<![CDATA[Top In Fiction: 📓 Fiction First]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/s/fictionhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!A12K!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d5870c9-a7b6-44e2-b12e-c6ffbf9f0887_256x256.pngTop In Fiction: 📓 Fiction Firsthttps://www.topinfiction.com/s/fictionSubstackMon, 04 May 2026 03:44:41 GMT<![CDATA[Behind Every Door #8]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-8https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-8Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:00:59 GMTHello All! We’re trying something a bit different around here. Normally, we present opportunities for fiction writers to self-promote and readers to recommend what they’ve read/written and then we share links to those already written works of fiction with our readers.

But here at Top in Fiction we are not just in the business of sharing fiction, we are also in the business of inspiring you to write as well! So, whether you’re a pro and looking for a challenge or a beginning looking for a place to get your creative juices flowing, use StoryStack to help you out!

Learn all there is to know about StoryStack here.

IMAGE1 PROMPT

THE OBJECTIVE

Use the image above as inspiration to write your own story of any length. Whether you enjoy free-writing or giving yourself rules to follow, the choice is up to you. Just as long as you write those words!

THE CHALLENGE

Looking for a bit of a challenge and a chance to have your story featured on our TiF Press website? Then write a StoryStack using the image above. Be sure to label your story with “[StoryStack]” either before or after your story and which Method you used!

NOTE: In order to have your story appear on TiF Press you MUST copy/paste your ENTIRE story in the comments. Leaving a link to your story renders your story ineligible.

SHARE YOUR WORK

Whichever path you decide to take, make sure you leave a comment sharing your story with us, other fellow writers, and our amazing reading audience.

Leave a comment

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]]><![CDATA[Behind Every Door #7]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-7https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-7Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:00:59 GMTEDIT: Apologies for missing the 11/22/25 Behind Every Door.

Hello All! We’re trying something a bit different around here. Normally, we present opportunities for fiction writers to self-promote and readers to recommend what they’ve read/written and then we share links to those already written works of fiction with our readers.

But here at Top in Fiction we are not just in the business of sharing fiction, we are also in the business of inspiring you to write as well! So, whether you’re a pro and looking for a challenge or a beginning looking for a place to get your creative juices flowing, use StoryStack to help you out!

Learn all there is to know about StoryStack here.

IMAGE1 PROMPT

THE OBJECTIVE

Use the image above as inspiration to write your own story of any length. Whether you enjoy free-writing or giving yourself rules to follow, the choice is up to you. Just as long as you write those words!

THE CHALLENGE

Looking for a bit of a challenge and a chance to have your story featured on our TiF Press website? Then write a StoryStack using the image above. Be sure to label your story with “[StoryStack]” either before or after your story and which Method you used!

NOTE: In order to have your story appear on TiF Press you MUST copy/paste your ENTIRE story in the comments. Leaving a link to your story renders your story ineligible.

SHARE YOUR WORK

Whichever path you decide to take, make sure you leave a comment sharing your story with us, other fellow writers, and our amazing reading audience.

Leave a comment

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All images used: Unsplash / Pexels / Pixabay. We DO NOT use AI generated images.

]]><![CDATA[Behind Every Door #6]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-6https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-6Sat, 08 Nov 2025 14:01:32 GMTHello All! We’re trying something a bit different around here. Normally, we present opportunities for fiction writers to self-promote and readers to recommend what they’ve read/written and then we share links to those already written works of fiction with our readers.

But here at Top in Fiction we are not just in the business of sharing fiction, we are also in the business of inspiring you to write as well! So, whether you’re a pro and looking for a challenge or a beginning looking for a place to get your creative juices flowing, use StoryStack to help you out!

Learn all there is to know about StoryStack here.

IMAGE1 PROMPT

THE OBJECTIVE

Use the image above as inspiration to write your own story of any length. Whether you enjoy free-writing or giving yourself rules to follow, the choice is up to you. Just as long as you write those words!

