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1prompt2Write a story about someone making a deal with the devil.3You confront the monster you’ve spent many long years hunting. Except they’re not exactly what you thought they’d be…4Write a story about a monster trying to become more human. Or about a human trying to become more monstrous.5Set your story in a haunted house.6Write a story about someone trying to resist their darker impulses. Whether they succeed or fail is up to you.7"It’s the last evening of your vacation and you’re watching the sunset with your friends/partner/family, wishing summer would never end. But just as the sun dips below the horizon, you notice it returning in reverse."8"Each year, your character's family goes on the most exotic vacations. Finally they discover why — their family are assassins."9"Now, as an adult, your character looks back on this summer as the summer when they grew up."10What was meant to be a great bonding vacation turns sour when an uninvited guest tags along.11Set your story on the eve of the first day back at school.12Write about an AI or person trying to inject a ‘human touch’ into their work.13Write about someone with a Midas touch: everything they touch turns to [fill in the blank].14Write a story about someone who is losing feeling in their hands and/or fingers.15Start or end your story with a character receiving a hug or words of comfort.16"Start your story with a character looking closely at something, or someone. They can't quite decide if what they're looking at is natural, or man-made."17Set your story in a post office.18"A mysterious letter is delivered to your character's home. It's not addressed to them, but they can't resist peeking..."19Write a story about a pair of pen pals.20"Write an epistolary story set during a major historical event. The event may be the subject of the letters directly, or be referenced in the background."21"Write a story in the form of a letter, or multiple letters back and forth."22End your story with two characters reconciling.23Set or begin your story in a room lit by the flickering flames of the fireplace.24Write a story involving a friendship with an adorable animal.25Begin your story with a librarian searching for something.26Write a story starring an octogenarian who’s more than meets the eye.27"Write a story that includes someone saying, “We’re not alone.”"28Make a mysterious message an important part of your story.29"Write a story about a character who is trying to share groundbreaking news, but isn’t being taken seriously."30Write about a character who has to grapple with something completely alien to them.31Set your story after aliens have officially arrived on Earth.32Start your story with someone walking into a gas station.33"Write a story about someone getting lost, but discovering something they didn’t expect along the way."34Write a story about someone going on a life-changing journey.35Write about two strangers who are both heading to the same destination and agree to do a long distance drive together.36Set your entire story in a car.37Set your story in a rosy-pink world where everything is rainbows and unicorns… until it isn’t.38Write a story about someone who is constantly being put into a box by others.39Write a story about a character who finds a childhood toy that brings back memories.40"Write a story where the characters start to realize that they are, in fact, just characters."41Write a story about someone living vicariously through someone else.42Set your story in the kitchen of a bustling restaurant.43Write a story about a magician who never reveals their secrets — until now.44A journalist has been granted permission to visit the premises of a lab carrying out top-secret work. They could never have anticipated what they’d find…45"Write about a person who constantly has to put on a persona (e.g. at work, in their relationships, etc.) who can finally drop the facade."46"Set your story on a film or TV set, starting with someone calling “Cut!”"47"Set your story in an eerie, surreal setting."48Write about a character in a situation where they have to be brave for someone else’s sake.49Start your story with a character seeing something terrifying.50Write a story that contains a flashback of a nightmare.51Write about someone facing their greatest fear.52Write about a character who breaks free from a tradition to create a new one.53Make a character perform a ceremony to set something or someone free.54Write about a character who develops a special ritual to cope with something.55Make your protagonist go through a rite of passage.56Start your story during a full moon night.57Write a story about someone seeking revenge for a past wrong.58"Write a Western-inspired story in a new genre or setting (e.g. a space western, fantasy western, etc.)"59"Write a story about someone undertaking a long, dangerous journey."60Set your story in a desert town.61Write a story about a stranger coming to town and shaking up the order of things.62Start your story in the middle of the action.63"Write a story that experiments with tone — perhaps a difficult subject dealt with in a playful way, or an ostensibly happy scene that hints at darkness lurking beneath."64Write about two friends getting into a fist fight.65"Write about how a single event affects a seemingly unrelated area of a character’s life (their friendships, career, romantic relationships, etc.)"66Write a story during which two conversations happen simultaneously.67Write about two people striking up an unlikely friendship.68"Write a story about two friends who find themselves competing for something: a job, a prize, a love interest, etc."69"Set your story at a wedding reception, where a group of high school friends are meeting for the first time in years."70"Write about two friends who were once inseparable, but now find themselves growing apart — or even friends turned enemies."71Write a story about lifelong best friends.72"Write about someone who has always done something as part of a group, and is now starting to set out solo, or vice versa."73"Write a story inspired by SHINee’s “Ring Ding Dong”, where someone can’t get a song out of their head no matter how hard they try."74Write a story about someone who has put “Blood Sweat & Tears” into getting where they are — only to question whether it was worth it.75Write a story from the point of view of a “sasaeng” (an obsessive fan).76"Set your story at a large entertainment venue, after the show has ended, amongst the discarded plastic cups and confetti."77Your main character has a secret superpower; the gossip they spread always comes true.78Write a story about someone trying to track down the source of a rumor.79"Your character is known as the town gossip. One day, it comes back to bite them."80Write a story about a piece of gossip that becomes more and more distorted as it passes from person to person.81Write a story that includes the line “my lips are sealed.”82Write a story about a character who returns home changed by someone they met on a trip.83"Write a story about someone who finds someone’s diary, and tries to reunite it with its owner. It’s up to you whether they read it or not!"84"Your protagonist walks past an intriguing stranger, then turns around to take another look at them. The stranger turns around, too. Write about what happens next."85Write about a character having a spiritual experience at a concert or a nightclub.86"Set your story on a warm summer evening with a full moon, when everything feels magnetic and your character’s about to meet someone important."87Write a story that contains the phrase “Okay class! Pop quiz.”88Write a short story about a teacher or mentor figure who recognizes hidden (or magical!) potential in someone and helps them cultivate it.89Write about a school trip that takes a turn for the unexpected.90Start your story with somebody getting called to the principal’s office.91Write a story about an unconventional teacher.92"Set your story in a world where everyone’s decisions are made for them. One morning, your character wakes up, and chooses not to go to work. Wait…chooses?!"93"Write about somebody who wholeheartedly believes in fate, and views every little thing through the lens of predestiny."94Write a story that includes the phrase “I’m free!”95Write about a god desperately trying to get their chosen hero to follow the path they set out for them.96Write a story about someone successfully — or unsuccessfully — escaping their fate.97"Set your story in a world where time travel has been perfected, and people can use it to hop between alternate timelines — but at a cost."98Write a story involving a portal into a parallel universe.99"You’re walking down the street, when you spot a familiar figure. It’s another you. And they’ve come from an alternate reality to warn you about something."100Write a story that includes the phrase “Maybe in another life.”101"Write about a character unknowingly experiencing a “sliding doors” moment. Write your story in two halves; what could have been, and what actually happened."102Write about someone who is learning to recognize and take credit for their own achievements.103Write a story that includes the phrase “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”104"Write a story about someone who receives — or makes — a life-changing, anonymous donation."105"Write a story from the point of view of a sidekick, or someone who is happy to stay away from the limelight."106"Set your story in a staff room of an essential profession that is often undervalued — nurses, cafeteria staff, sanitation workers, etc."107Write a story inspired by the phrase “Back to square one.”108Write a story inspired by the phrase “The plot thickens.”109Write a story inspired by the phrase “The short end of the stick.”110Write a story inspired by the phrase “I’ll eat my hat.”111Write a story inspired by the phrase “It’s hardly brain surgery.”112Write a story containing the words “it’s the thought that counts.”113"Write a fable inspired by a relatable life experience (explaining the moral before or after the story, if you’d like)."114"Write a story where someone insists on giving your main character a ride to the airport, only for their car to break down."115"Write about somebody whose intentions are pure, but somehow