Snippet 15. Romantic movie and book recs 16. What expectations are put on your characters? 17. Your preferred book spiciness level? 18. MC’s Favourite Dessert 19. Is your MC self-aware? 20. Free Friday or your preference: candies or chocolates? 21. Saturday Snippet 22. How does your MC handle romantic feelings? 23. Secret identities 24. WIP themes 25. Your preferred genres 26. Nosy character 27. Free Friday or WIP status (drafting, editing, etc.) 28. Monthly Wrap-up

ALT Fantasy Indies January prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Free Friday or what are you looking forward to this year? 3. Saturday Snippet 4. MC’s Goals 5. Writing Habits 6. Tropes you’d like to see more often 7. First line of your WIP 8. Your writing strengths 9. Free Friday or Social Media Tips 10. Saturday Snippet 11. Interesting lore 12. Shout out other indies! 13. MC’s pet peeves 14. What do you most wish to improve on this year? 15. Last, Current, & Next Reads 16. Free Friday or How do your characters handle stress? 17. Saturday Snippet 18. Aesthetic Boards 19. Characters’ weaknesses 20. Your hobbies 21. Who does your MC look up to? 22. Where do you draw inspiration from? 23. Free Friday or New beginnings 24. Saturday Snippet 25. Animals 26. Memories that your characters cherish 27. How has your WIP changed since you first came up with it? 28. MC Habits 29. Favourite Fictional Characters 30. Free Friday or WIP subgenres 31. Monthly Wrap Up

ALT Fantasy Indies December prompts @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce self & WIP 2. Holidays in WIP 3. Holiday/wintery book recs 4. Holiday recipes 5. Free Friday or holiday movies or tv shows 6. Saturday Snippet 7. Would your characters be on the naughty or nice list? 8. Season(s) in WIP 9. Santa or Krampus 10. Books you hope to read by end of year 11. Bookish gift ideas 12. Free Friday or favorite holiday songs 13. Saturday Snippet 14. Comp titles for WIP 15. Lows of 2025 16. Your preferred type of elf (Tolkien, Christmas, other) 17. New-to-you authors you read this year 18. Your favorite holidays 19. Free Friday or show off your ugly Christmas sweater 20. Saturday Snippet 21. What gifts would your characters give each other? 22. Favorite holiday memory 23. Favorite Christmas story/myth 24. Snowy scene from WIP 25. Merry Christmas 26. Free Friday or 2026 books you’re excited for 27. Saturday Snippet 28. 2025 Achievements 29. 2026 Goals 30. Favorite reads 2025 31. Year Wrap Up

ALT Fantasy Indies November prompts @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. When did you start writing 3. WIP playlist 4. Inspiring authors 5. Last, current, & next reads 6. Helpful writing tools 7. Free Friday or what helps you relax 8. Saturday Snippet 9. Show off your bookshelf 10. Favorite line you’ve written 11. What genres do you write and read 12. Good and bad writing advice 13. Where do you write? 14. Free Friday or post your pets 15. Saturday Snippet 16. Are you a plotter, pantser, or plantser 17. Your hobbies 18. Favorite characters you’ve created 19. Parts of writing that challenge you 20. Where do you find inspiration 21. Free Friday or comfort movies/tv shows 22. Saturday Snippet 23. Advice for dealing with imposter syndrome 24. Do you listen to music while you write 25. Share artwork or artist 26. How you come up with book titles 27. What are you thankful for 28. Free Friday or do you collect anything 29. SS 30. Marketing tips 31. Monthly Wrap-Up

ALT Fantasy Indies October prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Intro self & WIP 2. Do you/your characters like scary things? 3. Free Friday or share something you are proud of 4. Saturday Snippet 5. What are your characters afraid of? 6. Monsters 7. Villain’s goals 8. Spooky book recs 9. Favorite paranormal creatures 10. FF or explain your WIP with emojis/gifs 11. SS 12. What do your MC & villain think of each other 13. Spooky Shelfie 14. Villain’s henchmen and/or followers 15. What would you/your characters wear to a Halloween ball? 16. Tricks and/or treats 17. FF or share a photo of fall decorations 18. SS 19. Scary moment 20. Morally grey character(s) 21. Scary movie/tv show recs 22. Creepy poem or flash fiction 23. Who would your characters dress up as for Halloween? 24. FF or share your Halloween plans 25. SS 26. How would your MC react to a haunted house? 27. Goosebumps or Point Horror? 28. Guilt or regret 29. MC’s worst nightmare 30. Is your MC brave? 31. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

ALT Fantasy Indies September prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Intro self & WIP 2. How do you choose your next read 3. Education 4. Character hobbies 5. Free Friday or share your favorite fandoms 6. Saturday Snippet 7. Something in WIP that surprised you 8. Would/does MC like school 9. What magic or superhuman powers would you & MC choose 10. Does MC covet knowledge or power 11. Do you know what your next WIP will be 12. FF or books that remind you of fall 13. SS 14. Your favorite books 15. Where would MC like to visit 16. Marketing advice 17. Your fall TBR 18. Power-hungry character 19. FF or share pet photo 20. SS 21. Pass on author wisdom 22. What type of book would your MC write 23. What grammar rule catches you out 24. Interesting fact(s) from WIP’s world’s history 25. What would be MC’s favorite subject in school 26. FF or share something you’re looking forward to 27. SS 28. What stage is WIP in 29. Are you/MC an introvert extrovert or ambivert 30. Monthly Wrap Up