THE CHALLENGE

Looking for a bit of a challenge and a chance to have your story featured on our TiF Press website? Then write a StoryStack using the image above. Be sure to label your story with “[StoryStack]” either before or after your story and which Method you used!

NOTE: In order to have your story appear on TiF Press you MUST copy/paste your ENTIRE story in the comments. Leaving a link to your story renders your story ineligible.

SHARE YOUR WORK

Whichever path you decide to take, make sure you leave a comment sharing your story with us, other fellow writers, and our amazing reading audience.

Leave a comment

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All images used: Unsplash / Pexels / Pixabay. We DO NOT use AI generated images.

]]><![CDATA[Pentober Round-Up | Week 4]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/p/pentober-round-up-week-4https://www.topinfiction.com/p/pentober-round-up-week-4Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:30:56 GMTHi all,

One more week left. Can you believe we’ve almost completed 31 days? But, for those who really enjoyed Pentober and don’t want it to end, I have a bit of an announcement coming in our final Round-Up next week!

Till then, enjoy this round-up of handwritten storytelling. Some newcomers and old reliables in the mix this week! Enjoy! 👀

DAY 19 | SHROUD

(10 participants)

DAY 20 | REVENANT

(8 Participants)

DAY 21 | WRAITH

(7 Participants)
Ariadne Pautina

DAY 22 | CURSE

(9 Participants)
Laura Cantanzano

DAY 23 | SCREECH

(9 Participants)
Hylia

DAY 24 | TEETH

(8 Participants)

DAY 25 | BLOODSTAIN

(8 Participants)

ALL PARTICIPANTS (…this week…)

(Listed in Alphabetical Order)

/ / / / / / / / / / /

Want to participate this week or catch up? Read the official post here and make sure you tag or share your pic in our daily Substack Chat.

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]]><![CDATA[Behind Every Door #5]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-5https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-5Sat, 25 Oct 2025 13:02:54 GMTHello All! We’re trying something a bit different around here. Normally, we present opportunities for fiction writers to self-promote and readers to recommend what they’ve read/written and then we share links to those already written works of fiction with our readers.

But here at Top in Fiction we are not just in the business of sharing fiction, we are also in the business of inspiring you to write as well! So, whether you’re a pro and looking for a challenge or a beginning looking for a place to get your creative juices flowing, use StoryStack to help you out!

Learn all there is to know about StoryStack here.

IMAGE1 PROMPT

THE OBJECTIVE

Use the image above as inspiration to write your own story of any length. Whether you enjoy free-writing or giving yourself rules to follow, the choice is up to you. Just as long as you write those words!

THE CHALLENGE

Looking for a bit of a challenge and a chance to have your story featured on our TiF Press website? Then write a StoryStack using the image above. Be sure to label your story with “[StoryStack]” either before or after your story and which Method you used!

NOTE: In order to have your story appear on TiF Press you MUST copy/paste your ENTIRE story in the comments. Leaving a link to your story renders your story ineligible.

SHARE YOUR WORK

Whichever path you decide to take, make sure you leave a comment sharing your story with us, other fellow writers, and our amazing reading audience.

Leave a comment

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All images used: Unsplash / Pexels / Pixabay. We DO NOT use AI generated images.

]]><![CDATA[Pentober Round-Up | Week 3]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/p/pentober-round-up-week-3https://www.topinfiction.com/p/pentober-round-up-week-3Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:53:22 GMTHi all,

Before we head into the last two weeks of October, I want to take a moment to reflect on this past week. Aside from the really great and unique storytelling this week also had some great words that, I think, made for some pretty interesting reads.

There’s nothing like a community coming together to share in a common goal. And special shout out to those who are participating every single day. Especially to those who have managed to string each word together to create a continuing story! I wish I had thought of that back on day one! You are all doing so brilliantly and I can’t wait to see the many pages of all this in the end. 👀

DAY 12 | CHAINS

(8 participants)

DAY 13 | OMEN

(11 Participants)

DAY 14 | DUST

(6 Participants)

DAY 15 | GRAVE

(11 Participants)

DAY 16 | FLICKER

(9 Participants)
Ariadne Pautina

DAY 17 | ASYLUM

(8 Participants)

DAY 18 | RITUAL

(7 Participants)

ALL PARTICIPANTS (…this week…)

(Listed in Alphabetical Order)

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Want to participate this week or catch up? Read the official post here and make sure you tag or share your pic in our daily Substack Chat.

