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30 Backstabbing Dialogue Prompts

Need writing inspiration for your next story? Here are thirty dialogue prompts for you to use! 1. “I thought he was our friend!” “I didn’t. Am I the only one not surprised by this?” 2. “They—they left?!” “Well, duh. Joining my evil empire doesn’t seem so bad now, does it?” 3. “I’m sorry. I had no choice.” “Yeah, keep telling yourself that.” 4. “Now, I know this may come as a surprise to you, but—” “Don’t make me laugh. Did you really think we were that stupid?” 5. “I hate you!” “The knife in my back makes that quite clear. But thanks for stating the obvious.” 6. “Is—is that the murder weapon?” “No. But it’s about to be.” 7. “I trusted you!” “Yeah, I know. Trust is sort of an important component for deceit.” 8. “I—I can’t breathe!” “That’s unfortunate.” 9. “Let me guess, you’re gonna betray me too?” “Depends. How much will you pay me not to?” 10. “Who stole it?!” “Who do you think, Mr. Everyone Deserves A Second Chance?” 11. “He’s going to backstab us!” “That’s what I’m counting on.” 12...

Earth to Nim

I walk through a grassy meadow where pixies and sprites hide beneath flowers and stones. I find one and follow it all the way to the knothole of an oak tree. The pixie lives with a family of squirrels. One squirrel wearing an apron prepares acorn stew over a warm fire in the fireplace. 

My brother, Jacob, asks me why I’m staring out the window listlessly. By that time, I’m sitting on a tree in the battle of my life fighting goblins and gigantic wolves with bow and arrow in hand. With only three arrows left, I wait anxiously for the king’s army to arrive.

Jacob sighs and says, “Hello? Earth to Nim.”

I pilot a spaceship dodging enemy fire from a large alien armada and jump into hyperspace. I swim to the depths of the sea to visit mermaids. I sit on the bench and have a pleasant talk with Bilbo Baggins. I rise from my chair and volunteer to help Frodo on his journey to Mordor and join the fellowship.

“Can you come back to reality for five minutes?” Jacob asks.

“Nope,” I say.

“Why not?”

“Because in reality, I’m in Wisconsin, but I haven’t a clue where you are. You’ve been missing for months.”

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