Community Welcome and Guidelines
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100words?
100words is a weekly drabble challenge community originally hosted on Imzy and now here on Dreamwidth. Every Tuesday a new prompt is posted -- a word, picture, phrase, quotation -- and members are invited to respond with a drabble (fiction that is exactly 100 words in length).
Do I have to include the prompt in my reply?
No. The prompt is merely a means to get your creative juices flowing.
Seriously, what if my drabble doesn't include the prompt?
Not a problem. The prompt is merely there to inspire you to write 100 words.
What if I write more than 100 words?
Please limit your responses to 100 words in length. There are other communities for fiction under and over 100 words, such asfandomweekly.
The exception to this rule is every tenth week during the amnesty round, when you may post double (200 word) or triple (300 word) responses by using tag #356 - double/triple drabbles. You can use more than one tag on a drabble during amnesty rounds!
How do I participate?
Please post your fiction to the community, indicating in the tag which prompt you are answering. We started with Prompt #25 on Dreamwidth because that's where 100 Words on Imzy was at.
Here is a template for posting your work:
Subject: Original - Title (or) Fandom - Title
Title:
Original (or) Fandom:
Rating:
Notes:
Here's the template for easier pasting:
What if I miss a prompt?
No worries! Every tenth week is an Amnesty Week, when all previous prompts are fair game.
Can I post fanfic/original fic?
All fiction is welcome at100words. Please indicate the fandom in your post, or whether it is original fiction. Content warnings for potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers are also expected.
Do I need to include content warnings such as triggers, mature ratings, and spoilers?
Yes. And please put your drabble under a cut tag if it contains potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers for media released in the last month.
Can I post AI works?
No. AI-generated works are not welcome here. Like plagiarism, AI fiction does not reflect your particular creativity and is antithetical to the community's purpose.
Is there an AO3 collection?
There is! You can find the AO3 collection here and can include your work in the collection by choosing 100words in the "Post to Collections / Challenges" field.
I have a question you haven't answered!
Feel free to comment here!
Welcome to100words on Dreamwidth.
*originally posted 19 Jan 2017 bymisbegotten. Last updated 06 December 2025.
What is
100words?100words is a weekly drabble challenge community originally hosted on Imzy and now here on Dreamwidth. Every Tuesday a new prompt is posted -- a word, picture, phrase, quotation -- and members are invited to respond with a drabble (fiction that is exactly 100 words in length).Do I have to include the prompt in my reply?
No. The prompt is merely a means to get your creative juices flowing.
Seriously, what if my drabble doesn't include the prompt?
Not a problem. The prompt is merely there to inspire you to write 100 words.
What if I write more than 100 words?
Please limit your responses to 100 words in length. There are other communities for fiction under and over 100 words, such as
fandomweekly. The exception to this rule is every tenth week during the amnesty round, when you may post double (200 word) or triple (300 word) responses by using tag #356 - double/triple drabbles. You can use more than one tag on a drabble during amnesty rounds!
How do I participate?
Please post your fiction to the community, indicating in the tag which prompt you are answering. We started with Prompt #25 on Dreamwidth because that's where 100 Words on Imzy was at.
Here is a template for posting your work:
Subject: Original - Title (or) Fandom - Title
Title:
Original (or) Fandom:
Rating:
Notes:
Here's the template for easier pasting:
What if I miss a prompt?
No worries! Every tenth week is an Amnesty Week, when all previous prompts are fair game.
Can I post fanfic/original fic?
All fiction is welcome at
100words. Please indicate the fandom in your post, or whether it is original fiction. Content warnings for potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers are also expected.Do I need to include content warnings such as triggers, mature ratings, and spoilers?
Yes. And please put your drabble under a cut tag if it contains potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers for media released in the last month.
Can I post AI works?
No. AI-generated works are not welcome here. Like plagiarism, AI fiction does not reflect your particular creativity and is antithetical to the community's purpose.
Is there an AO3 collection?
There is! You can find the AO3 collection here and can include your work in the collection by choosing 100words in the "Post to Collections / Challenges" field.
I have a question you haven't answered!
Feel free to comment here!
Welcome to
100words on Dreamwidth.*originally posted 19 Jan 2017 by
misbegotten. Last updated 06 December 2025.ADMIN: AI-generated works
Dec. 6th, 2025 08:37 amsweettartheartA quick note to let you know of an addition to the guidelines for the community: AI-generated works are not welcome here. Do not post or link to AI responses to the prompts. Like plagiarism, AI fiction does not reflect your particular creativity and is antithetical to the community's purpose.
The community guidelines anchored as a sticky note at the top of the community will be updated shortly to reflect this change. Please take a moment to refresh your memory of the other guidelines. Thank you!
The community guidelines anchored as a sticky note at the top of the community will be updated shortly to reflect this change. Please take a moment to refresh your memory of the other guidelines. Thank you!
Admin Change
Nov. 26th, 2024 08:53 ammisbegottensweettartheart will be moderating 100words henceforth, so if you have a question and get a response from them don't be surprised!It's been more than 7 years of fantastic drabbling. Thank you to everyone for participating!
Brief Hiatus
Jul. 2nd, 2024 07:21 ammisbegottenI'm in the midst of unpacking all our worldly belongings. We will do amnesty week later. Thanks for your patience!
Signal Boost: Three Sentence Fic
Jan. 16th, 2024 02:27 pmmisbegotten
threesentenceficathon for the year has started. If you want to post prompts or write some short fiction, take a look at the rules and then dive in to the prompt posts!ADMIN: Call for Prompts
Jun. 29th, 2020 11:19 pmmisbegottenUnfortunately my new computer has not arrived yet. Since I can't put together the list of all previous prompts using my phone, I'm postponing Amnesty Week until next week.
In the meantime, shall we brainstorm? In the comments, leave your suggestions for prompts we might use in the future. I'm open to one word prompts, phrases, quotations, anything that fits a prompt model we've used before (i.e. word pairs, picture prompts, song titles), or any new prompt models you might suggest. You can find the previous prompts on the Tags page.
Thank you for all you do to make100words a great place to be. It's been a fabulous 200 weeks!
In the meantime, shall we brainstorm? In the comments, leave your suggestions for prompts we might use in the future. I'm open to one word prompts, phrases, quotations, anything that fits a prompt model we've used before (i.e. word pairs, picture prompts, song titles), or any new prompt models you might suggest. You can find the previous prompts on the Tags page.
Thank you for all you do to make
100words a great place to be. It's been a fabulous 200 weeks!Mod Post: Hiatus
Oct. 26th, 2018 02:40 pmmisbegotten100words will be on hiatus for a couple of weeks. Please feel free to post drabbles from any of the previous challenges for the duration of the hiatus.Thanks!
misbegottenJust a fly-by mod post to say thanks to everybody who has been participating in the community thus far, and especially those who are filling my reading list with Amnesty Week prompts! It's lovely to see so much activity. THANK YOU!