Share

]]><![CDATA[Pentober Round-Up | Week 2]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/p/pentober-round-up-week-2https://www.topinfiction.com/p/pentober-round-up-week-2Sun, 12 Oct 2025 14:31:17 GMTHi all,

As this is the first time putting something like this together, you’ll have to forgive if it seems a bit disorganized. But, we’re here for the stories and the amazing community that banded together with pen and paper in hand to write them.

We’ve had more than a dozen submissions each day so I’ve done my best to pick a few for reach day but will highlight all of those who are participating and you should go check out their Substack Notes or visit our daily Substack Chat to read the contributions:

DAY 5 | THORN

(12 participants)

DAY 6 | DOORWAY

(11 Participants)

DAY 7 | CANDLEWICK

(10 Participants)

DAY 8 | WHISPERS

(11 Participants)

DAY 9 | FLICKER

(11 Participants)

DAY 10 | SHATTER

(11 Participants)

DAY 11 | CROWS

(7 Participants)

ALL PARTICIPANTS

(Listed in Alphabetical Order)

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Want to participate this week or catch up? Read the official post here and make sure you tag or share your pic in our daily Substack Chat.

]]><![CDATA[Behind Every Door #4]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-4https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-4Sat, 11 Oct 2025 14:02:05 GMTHello All! We’re trying something a bit different around here. Normally, we present opportunities for fiction writers to self-promote and readers to recommend what they’ve read/written and then we share links to those already written works of fiction with our readers.

But here at Top in Fiction we are not just in the business of sharing fiction, we are also in the business of inspiring you to write as well! So, whether you’re a pro and looking for a challenge or a beginning looking for a place to get your creative juices flowing, use StoryStack to help you out!

Learn all there is to know about StoryStack here.

IMAGE1 PROMPT

THE OBJECTIVE

Use the image above as inspiration to write your own story of any length. Whether you enjoy free-writing or giving yourself rules to follow, the choice is up to you. Just as long as you write those words!

THE CHALLENGE

Looking for a bit of a challenge and a chance to have your story featured on our TiF Press website? Then write a StoryStack using the image above. Be sure to label your story with “[StoryStack]” either before or after your story and which Method you used!

NOTE: In order to have your story appear on TiF Press you MUST copy/paste your ENTIRE story in the comments. Leaving a link to your story renders your story ineligible.

SHARE YOUR WORK

Whichever path you decide to take, make sure you leave a comment sharing your story with us, other fellow writers, and our amazing reading audience.

Leave a comment

1

All images used: Unsplash / Pexels / Pixabay. We DO NOT use AI generated images.

]]><![CDATA[Pentober Round-Up | Week 1]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/p/pentober-round-up-week-1https://www.topinfiction.com/p/pentober-round-up-week-1Sun, 05 Oct 2025 11:18:44 GMTHi all,

As this is the first time putting something like this together, you’ll have to forgive if it seems a bit disorganized. But, we’re here for the stories and the amazing community that banded together with pen and paper in hand to write them.

We’ve had more than a dozen submissions each day so I’ve done my best to pick a few for reach day but will highlight all of those who are participating and you should go check out their Substack Notes or visit our daily Substack Chat to read the contributions:

DAY 1 | FOG

(18 participants)

DAY 2 | LANTERN

(21 Participants)

DAY 3 | SILENCE

(15 Participants)

DAY 4 | HOLLOW

(10 Participants)

ALL PARTICIPANTS

(Listed in Alphabetical Order)

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Want to participate this week or catch up? Read the official post here and make sure you tag or share your pic in our daily Substack Chat.