always manages to do the wrong thing."116Write a story inspired by the concept of arigata-meiwaku — a favor that turns out to be a nuisance for its recipient.117Write about someone rediscovering something old they thought they’d lost.118Write about someone stuck in an endless cycle who finally manages to break free.119Write a story about someone trying to reinvent themselves after spending a long time in a rut.120Set your story at an antique roadshow.121Write about someone finding a treasure in an unexpected place.122"Write a story that includes someone saying, “I feel alive.”"123Make Japan (or Japanese culture) an element of your story.124Write a story about a character who’s late to witness a special event.125Write about a character who is starting to open up to life again.126Start your story with your character(s) going to buy some flowers.127Start your story with someone vowing to take revenge.128Write a story about a fandom129"Set your story in New York, where someone’s been waiting for your character."130Write about someone who decides to make their own version of something old.131Start a story that begins with a character saying “Speak now.”132"Start your story with “It was so terribly cold. Snow was falling, and it was almost dark.” (Hans Christian Andersen, “The Little Match Girl”)"133"Write a modern version of ""The Tiger, the Brahmin, and the Jackal,"" in which someone suffers from their own good deeds and must turn to an unlikely source for help."134"Write a story about a fox spirit (a gumiho, jiǔwěihú, kitsune, or hồ ly tinh), inspired by, e.g. Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese folklore."135Write a story inspired by this quote from Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy: “In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.”136Write a story where a character must continue to tell their tale to a listener to avoid unsavory consequences.137"Write about a character who’s attending a dinner thrown in their honor, but deeply embarrasses themself during their speech."138"Write about someone who thinks they just got a great deal on something, only for them to realize…"139Write a story about someone who is determined to not have their day spoiled — but the universe is trying their patience.140"Write about a character who would have complete happiness, if it weren’t for that one thing."141"Write a story that starts with the line “So, what’s the catch?”"142Write about a human and a cat that come to some kind of mutual understanding.143Set your story in a cat shelter.144"Write about a cat living in an ancient temple, like the Acropolis."145"Write a story from the point of view of a big cat — whether that’s a lion, cheetah, etc., or just a chunky pet."146Start your story with a character being led somewhere by a stray cat.147"Write a story entirely of dialogue. Nothing but dialogue. No attributives (he said, she said, etc.). No descriptions of scenes or gestures or movements (unless these things are presented in the dialogue). Just words between quotation marks. Pure, beautiful, untainted dialogue."148"Write a story that formally utilizes a mathematical sequence; e.g., the Fibonacci sequence could determine the number of words in each paragraph, or start with a number and work backwards. Make sure the formula is made clear, either within the story, or before or after it. "149Write a story within a story within a story within a ...150"Write a story of fragments. Many options here: no verbs, sentence fragments, short sections, nothing but objects, etc. The fragments should relate to one another obliquely, hesitantly, subtly, ambiguously, preposterously, marvelously."151Write a story in which each paragraph begins or ends (or both!) with the same sentence. 152Set all or part of your story in a jam-packed storage unit.153Write about a dragon who doesn’t know what to do with their hoard anymore. 154"Start a story with someone saying, “It’s mine, and you can’t have it!”"155Someone’s beloved collection is destroyed. How do they react?156Write a story about someone who doesn’t know how to let go.157Write a story where a character has to decide whether to press the button or not.158Write about someone who has chosen to disconnect and live an analog life.159Write a story about a character who is experiencing glitches in their reality.160Set your story during a complete city or nation-wide blackout.161"Start your story with someone saying “Houston, we have a problem.”"162"Write a story about two characters whose paths briefly cross, but are actually going in opposite directions — whether literally or figuratively."163Write a story that includes the line “We’re just too different.”164Write about a character who uses sarcasm as a defense mechanism.165Write a story about two opposites finding themselves surprisingly attracted to one another.166Write a story about someone who is cursed to always say the opposite of what they mean.167Start your story with someone entering a taxi and saying ‘follow that car.’168Write about a character who wishes they could just disappear — and then they do.169Write a story where someone’s paranoia is justified.170Set your story in a society where everyone is constantly aware of unwanted surveillance.171Start your story with a home alarm system going off.172"Write a story that includes someone saying, “Let’s go for a walk.”"173"Write about a character who, for whatever reason, retreats to a remote cabin."174"Write about a character who’s climbing a mountain, whether internal, external, or both."175Write a story about someone who has to “move mountains” to get what they want.176Write about someone who realizes they're on the wrong path. 177Write about someone whose luck is running out.178Set your story in a casino.179Write about someone losing their lucky charm.180Start your story with someone having a run of bad luck.181Write a story that hinges on the outcome of a coin flip.182End your story with a kiss at midnight.183Write a story about someone scrambling on New Year's Eve to fulfil their resolutions for the entire year before the clock strikes twelve.184Your character always makes the same promise; to change. Will they finally make it happen this time?185Write a story in the form of a list of New Year's resolutions.186Start your story with someone making a vision board.187Write a story about an unconventional holiday tradition.188Write about a cynical character realizing they do have something to celebrate after all.189"Set your story at a work holiday party,"190Write a story that takes place over the eight nights of Hannukah.191Write a story about a family (biological or found) coming together for Christmas.192Write a story about a character who struggles to translate their thoughts and feelings into words and action.193"Lost in a foreign city where they don’t speak the language, your character uses a translation app to get around, but constantly runs into problems."194Write about someone who is slowly forgetting their mother tongue or losing their language.195"Set your story in a meeting where a professional interpreter takes some liberties, with major consequences."196"Write a story about two or more characters who don't speak each other's language (literally or metaphorically), but still find a way to communicate."197Set your story in a magical bookshop.198Write a story told from the point of view of an animal.199"Cast a magician (a real one, or a party entertainer) as your story’s protagonist."200Start your story with someone witnessing magic from a hiding place.201Write a story involving a magical potion — which may or may not work.202"Write a story that includes someone saying, “Thank you for that.”"203Write about a professional who is called back to serve their community after retirement.204Write about a character who discovers something while raking leaves in their neighborhood.205"Write a story about someone who volunteers to read for others at the local library, and how it impacts their community."206Start your story with two people planting a tree together.207Write a story about a brilliant scientist making a startling discovery.208Write about someone whose desire to constantly improve something borders on obsessive.209Write a story about someone coming to terms with how different they are from their younger self.210Write about two old friends meeting for the first time in years.211"Write a story where someone says, “Everything is changing.”"212Write a story that includes the phrase “Thank you! It’s just what I wanted.”213"Write a story starring a store cashier, during the busy pre-holiday season."214Write about a character going to great lengths to return an unwanted gift.215End your story with a character receiving a deeply meaningful gift they weren’t expecting.216Coming up with a gift idea was the easy part — getting your hands on it is another thing entirely.217Write a story about a character who acts like they ‘don’t have feelings’ — except they’re just putting up a facade.218"Set your story in an unfiltered world, where people are always honest about how they feel."219"Write about a character reminiscing over something they should have said, and how their life would be completely different had they said it."220"Write about a character who must confess their true feelings by midnight, or risk losing it all."221"Set your story in a world devoid of logic, where feelings govern all decision-making."222"Your character is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime. The story takes place during a long-haul flight, with an open return-date. What happens?"223Write a story where someone decides to take the long way home.224Write about a character who is trying to leave something or someone behind — only to realize they carry it with them.225Write about two solo travelers who keep bumping into each other in the most unexpected of places. 226Start your story with someone looking at a breathtaking view and getting emotional.227Re-write Frankenstein from the perspective of the monster that Dr. Frankenstein created. 228You wake up one day to discover that you've been transported inside of a novel... and it's a horror novel. 229"A troop of clowns is performing in your city this weekend... and on the day of, some strange things start happening. "230Write a horror story that subverts the Cursed Artifact trope. 