ALT Fantasy Indies August prompts by @ChesneyInfalt and @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Snippet Saturday 3. Show us your bookcovers 4. Favourite line 5. Do you tend to write in the morning, afternoon, or evening? 6. What kind of books would your MC read? 7. Mental health 8. Free Friday or your dreams and goals 9. SS 10. WIP tagline 11. Favorite Fairytale 12. Last, Current, and Next Reads 13. Do you prefer audiobooks, ebooks, or physical copies? 14. Does romance feature? 15. FF or comfort movie/tv show 16. SS 17. Fairytale poem or Flash Fiction 18. WIP Playlist 19. Author tips that have helped you 20. Superstitions 21. Is your MC a morning person? 22. FF or WIP Aesthetic Board 23. SS 24. Character names and their meanings 25. Is there anyone your MC shares their secrets with? 26. Folklore and legends 27. WIP comps 28. Do you stick with one genre when you write? 29. Free Friday or favourite characters 30. Snippet Saturday 31. Monthly Wrap Up

ALT Fantasy Indies July prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Intro self & WIP 2. Do you like MCs, side characters or villains 3. Animal friends 4. Free Friday or favorite books growing up 5. Saturday Snippet: Humor 6. Complicated relationships 7. First line 8. Funny character 9. Who do your characters rely on 10. Character ages 11. FF or Share a joke 12. SS: Complicated 13. Themes 14. How do your side characters cope with stress 15. Line you’re proud of 16. How would your WIP be different if one of your side characters was the MC 17. Did any of your side characters end up being a bigger part of the story 18. FF or What mythic creature do you want as a pet 19. SS: Quiet 20. Favorite side character 21. Coffee, tea or hot chocolate 22. What stage is your WIP in 23. What do side characters think of MC 24. Friendship 25. FF or Shout out writing besties 26. SS: Confession 27. Do you underwrite or overwrite 28. Writing Difficulties 29. fun fact 30. Side character goals 31. Monthly WrapUp

ALT FantasyIndies June prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Intro self & WIP 2. Magic or science 3. How does your magic system work? 4. MC’s odd talent 5. MC mentor 6. Free Friday or share what you’re proud of 7. Saturday Snippet: Magic 8. If your MC drank a truth potion what would they be afraid to reveal? 9. Aesthetic Board 10. How would your MC deal with being cursed? 11. What does MC enjoy? 12. If they could go back in time, what would your MC fix? 13. FF or are you superstitious? 14. SS: Tension 15. Father 16. Are your characters lucky or unlucky? 17. Do your characters prefer magic or science? 18. What type of magic would you want to learn? 19. Does your character believe in fate? 20. FF or share pet photos 21. SS: Longing 22. Would your MC learn a spell of invisibility or teleportation? 23. Whimsical moment 24. Adventure 25. What would your characters like to learn? 26. Subgenres 27. FF or share your favorite books 28. SS: Thinking 29. MC’s lucky charm 30. Monthly WrapUp

ALT Fantasy Indies May prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Free Friday or Share what authors inspire you 3. Saturday Snippet: Fear 4. Nightmare 5. Villain fun fact 6. MC’s fears 7. Myths 8. Villain’s strengths and weaknesses 9. FF or what movie/tv show are you currently watching? 10. SS: Regret 11. Monsters 12. Villain’s quirks 13. Does the villain see your MC as a worthy adversary? 14. Schemes 15. Would you like to see your WIP turned into a movie, tv show, video game, or musical? 16. FF or share a recent 5-star read 17. SS: Anger 18. Failure 19. Scary moments 20. Who does your villain rely on? 21. Villain’s goals 22. What inspires your story ideas? 23. FF or share your horror/thriller recs 24. SS: Fight 25. What would your characters be in therapy for? 26. Villain’s successes 27. Does your villain have henchmen/followers? 28. What does your MC do in the face of danger? 29. Current Read(s) 30. FF or what stage is your WIP in? 31. Monthly Wrap-Up

ALT Fantasy Indies April prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Season(s) 3. What genres do you read 4. Free Friday or where is a relaxing place for you 5. SS: Scenery 6. Describe your characters’ homes/homelands 7. Animals 8. Do you like to reread books 9. What do your characters take for granted 10. Exploration 11. FF or when did you first start writing stories 12. SS : Drama 13. MC’s childhood 14. Songs that remind you of your WIP 15. New/upcoming book releases 16. Fun fact about yourself and/or WIP 17. What do you want to improve in your writing 18. FF or share something you’re proud of 19. SS: Suspicion 20. MC beliefs 21. MC’s favourite weather 22. How would your characters describe themselves? 23. Do you prefer flora or fauna? 24. Nicknames 25. FF or share a shelfie (bookshelf selfie) 26. SS: Determination 27. What part of the writing process is your favourite? 28. Have others ask anything about your WIP 29. Character habits 30. Monthly Wrap-Up