]]><![CDATA[Behind Every Door #3]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-3https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-3Sat, 27 Sep 2025 13:03:05 GMTHello All! We’re trying something a bit different around here. Normally, we present opportunities for fiction writers to self-promote and readers to recommend what they’ve read/written and then we share links to those already written works of fiction with our readers.

But here at Top in Fiction we are not just in the business of sharing fiction, we are also in the business of inspiring you to write as well! So, whether you’re a pro and looking for a challenge or a beginning looking for a place to get your creative juices flowing, use StoryStack to help you out!

Learn all there is to know about StoryStack here.

IMAGE1 PROMPT

THE OBJECTIVE

Use the image above as inspiration to write your own story of any length. Whether you enjoy free-writing or giving yourself rules to follow, the choice is up to you. Just as long as you write those words!

THE CHALLENGE

Looking for a bit of a challenge and a chance to have your story featured on our TiF Press website? Then write a StoryStack using the image above. Be sure to label your story with “[StoryStack]” either before or after your story and which Method you used!

NOTE: In order to have your story appear on TiF Press you MUST copy/paste your ENTIRE story in the comments. Leaving a link to your story renders your story ineligible.

SHARE YOUR WORK

Whichever path you decide to take, make sure you leave a comment sharing your story with us, other fellow writers, and our amazing reading audience.

Leave a comment

1

All images used: Unsplash / Pexels / Pixabay. We DO NOT use AI generated images.

]]><![CDATA[Behind Every Door #2]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-2https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-2Sat, 13 Sep 2025 12:57:20 GMTHello All! We’re trying something a bit different around here. Normally, we present opportunities for fiction writers to self-promote and readers to recommend what they’ve read/written and then we share links to those already written works of fiction with our readers.

But here at Top in Fiction we are not just in the business of sharing fiction, we are also in the business of inspiring you to write as well! So, whether you’re a pro and looking for a challenge or a beginning looking for a place to get your creative juices flowing, use StoryStack to help you out!

Learn all there is to know about StoryStack here.

IMAGE1 PROMPT

THE OBJECTIVE

Use the image above as inspiration to write your own story of any length. Whether you enjoy free-writing or giving yourself rules to follow, the choice is up to you. Just as long as you write those words!

THE CHALLENGE

Looking for a bit of a challenge and a chance to have your story featured on our TiF Press website? Then write a StoryStack using the image above. Be sure to label your story with “[StoryStack]” either before or after your story and which Method you used!

NOTE: In order to have your story appear on TiF Press you MUST copy/paste your ENTIRE story in the comments. Leaving a link to your story renders your story ineligible.

SHARE YOUR WORK

Whichever path you decide to take, make sure you leave a comment sharing your story with us, other fellow writers, and our amazing reading audience.

Leave a comment

1

All images used: Unsplash / Pexels / Pixabay. We DO NOT use AI generated images.

]]><![CDATA[Behind Every Door #1]]>https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-1https://www.topinfiction.com/p/behind-every-door-1Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:31:13 GMTHello All! We’re trying something a bit different around here. Normally, we present opportunities for fiction writers to self-promote and readers to recommend what they’ve read/written and then we share links to those already written works of fiction with our readers.

But here at Top in Fiction we are not just in the business of sharing fiction, we are also in the business of inspiring you to write as well! So, whether you’re a pro and looking for a challenge or a beginning looking for a place to get your creative juices flowing, use StoryStack to help you out!

Learn all there is to know about StoryStack here.

IMAGE1 PROMPT

THE OBJECTIVE

Use the image above as inspiration to write your own story of any length. Whether you enjoy free-writing or giving yourself rules to follow, the choice is up to you. Just as long as you write those words!

THE CHALLENGE

Looking for a bit of a challenge and a chance to have your story featured on our TiF Press website? Then write a StoryStack using the image above. Be sure to label your story with “[StoryStack]” either before or after your story!

SHARE YOUR WORK

Whichever path you decide to take, make sure you leave a comment sharing your story with us, other fellow writers, and our amazing reading audience.

Leave a comment

1

All images used: Unsplash / Pexels / Pixabay. We DO NOT use AI generated images.

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