231"""Hi, this is the IRS."""232"In this world, everyone is born knowing how old they will be when they die. "233"You get to star in a reality TV show of your choice. Which show do you choose, and what kind of a character do you become on that show?"234Write a short story that charts the beginning of a relationship to its end.235You just got promoted at work... but your new boss is a piece of work. Or so you thought. 236"Write about your happiest memory, and what about it made you so happy. "237Write about a time that you failed in your objective. 238What qualities do you look for in a friend? Why?239Set a narrative inside of the last dream you had. 240Write about a time that you were lost (metaphorically or literally). 241"You are given three wishes, but there's a catch: one of them won't come true for the rest of your life, and you don't get to pick which one it is. What do you wish for?"242Write about a time you felt betrayed. 243"How has your relationship with social media changed over the past five years, if at all?"244Craft a 30-second pitch for yourself to a stranger in a coffee shop. How would you describe yourself in that 30 seconds?245Your home is ablaze. What are the first five things you grab on your way out of the door? Why?246What is your earliest memory? Describe it using all five senses. 247What would you title your autobiography? Why?248Do you think that human nature is inherently good or evil? Or none of the above? Explain your reasoning. 249Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Write about what you consider to be the disadvantages and advantages of each. 250"If you were a Buzzfeed quiz, which quiz would you be? Why?"251What was the last daydream that you dreamt while in class? (Be honest.) Turn that into a short story.252Write a story inspired by your favorite Tiktok reel.253You're trapped on a version of Groundhog Day... and the day that keeps looping for you is the day right before summer break starts. 254Write a letter to your middle school self. What would you want them to know?255Interview your favorite fictional villain. What questions would you ask them?256You have to escape from a house on fire. What are the first three things you grab? Why?257Explain a computer to someone from the 16th century. 258Define what trust means to you. 259Write a letter describing yourself and your modern life to a pen pal who lives in the year 1905. 260What's your first memory? Describe it on paper using all five senses. 261Write a guidebook for someone from outer space who is visiting your neighborhood for the first time. 262Re-write a famous fairy tale from the villain's perspective. 263Would you rather be able to change the past or change the future? Why?264Write about a time when you did something without thinking it through.265"Finish this sentence: ""I wish that I..."""266You find a magical portal in your bedroom one day. Do you step into it? What happens?267Write a scary story that you could tell around a campfire!268"If you could be anything in the world, what would you be? Why?"269Write about your dream for the future. Be as descriptive as possible. 270"If I were the teacher for a day, this is what I would do! Write about it. "271Write about a time that you took a chance. 272Think about your favorite place in the world. What makes it so special to you? Write about it. 273Write about a time that you felt betrayed.274Write about a time that you were brave.275"One day, you wake up... and your pet has started talking to you! What do they say?"276Write a letter to a pen pal in a far away land. 277"Your friend invents a time-traveling machine, and invites you to enter it. Which year do you travel to?"278"You get to meet a character from your favorite book. Which three do you pick, and why?"279What's your first memory? Describe it as if it were a story.280"If I were rich, the first thing I would do is..."281"""I trusted you."""282"Write a story where a character's last words to someone are: ""I wish I could forget you."""283One is the loneliest number. And you're one. 284"""You've been staring out of the window for the last 3 hours. Why?"""285"""I'll be here forever,"" they said. But they had a different definition of 'forever' than you."286Write a story that centers memory loss. 287"""Some days it's hard to even get out of bed."""288Write a story that follows a relationship from its start to its end. 289"Write a story that expands on Ernest Hemingway's famous 6-word story: ""For sale: baby shoes. Never worn."""290Write a story set during a visit to the graveyard.291"""I thought that hatred was the worst that our relationship could devolve into. But I was wrong. Indifference is even worse than hatred."""292"Write a story that both starts and ends with the word, ""Goodbye."""293Fly by the seat of your pants and write a story without a plan.294Write a story that involves the architectural plans for a building.295"Write about a plan that goes wrong, for the better."296Write a story about a character who tries to control their life down to the most minute detail — but has to learn to let go.297Start your story with the line “I’ve got a plan”. 298Write a traditional English poem in iambic pentameter. 299Write a poem with zero punctuation. 300Choose a title from our Book Title Generator. Write a poem inspired by that title. 301Pick a random number. Write a poem with that many stanzas. 302Write a haiku about love. 303Write a poem about loss. 304Write a poem based on your saddest memory. 305Write a poem based on your happiest memory. 306Write a poem about growing old. 307Write a poem about wanting something that you can't have. 308Write a poem about your favorite part of nature. 309Pick an emotion. Write a poem that expresses that emotion. 310Write an acrostic poem using the word H-O-M-E.311Write a poem based on your favorite childhood memory. 312Write a poem inspired by your favorite color. 313Listen to your current surroundings. Write a poem based on what you hear. 314Look around you. Write a poem based on what you see. 315Write a poem about summer. 316Write a poem about winter. 317Write a poem about summer.318Write a poem about fall.  319Write a poem inspired by your favorite saying. 320Write a poem inspired by your favorite song. 321"About six years ago, he was turned into a vampire by his best friend. This is the story of everything that happened since. "322"Write a short story that ends with the question: ""Will you join me?"""323Write a story from the perspective of a third party who witnesses the moment that someone gets turned into a vampire. 324Write a story about revenge. 325Write a short story about a vampire hunter on a mission to kill the last remaining vampire in the world. 326"Write a story that starts with: ""That was the last time she saw herself alive."""327Write about a vampire who becomes an editor at a publishing house in a desperate attempt to edit Twilight for accuracy. 328Write a story about a vampire trying to cross international borders. 329Write about a vampire who has just tried a bite of pasta for the first time in 241 years. 330Write about the concept of mortality from the perspective of a vampire.331Your favorite coffin has been stolen. What do you do?332"In the form of text messages, write a conversation between a young tech-savvy vampire and an ancient vampire who doesn't know how to text. "333"In the form of letters, write a love story between two vampires. "334Write a story that details the rise and fall of a vampire clan.335"The cure to vampirism has just been discovered. Do the vampires in your world decide to take it, or forgo it?"336Write about two vampires who have a meet-cute after one has accidentally spills a pint of blood over the other.  337Write about a vampire who hates the taste of blood. 338"You are a bat, and you and your bat friends are annoyed when some noisy vampires rudely move into your cave."339A vampire and a werewolf walk into a bar. 340It's Valentine's Day… and the neighborhood flower shop just delivered a hundred cacti instead of the hundred roses you ordered.341Write a story in the form of love letters exchanged between two people on Valentine's Day. 342Set your story in a shopping mall during Black Friday.343"Start your story with someone saying, sarcastically, ""What have I got to be thankful for?"""344Set your story during a Thanksgiving parade.345Your character has a plan. They're going to save the turkeys. All of them.346Write about someone who's turkey recipe is to die for — literally.347"Write about a character who is back home for the holidays, and finds that nothing has changed."348Write about a Thanksgiving potluck gone wrong.349"It's Thanksgiving, and somebody's forgotten the turkey."350Write a story about a character reflecting on all they have to be grateful for.351Your character's father stands up to give a speech at Thanksgiving. What he says next surprises everyone.352"Start your story with a character saying ""This year, I'm thankful for..."""353Write a story about a family gathering to watch the biggest football game of the year.354Write about a Thanksgiving meal from the perspective of someone who is not grateful. 355"You're nervous because it's your first time in charge of Thanksgiving dinner, and you could've sworn that the dead turkey in front of you just… squawked?"356"""What are YOU doing here for Thanksgiving?"""357Write a story set in a school musical. 358Write a story about someone who's just made a terrible mistake in life. How do they go about fixing it?359Write a story that takes place completely on social media. 360Write a story about a rainy day. 361Write a story about a character who acts differently online vs. offline. 362Write an essay about your relationship with technology. 363"Finish this sentence: ""I strongly believe that..."""364What is your favorite book? Why?365Write a short story where all of the characters are villains!366Write a letter to your future self in five years. 367What is your dream job? Why?368Set your story at an awkward family gathering. 369"You just got transported into a song! Which song is it, and what do you do next?"370Write a story just using texts. 