Flash Face Off Prompts – Wail vs Whale

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How To Find Time To Write When Everything Is Chaos And You’re Too Busy To Breathe

We’ve got a shocking secret to tell you about how you can find time to write. Warning: existential crisis inside.
Flash Face Off Prompts – Spectre vs Rector

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5 Competitions and Submissions! March

Too many options when it comes to submitting your work? Here’s our top five comps and subs for February 2026.
February 2026 Toot Your Flute

Who won at writing in January? The monthly list of WHQers and their writerly wins.
Flash Face Off Prompts – Grow vs Shrink

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No, we’re not using AI thanks 🤖

In which Sarah is accused of using AI and explains yet another reason why Writers’ HQ is against using thinking machines for creating art.
Flash Face Off Prompts – Same vs Different

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Flash Face Off Prompts – Light vs Heavy

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Writing In The Stars: Lessons on Conflict from the Star Trek Universe

An extremely niche blog about what the Star Trek utopia can teach us about how to handle conflict, and why New Trek gets it so wrong.