371The cicadas came early this summer. Little did everyone know that it was actually an omen. 372Write a story about a character whose favorite season has switched from winter to summer. Why?373"It just hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit, and your air conditioning unit just broke."374"Write a story titled ""It Happened One Summer."""375Write a story about a summer fling. 376Write a story about a family summer vacation to Europe that… does not go to plan. 377A new spring. A new you. 378Write a story set in a dog park on a spring day.379"Wait, you think to yourself. Something's wrong. It's April, and the leaves haven't grown back on the trees yet. "380"""SPRING BREAK!"" you say to your friend. ""This year, we have to — "" (Finish the sentence, and then write the story.)"381Write a story set in an arboretum as the season changes from winter to spring. 382"This year's spring showers are as frequent as ever, except for one big difference — the sky is showering money."383Your crush at work has developed a habit of setting a fresh bouquet of flowers on their desk once spring started… and you have allergies. 384Set your story on a planet with no water. 385"Write about a challenge that you experienced in your life, and then overcame. "386Pick one of the five senses. Write a descriptive piece about your surroundings based on that sense. 387Write about a time when you explored somewhere new. 388Write about a time that you felt happy. 389Look at your most recent text. Write a story based on that text. 390Write about a time that you made a mistake with lasting ramifications. 391Write about a time when you helped someone. 392Write about a time when you felt like an outsider at an event. 393Write about a time that you failed. 394Choose a controversial topic from the news. Write an opinion piece on it. 395Pick an impactful moment from your childhood. Write about it from the lens of adulthood. 396"The New York Times runs a weekly Modern Love column. Write your own ""tiny love"" column about a relationship in less than 100 words."397Write about your least favorite memory. 398Write about your favorite memory.399Create a holiday — one of your own making. What is this holiday of yours? Who celebrates it? How do you celebrate it?400You get to create a new nation. What is your national animal? National flower? National anthem?401Where is your dream house? Write a story based on that. 402"I'm the last person standing on Earth, and..."403"You just got teleported into a movie! What movie is it, and what's your next move?"404What is the holiday that you like the most? Why?405Write about something that made you sad recently.406Describe your happiest memory. 407"You have a choice between the superpowers of invisibility, flight, and teleportation. Which do you choose? Why?"408Your teacher has been turned into a pumpkin! What do you do to fix this situation?409Look outside and pick a random person. Describe them.410"Finish the sentence: This year, I want this list of things from Santa..."411"Finish the sentence: This year, my New Year's Resolution is..."412Your friend has crossed over to the dark side! What do you do? Do you join them or do you fight them?413"If you were in charge of the country, what policy would you change first?"414"If you opened a restaurant, what kind of restaurant would you open?"415Write a story about a day out in the amusement park! What do you do?416Write a letter to your favorite character. What do you want to tell them?417Write about your favorite person in the world. Why do you like them?418What qualities do you look for in a friend? Why?419"One morning, you wake up and you can't believe that..."420"If I could, then I would..."421Write about the person who you most admire in the world. 422Write a letter to yourself from a year ago.423You have a magic wand. What do you do with it?424Think about a time that you were sad. What made you feel that way?425What is your dream job? Write a story based on that.426"Finish this sentence: ""Once upon a time, in a land far, far away..."""427"Write a story that starts with the word: ""Why."""428"If you had $10, what would you buy with it?"429Write about what you did last summer.430"You find a map, saying ""X marks the spot"", and you decide to see where it leads. Write about your adventure."431Write a story about buried treasure.432Write a story about a long journey by sea.433"The penguins have escape from the zoo, and it's your job to round them up. What's the plan?"434What's your favorite food? Write about it using all 5 sense.435"A mysterious benefactor will pay $100,000 to anyone willing to stay in a haunted house overnight. "436The walls of the house are dripping with something. What is it?437"Start your story with a character saying ""I wouldn't go in there if I were you."""438"Set your story in a deep, dark wood."439"The phone won't stop ringing, but it's not plugged into the wall."440"If I were a superhero, I would..."441Describe the color blue to someone who's never seen it before. 442Describe your neighborhood to someone who's never been there before. 443Write a story that takes place completely in the dark. 444"Write an essay about technology, and the role that it plays in your life. "445"""Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the ________ of them all?"""446Look around you and pick an inanimate object. Write a story from its perspective. 447Write a story from the perspective of someone older than you. 448"Write a short story about peer pressure, and how it affects all of the characters in the story. "449"Just overheard in the science lab: ""Are you made of copper and tellurium? Because you're CuTe."""450You're in charge of coming up with the best and biggest prank that your school has ever witnessed in its history. 451Set your story in the principal's office. 452Write about a tradition that only your family shares. 453"""No! You can't sit with us!"""454Write a short story about a secret. 455Write about a time when you overcame a challenge. 456Describe a quiet place. 457Describe a time that you made a mistake. 458Describe a time that you failed. 459Write a short story about your dream career. 460"Write a story based on these words: red, tree, needle, game. "461"You just got transported into a video game. Which video game is it, and what's your next move?"462"""This. Was. Officially. The. Worst. Vacation. Ever."""463"Your rich aunt has just passed away, leaving you with an inheritance of $500,000. What do you do with it?"464Set your story in study hall.465Write a story about a social media rumor.466Write a story about a salutatorian. 467"It's the summer before college, and your character has one last goodbye to make."468"It's Halloween, and a war has suddenly erupted among the neighborhood kids. The battle: Twix versus Kit-Kats. Who wins?"469Write a story set in a haunted fairground on Halloween. 470"You are responsible for taking your neighbors' kids out to trick-or-treat, but you look outside and suddenly feel scared of the gloomy dark... "471Write about a costume competition at a Halloween party. 472"Write about a caveman who accidentally time travels to present-day Halloween, only to become unexpectedly popular in the town because of a surprising talent: pumpkin carving. "473Write a story about a family that goes pumpkin picking together. 474"""Wow, great costume! How'd you make it?"" you say to the kid dressed as the Grim Reaper, reaching a hand out to test the material of the mask. The mask doesn't come off. It's not a costume. "475You are the owner of the best Halloween costume store in town. Then a rival costume store moves in… and sets up shop right next to you. 476Write a story about a lost scarf.477Write a story in which a pumpkin spice latte plays a crucial role.478Set your story in an orchard.479Start your story with a character taking a sip of hot apple cider.480Write a story about a character who is deeply affected by the changing of the seasons.481Start your story with a leaf falling.482Write a story about a farmer bringing in their harvest.483"In this world, the leaves on trees change color every fall based on the changing mood of the people. This year, the leaves all turn black. "484"Using only text messages, write a story about the start of the school. "485"Write a story that ends with the sentence: ""And that was the first and last time that I tried to bake a pumpkin pie."""486"Write a story that begins with the sentence: ""I hate fall, but I love autumn."""487Set your story at a farmer's market that is struggling to remain relevant this autumn. 488Write a story about someone seeing leaves change color for the first time. 489Write a story from the perspective of a pumpkin patch owner on the first and last day of autumn. 490Pick one of the five senses. Write about fall using that sense. 491"Write a story that starts with, ""The clock ticked past 61."""492Write about the end of the world… of Atlantis. 493"A mobile app tells you the amount of time that you have left to live. One morning, this time on everyone's phones syncs to the same number."494The last ragtag group of humans on Earth meets the last ragtag group of zombies on Earth. 495Write about an apocalypse triggered by technology. What happened?496Write a story about two enemies who must band together to survive the aftermath of the end of the world. 497"You are a clone designed to mimic your human's every movement and habit so that you can seamlessly take over after the apocalypse starts, but there's just one problem: your human is the weirdest human being ever. "498It's one hour before the end of the world. What do you do with that time?499Write a story about a group of zombie friends who go adventuring together after the apocalypse. 500"No one left on Earth knows what the color blue looks like… until one day, the great fog parts and the sky appears for the first time in a millennia. "501"In the form of diary entries, write a story from the perspective of the last remaining person in the world. "502"In the end, it wasn't humankind that destroyed the world. It was (fill in the blank). "503"""Ma'am, move aside. We're here to investigate a crime."""504"""You didn't come to the funeral. Why?"""505"""Oh my God! Don't say THAT in front of my mother!"""506"""Quick! Act surprised!"""507"""Are you absolutely sure that your plan is foolproof?"""508"""Come here. No, not you."""509"""Truth or dare."""510"""Tell me something that I don't know."""511"""Is that—is that blood all over you?"""512"""Right, I'm leaving now."""513"""When has listening to you EVER worked out well for me?"""514"""Don't do that."""515"""No, you can't have my number."""516"""Here's looking at you."""517"""I'd rather you just tell me."""518"""Did you also hear a knock on the door?"""519"""Honey, you're not looking your best today. What happened?"""520"""He did it first."""521"""Well, don't just stand there! Do something!"""522"""RUN! RUN NOW!"""523"""Hey. Someone's on the phone for you."""524Describe your ideal holiday. 525"Your grandfather has just passed away, leaving you with an inheritance of $1 million. What do you do with it?"526Re-write Alice's Adventures in Wonderland... but make it mystery. 527A job interview has gone horribly wrong. You...528Write a story using only one of the five senses. 529Write a short story from the perspective of a side character.530Write a short story from the perspective of the villain. 531Write a story with no dialogue. 532Re-write Moby-Dick... but make it science fiction. 533Re-write Romeo and Juliet... but make it horror. 534Re-write Frankenstein... but make it romance. 535Write a story about an event from the perspective of three of the participants in the event. 536Write a story in the second person POV. 537Set your short story during the most awkward phase of your character's life. 538"Write a story that starts with this sentence: ""It was a dark, stormy night."""539You have to escape from a house on fire. What are the first three things you grab? Why?540Write about happiness. 541"It's 2123, and you're the first candidate for a time travel machine. When and where do you pick to travel?"542Write a story about a retirement home. 543Write a letter to your 11-year self. What advice do you want to tell your younger self?544Write a story about a first time parent.545"Write a story that starts with the beginning of a relationship, and ends with the relationship ending, too."546Write a story about grief.547Set your story at a retirement party.548"Start your story with someone saying ""You're not a kid any more."""549Write a story about a 21st birthday party.550Write a story about a 40th birthday party.551Write a story about two people stringing up Christmas lights together for the first time.552Write a story about a character obsessed with nutmeg. 553"In the form of Christmas wishlists over the years, write a story about a character growing up. "554"You are Santa Claus, and you're running late for work because you're stuck in the middle of a traffic jam caused by a Justice for Reindeer protest."555"""Excuse me,"" someone says to you, tapping you on the shoulder. ""Are these your antlers? You dropped them."""556Write a story set in a department store during the Christmas sales. 557You volunteer at a homeless shelter. Write a story about spending Christmas day there. 558Your neighbor has blasted Christmas music every day of December for eight years… until one day the music stops.559Write a story about a White Elephant party that goes terribly go wrong. 560"Start your story with the sentence: ""This is the story of how I became worse than the Grinch."""561Write a story about a Christmas dinner from the perspective of the family of mice that lives in the fireplace. 562"You accidentally left cookies out on the table on Christmas eve. The next morning, they're gone — and you're the only person in the house. "563Write about a character who is returning home for Christmas for the first time in a long time. 564Write a murder story where the murder weapon is the knife used to carve a pumpkin.565Write about someone finding a monster under their bed.566"Start your story with a blast of lightning casting a graveyard in a flash of brief, white light."567Write a story where someone sees the shadow of someone standing behind them.568Start your story with a character encountering a black cat.569"Write a story that includes someone saying, “Bon voyage.”"570"Write a story about a character who misses a train, for better or worse."571Make a train station an important part of your story.572"Write a story about a character who is moving on, literally or figuratively."573Start your story with someone looking out a train window.574Write a story about a character who can’t tell what’s real and what’s not.575Write a story about someone who thinks their life is a romcom and they’re the protagonist.576"Set your story inside a character’s mind, literally."577"Write a story about someone who overthinks every single thing, blowing the tiniest incidents out of proportion. "578"Start your story with a daydream sequence, before snapping back to reality. "579Write about someone who has long since quit but decides to go another round for old time’s sake. 580Set your story at a retirement or leaving party. 581Write about a rivalry between two coworkers that has unforeseen consequences.582"Write a story about someone who knows it’s time to retire or change jobs, but is hesitating. "583Start your story with someone saying “I quit!” 584"Start your story with a character telling their best friend that their spouse is having an affair, only for their friend to “shoot the messenger”."585Write a story about a corrupt politician trying to avoid blame at all costs.586Write a story where a murder occurs — and the suspects are all pointing the finger at one another.587Write a story that includes the phrase “This is all my fault.”588Begin your story with somebody getting (or taking) the blame for something they didn’t do.589"Think of someone who stood on the periphery of your childhood memories (a classmate, a teacher, a neighbor) and cast them as the main character of your story."590Write a story where a local takes a newcomer under their wing.591Write a story about coming of age in a big city.592Write a story in which someone returns to their hometown.593"Start your story with a character saying “Where I come from, …”"594Write a story in which someone says “You'll never be content.”595Write a story about someone facing death for the first time in their life.596Write about a character who risks everything to pursue their heart’s desires.597Write about a character who is living through a major historical event — whether they know it or not.598Start your story with someone breaking an awkward silence at a family dinner.599Start your story with one character trying to convince another that they make the best grilled cheese in the world.600Write a story in which too many cooks spoil the broth — literally or metaphorically.601Write a story where a character’s life completely changes over the course of a meal.602Write about a character whose love language is making food for others.603Start your story with someone looking at a restaurant menu.604Write about someone who needs to face their past in order to move forward.605Write a story where a character has to take on heavy responsibilities (perhaps beyond their age).606Write about a character who lives a seemingly charmed life.607"Write a story where someone finds comfort in an unexpected event, place, or person."608Start your story with someone sharing a secret that has a big impact on everyone.609End your story with someone dancing in the rain.610Write about a character whose job is to bring water to people.611Start your story with the whistle of a kettle.612"Write about someone seeking an oasis in a desert — whether literally, or figuratively."613Set your story during a drought.614Write about a character who’s never encountered a problem they couldn’t buy their way out of — until they do.615Your character checks their balance at an ATM and is surprised by the number they see.616Write about somebody down on their luck who unexpectedly comes into a large amount of money.617Set your story in a world where the currency isn’t money — or at least not money as we understand it.618Start your story with a character accepting a bribe.619"Write a story that includes someone saying, “It’s not fair.”"620Write a story about a character who is trying to become a better person.621Write a story where the law plays an important role.622Write about a character with questionable morals.623Start your story with a couple sharing a cigarette in a parking lot.624Write about somebody looking for love on a reality TV show.625"Write about two characters who both want what the other has, without knowing the feeling is mutual."626Write about a character who discovers the grass isn't actually greener on the other side.627Write about someone deliberately trying to make somebody else envious.628"Write about a relationship, either romantic or platonic, that is being affected by jealousy."629Write a story about a pathological liar.630"Start your story with a character or a narrator saying, “Don’t you remember?”"631Write about false news coverage of an important event.632Write a story where a character is experiencing parallel realities.633Write about two characters arguing over how a past event happened.634"Set your story in a kids’ playground, or at a roundabout."635"Write about a character who is pathologically ambivalent, until something shakes them up."636Write about a character who gets good and bad news in quick succession — not necessarily in that order.637Write a story that includes a character using the phrase “swings and roundabouts.”638"Start your story with a character facing a situation that isn't awful, but isn't great."639Write a story featuring an element of time-travel or anachronism.640Write a story about an object that has been around for centuries or passed down generations.641Write a story — romantic or not — about two characters who can’t find the right timing.642Write a story about someone who feels increasingly irrelevant.643"Start your story with someone saying, “We’re running out of time.”"644"Write about a character who settles disputes for a living (a judge, mediator, school counselor, etc)."645Write a story that includes the line “I can’t believe we’re arguing over this.”646"Write a story about two characters who have been fighting for so long, they can’t remember what started it."647Write about a character trying to heal an old rift.648Write a story about a character learning to stand up for themselves.649"Write a story about someone whose job is to make miracles happen, literally or figuratively."650Set your story in an oracle or a fortune teller’s parlor.651Write about a character whose life changes for the better.652Start your story with a character saying “I can see it now.”653Write a story in which a miracle happens — or everyone thinks it did.654Write about a character who’s expected to follow in someone’s footsteps.655"Repeat the same line of dialogue, from the same character, three separate times."656Write about a character who keeps ending up in the same place.657Write about somebody breaking a cycle.658"Write about a character who wakes up in their past life, or as a future reincarnation of themself. "659"Write a story that either starts or ends with someone (or something) saying, “Please, don’t do it.”"660"Write about a character, human or robot, who no longer wishes to obey instructions."661Write about a character who has access to a powerful new technology before anyone else.662Write a story where an algorithm plays an important role.663Write about a character who is convinced their computer is conscious.664Write a story about an unlikely group (or pair) of friends.665"Set your story in a town that’s teetering on the edge of something dark, literally or metaphorically."666Write about two people who form a bond with each other through music.667Start your story with the flickering of a light.668Write about a character who is trying to convince others to play a game.669Write about an apartment building being demolished.670Write about a couple touring an empty apartment they might rent.671"Include a character in your story that is often in an apartment building, but doesn’t actually live there."672Write a story involving a noise complaint. 673Write about two neighbors who cannot stand each other.674Write about a relationship that has been greatly impacted by a movie.675Write a story about someone who keeps being cast as the hero but is actually a villain (literally or metaphorically).676"Start or end your story with someone realizing that life isn’t like the movies, for better or worse."677"Start your story with two people sitting in a movie theater, waiting for the lights to come back on."678"Write about someone who has been nominated for a prestigious award, but isn’t sure they deserve it."679Start your story during a team building exercise.680Write about a character discovering a surprising strength in either themself or another.681Set your story in an unlikely sanctuary.682Write about a character attempting to meditate or do something mindfully.683Write from the point of view of a character writing a letter to their past or future self.684"Write about a character who decides to give themselves, or someone else, a fashion makeover."685"Think of an item of clothing from your childhood, and write a story inspired by that."686Set your story at a global fashion event — or a carnival ball.687Write about a character who wakes up in someone else’s clothes — or utterly weird apparel they don’t recognize as their own.688Write a story where a particular piece of clothing appears three times.689Write a story that centres around an Instagram post.690Write about a character who’s pathologically camera shy.691"A character finds an old roll of film, and takes it to be developed. What do they find?"692Write a story about a wedding photographer.693Start your story with somebody taking a photo.694Write a story involving a friendship between two different species. 695Write about a trip to see a natural sight that’s usually only ever seen in photos. 696Start or end your story with a person buying a house plant. 697Write about a character who loves cloud gazing. 698Set your story in the woods or on a campground. 699Write about somebody who likes to work in silence.700Write a story that includes one character reading aloud to another.701Write about a character on the hunt to solve a mystery who uses their local library (or librarian) as a source of information.702Write a story about a librarian that doesn’t fit into the common librarian stereotypes.703Start your story with someone being given a book recommendation.704Write about a character named after one of our contest’s judges.705Set your story in the lowest rated restaurant in town.706Write a story about someone struggling to swallow some harsh (but fair) constructive criticism.707Start your story with someone receiving a one-star review.708"Write about someone who critiques things for a living, or acts like they do."709Write a story inspired by a memory of yours.710Write a story that involves a flashback.711End your story with total oblivion.712Write about a character with an unreliable memory.713Start your story with the narrator or a character saying “I remember…”714Write about a character sowing seeds for the future (literally or figuratively).715Start your story with the words: “Grow up.”716Format your story in the style of diary entries.717Start your story with someone having their height marked on a door frame.718Write a story that involves a character donating a box of clothes which have been outgrown.719"Write about light returning to a place that has been deprived of it for a long time, literally or figuratively."720End your story with someone saying: “What a day.”721Write about a character who doesn’t want to go to sleep.722Write a story about an afternoon picnic gone wrong.723Set your story on a day when the sun never sets.724Write a story about someone forced out of their home.725Write a story about a character forced to give up something important to stand up for what they believe in.726Write a story about somebody in love with someone from their past.727Write about a character who gets called an Einstein ironically.728Write a story about a scientist.729Write a story where hard work doesn’t pay off.730Set your story on a baseball field.731Write about a character giving something one last shot.732"Write about somebody who knows they’re probably going to fail at something, but does it anyway."733Start or end your story with someone saying “You’ll never know unless you try.”734Write about a casual act of bravery.735Write a story where fortune doesn’t favor the brave.736Set your story in a town full of cowards.737Start your story with someone stepping outside their comfort zone.738Write about a hero or a villain deathly afraid of doing their job.739"Write from the POV of someone, or something, that experiences gravity differently."740End your story with a character looking out on a new horizon.741Write about a character who has a ‘hot and cold’ personality — or is affected by someone like this. 742Set your story beyond our own world.743"Your character, by chance or habit, peers through a telescope. They see something unusual — what is it?"744Write about a character who finds Valentine’s Day sickly sweet.745Write a story about someone making a gift (chocolate or otherwise) for a loved one.746Set your story in a confectionery shop.747Start your story with a character finding an old heart-shaped box in their house. 748Write about someone going on a search for a specific type (or brand) of chocolate.749Write a story about a teenager whose family is moving.750"End your story with a character saying “Thank you, God. Thanks an awful lot.” (sarcastically or not)."751Write a story about a couple with fundamentally different beliefs.752Write a story where a character is exploring their religious or spiritual identity.753"Start your story with a character saying “Are you there, God? It’s me…”"754Set your story in a drawing room.755"Write a story about a group of sisters, or a group of brothers."756Start your story with the arrival of a new person in a town full of gossips.757Write a story that includes (or subverts) the enemies-to-lovers trope.758Write a story about two characters whose first impressions of one another are wildly inaccurate.759Write a story titled ‘The Locked Door.’760Set your story in a nameless world.761Start your story with someone finding an object labeled with their name.762Write about a character whose name you got from our Character Name Generator.763"Create a title with our Title Generator, then write a story inspired by it."764"Your character runs an inn for resting mountaineers. It’s a calm life, until they encounter a twist of fate."765Write your story from the point of view of someone learning or teaching an extreme hobby.766Set your story in a snowed-in chalet.767Write about a skier who accidentally strays off-piste.768Begin your story with a character crashing into something (or someone) while skiing.769"Write a story about a conflict that breaks out over something ordinary (like tea, perhaps)."770Write about a character who’s dying to “spill the tea” (gossip) about something.771Write a story about a tea party that your character is reluctant to go to.772Set your story in a tea house.773Start your story with someone making a cup of tea — either for themself or for someone else.774"Your character makes a living faking psychic powers. One morning, they wake up with real ones."775Write about a character learning to trust their intuition.776Write a story about a problem with no good solutions.777Write about a character whose intuition is always right — until one day it isn’t.778Begin your story with a character having a gut feeling they cannot explain.779Write about a character setting an unusual New Year’s resolution.780Write a story about someone seeking a fresh start after a difficult year.781Write a story about two people who don’t know each other but bump into one other on New Year’s Eve (either once or every year).782Write about a character reflecting on the previous year.783Start or end your story with one or more characters shouting “Happy new year!”784"Set your story in an airport, as someone rushes for a flight."785Write a story including the phrase “Better late than never”.786All clocks suddenly stop. Write about what happens next.787Write a story about a late bloomer.788Start your story with a character who is always running late arriving somewhere just as it closes.789Set your story in a labyrinth that holds a secret.790End your story with someone finding themselves.791"Write a story where two characters are playing hide and seek, literally or metaphorically."792Start your story with someone trying to read a map.793Write a story about a character in search of something or someone.794Set your story backstage at the theater.  795Write a story about a character practising a speech in front of the mirror. What are they preparing for?796"Begin or end your story with “Well, that was dramatic.”"797Write about a character who always wears a mask (physical or metaphorical).798Start your story looking down from a stage.799Write about a character who won’t (or can’t) shop for the holidays.800"A package arrives at your character’s house, but they didn’t order anything. Write about what happens next."801Write a story about a limited edition item going on sale.802Start your story in the middle of a traffic jam.803Write about a character who’s stuck in a shopping mall.804Write about someone in a thankless job.805Write about a character who struggles to express their thanks.806Write a story in which someone gets credit for something they didn’t do.807Write about someone giving or receiving a gift.808Start your story with someone saying “Thanks a lot” (sarcastically or sincerely).809Your character has always viewed the past with rose tinted glasses. Write about what happens when they’re finally confronted with the truth.810Start your story with a character looking through an old family photo album.811Write about two characters’ different perspectives of the same past event.812Start your story with the line ‘Back in my day…’813"Write about a character who yearns for something they lost, or never had."814Set your story in a silent house by the sea.815Write a story that involves eavesdropping.816Write a story inspired by a piece of music (without using any lyrics).817"Start your story with a character saying “Listen, …”"818Start your story with an unusual sound being heard.819Set your story during a sudden change of season.820Your character picks up a fallen leaf and can’t believe what they discover underneath it. What happens next?821Write your story from the perspective of an outsider watching something or someone change.822"Write about a character, animal or human, who is reborn as something totally different."823Start your story with “Today’s the day I change.”824Write about someone whose busiest night of the year is Halloween.825Set your story at the boundary between two realms.826Write about a missing person nobody seems to know or remember.827Write about a character who uses a night where everyone’s in costume as cover for something sinister.828Start your story with the words “Everything was ready for the ritual.”829Write a story that centers around a parking permit.830"Write about a character who is being asked for their blessing, but is reluctant to give it."831Start your story with someone being forbidden from doing something.832Write about a character seeking forgiveness for something that happened in the past.833"Write about a character breaking a rule, but for good reason."834Write a story where a device goes haywire.835Start or end your story with a character scrolling (or doomscrolling) through social media.836Write about a character who feels like they're cut off from something.837Set your story in a town disconnected from the rest of the world. 838"One moment your character is talking on the phone with a friend, and the next, the connection is lost. Write a story about what follows. "839Set your story at a talent show.840Write a story that involves sabotage.841Write about someone grappling with an insecurity.842Write about a clique that dominates your story’s social scene.843"Start your story with the line, “You wanna do something fun?”"844Write about a character whose dreams are portals to other worlds.845Write a story about a character who interprets people’s dreams.846Write about two people whose dreams are somehow connected. 847Start or end your story with the line ‘This is my worst nightmare.’848Write a story about a character who believes their dreams predict the future.849Write about a character driving in the rain.850The first rain of the season arrives. Write a story that begins immediately afterward.851Write a story where something magical happens when it starts to rain.852"Write a story where it’s raining men, literally or metaphorically."853End your story with a character standing in the rain.854Write about a group of friends who hope to use their combined skills to better the world. 855Write about a child who carries on their parent’s work or legacy in some form.856Write about a character who wakes up in the future and learns that their legacy has outlasted them — for better or worse.857"Set your story in eighteenth century London, including a casual reference to something that changes the course of history."858"An intelligent young girl solves a big problem, but becomes frustrated that no one wants to believe her. Write about what she does next."859"Start your story with the line “We have plenty of time,” and/or end it with the line “We were never going to make it.”"860Write about a character on the road — and on the run.861Start your story with a vehicle pulling over for a hitchhiker.862Write about a couple who fall out on the road.863Set your story in a roadside diner.864Your character sits down at their desk on a Monday morning and finds a completely unexpected email in their inbox. Write about what happens next.865Set your story during the night shift.866Write about a character who leads a secret double life outside of their day job.867"Start your story with a character quitting their job, or getting fired."868"Write about a character who has landed their dream job, only to discover it isn’t quite what they imagined it to be."869"Write a story about a character who’s trying to fill an empty space, literally or metaphorically."870Start or end your story with a house going up in flames.871Write a story about a team tunneling down into the centre of a planet.872Write about a person or object vanishing into thin air.873Write a story about a voyage on a boat.874Write about a character who tells a lie which turns out to be true - or a truth which turns out to be a lie.875Write a story where a character finds out the truth about something they thought they’d known their whole life.876Write about a game of ‘truth or dare’ that goes horribly wrong.877Write about a character pretending to be someone they’re not.878Write a story about a white lie which spirals out of control.879Write a story about a character who’s secretly nobility.880Write a story about a character who takes nothing for granted.881A mundane ability suddenly becomes a superpower. Write about someone or something affected by this.882"Write about a character who’s known to be a cynic, but secretly romanticizes everything. "883Start or end your story with a character noticing the beauty in something they've seen hundreds of times.884Write about a character who can suddenly see through another person's eyes — literally.885Write a story that switches between first person and third person point of view.886Write your story from the perspective of a side character.887Write about a person trying to see something from another’s point of view.888Write a story from the point of view of three different characters.889"End your story with the line, “I’m never going out with you again.”"890Write about an introvert and an extrovert who are best friends.891"Write about someone who wants to stay home alone, only for their plans to be disrupted."892"Write about someone who everyone thinks is an extrovert, but is actually an introvert."893"Start your story with a character saying, “Are you coming tonight?”"894Write a story about someone who starts noticing the same object or phrase wherever they go.895Start your story with someone discovering a photograph that has something written on the back.896"Write a story where a character runs into someone they’ve seen in their dreams, or enters a building they’ve dreamt about before."897"An apparent coincidence occurs. Write a story about a character who suspects paranormal, spiritual, or criminal causes."898Write about a character looking for a sign.899Write about a mysterious figure in one’s neighborhood.900Write a story about someone losing faith in an institution.901Write about a character with an unassailable moral compass.902Frame your story as an adult recalling the events of their childhood.903Start your story with a metaphor about human nature.904Write a story that involves a reflection in a mirror.905Write a story about a character who always repeats themselves.906Write a story in which the same line recurs three times.907Write a story about a character who fails to understand something until they have the full context.908"Write about a character doing something they’ve done hundreds of times — only this time, it’s taken on a new meaning."909Write a story that involves a secret or magic ingredient.910Write about a character preparing a meal for somebody else.911"Write about a group of strangers — or people who know each other, but may as well be strangers — eating together."912Write a story where a meal or dinner goes horribly wrong.913Start or end your story with two characters sitting down for a meal.914Write a story about characters going on a summer road trip.915Write a story about somebody reminiscing on an event that happened many summers ago.916End your story with somebody stepping out into the sunshine.917"Write about the longest day of the year, or a day that never seems to end."918"Begin your story with somebody watching the sunrise, or sunset."919Write a story involving a character who cannot return home.920Set your story on (or in) a winding river.921Write about someone who’s desperately trying to change their luck.922"Start your story with a character having a premonition, but no one believes them."923"Write about a family with a long-standing tradition, whose members all have conflicting origin stories for it."924"Set your story within a window of opportunity, when a character finally has the chance to do something."925Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.926Write a story that involves a magic window — or a window like no other.927Write a story in which a window is broken or found broken.928Start your story with a character looking out of a window in the middle of the night.929Write about a character who has to rely on the hospitality of strangers.930Start your story in an empty guest room.931Write about someone welcoming a stranger into their home.932Start your story with the arrival of a strange visitor in a small town.933"Write a story about strangers becoming friends, or friends becoming strangers."934Write about someone finally making their own choices.935"Write about someone making a seemingly inconsequential decision, which goes on to have important consequences."936A character stands in front of two doors. Write a story about what happens after they choose one to enter.937Write a story about someone who’s extremely impulsive — or extremely indecisive.938Start your story with someone being presented with a dilemma.939Write a story in which a character justifies an argument with: “Because I said so.”940End your story with someone finally conceding to another’s point of view.941"Write a story about two people who need each other, but are too stubborn to admit it."942Start your story with someone accepting a dare.943Write a story about someone sticking to a course of action even when it’s clearly wrong.944Write a story about a character who’s nervous to attend a party - their first in a long time.945Write your story about two characters tidying up after a party.946Write about a reluctant party-goer who ends up being the star of the show.947Set your story at a party that has gone horribly wrong.948Write a story about a character who gets lost at a carnival or festival.949"Write a story set in a city where the power suddenly goes out, leaving everyone in darkness."950Write about a character who thinks they have a sun allergy.951Set your story in a countryside house that’s filled with shadows.952End your story with a truth coming to light.953"Write a story that begins in the light and ends in darkness, or the other way around."954"Write about a character stumbling upon a library book that changes the course of their life, for better or worse."955"Set your story in a library, after hours."956"Write about a character who meticulously catalogs everything in their life, until something disrupts their system."957Start your story with a stern librarian scolding two characters for making noise in the library.958Write about someone going to extreme lengths to return an overdue library book.959Start your story with someone sitting on a crowded train and end it with them looking out over beautiful natural scenery.960Write about a community that worships Mother Nature.961Set your story in a world living with the consequences of a climate apocalypse.962Write a story in which an endangered species (of plant or animal) plays a central role.963Write a story that weaves together multiple lives through their connection to a particular tree.964Start your story with an ending and work backward toward the beginning.965Write about someone who is always looking toward the future.966Write a story where one person is trying to say goodbye but keeps getting interrupted.967Start your story with a character taking a leap of faith.968Write a story that spans a month during which everything changes.969Write about an author famous for their fairy tale retellings.970Write a fairy tale about an outsider trying to fit in.971Write about a prince or princess who is asked to give up something valuable as part of a deal to escape the world they come from.972Write a story about an ordinary person speaking truth to power.973Write a cautionary fable about someone who always lies.974"Write about someone who goes to great lengths to avoid being pranked on April 1st, only to realize they had the date wrong and it’s already April 2nd."975Start your story with a big company pulling an April Fools’ prank that ends up going horribly wrong.976Write about someone who hates pranks and spends April Fools’ Day doing good deeds instead.977"Write about someone who’s spent a whole year planning a big prank, and now they’re finally ready to pull it off."978Write about a mischievous pixie or trickster god.979Write a story where flowers play a central role.980Start your story with one character pointing out the first sign of spring to another.981Write a fairy tale about someone who can communicate with woodland creatures.982Write about a character coming out of a long hibernation (either literal or metaphorical).983Set your story at a park during a spring festival.984Write about someone fighting to keep their city neighborhood the same.985Write about someone fighting to change their city neighborhood for the better.986"Start your story with the line, “That’s the thing about this city…”"987Write a story that takes place in the same building but in two very different time periods.988Set your story in a major city that your character has a love-hate relationship with.989"Start your story with a character struggling to remember the date, because every day is like the last one."990Write about someone who’s trying to accomplish a task that used to be easy but is now made complicated by a pandemic.991"Set your story in a post-pandemic world, where the effects are still felt even as your character attempts to move on."992"Write about someone who grew up in a bunker, and lockdown life is all they’ve ever known."993Write a story that spans exactly a year and takes place in a single room.994Write a fantasy story about water gods or spirits.995"Write about someone who books a bargain vacation, only to be told when they arrive that they need to share a hotel suite with a stranger."996Write about someone who’s lived on a tropical island their whole life and is leaving it for the very first time.997"Start your story with someone emerging from the sea, and end it with them looking up at the stars."998Write about someone who goes to extreme lengths to get themselves to a tropical island.999Write about an android just trying to blend in with their human companions.1000Write a near-future thriller where a piece of everyday technology has turned against your character — and only your character.1001Write a historical fiction story about someone working at a company that helped revolutionize early computers.1002Your character has just realized the app they’ve been developing has become self-aware. How do they react?1003"Write about a technophobe who’s been given a device to solve a problem they’ve struggled with for years, but isn't sure how they feel about it."1004"Write about someone asking out an old crush, only to realize their crush doesn’t remember they’ve ever met before."1005"Start your story with one character setting up a romantic dinner, and end it with them looking at a framed wedding photo."1006"Write about a first date that surprises both people, but in different ways."1007Write a love story about an older couple who’ve been together since they were teenagers.1008Write about two people reconnecting after a rough patch in their relationship.1009Start your story with a major news event breaking — one that will change the world forever.1010Write about an elderly character who was part of a historic movement years ago.1011"Start your story with someone entering a museum, and end it with them settling down to join a sit-in."1012Write about a child witnessing a major historical event.1013Write about someone who never planned to make history but is now about to deliver a speech in front of millions.1014Write about a “found family” who are finally able to get together again after a long time apart.1015Write about two characters who’ve gone through something so intense they now feel like family.1016Write about someone who discovers the only family member they have left has just betrayed them.1017Your main character is approached by their long-estranged parent who wants to reconnect. How do they react?1018Write about someone who decides it’s time to cut ties with a family member.1019Write about someone who keeps picking up different hobbies but never manages to stick with them.1020Set your story at a convention for a hobby most people have never heard of.1021Write about someone who still practices a skill that used to be necessary but has long since been replaced by technology.1022Write about someone who keeps an unusual animal as a pet.1023Start your story with one character trying to convince another to take up their favorite hobby.1024"Set your story in a remote winter cabin with no electricity, internet, or phone service."1025"Write a story set in the summer, when suddenly it starts to snow."1026Write about someone who gets stuck in their workplace during a blizzard and decides to explore rooms they aren’t normally allowed in.1027"Start your story with someone looking out at the snow, and end it with them stepping tentatively onto a frozen surface."1028Write about two people going sledding for the first time in many years.1029"Write about a character who’s always thinking of things they’ll say to people, but who ends up saying very little when they finally get the chance."1030Write a conversation that takes place between two people who refuse to say what they mean.1031Write about a character who is incapable of telling even the smallest lie or half-truth.1032"Write about two people who just can’t seem to understand each other, no matter how clearly they think they’re speaking."1033Write a story told exclusively through dialogue.1034"Write about two characters who each want to change the same thing, but resolve to go about it in very different ways. "1035Write about someone who doesn’t remember their past — and doesn’t want to.1036Start your story with one character making a vow that they never would have made the year before.1037Write about someone whose job is to help people leave their old lives behind.1038Write about someone who has finally managed to succeed at a long-standing New Year’s resolution.1039Write a story in the form of a top-ten list.1040Write a story that takes place across ten seconds.1041Write a story that takes place across ten days.1042Write about someone keeping track of time with tally marks on a wall — until one day they discover that all the marks are gone.1043Write about someone scrambling to finish a goal in the last few hours of the year.1044Write about a backup dancer who’s on tour and just wants some peace and quiet for the holidays.1045Write about a young nobleman whose greatest wish is to become an Olympic long jumper.1046Write about a drummer going to a Halloween party for musicians.1047Write about someone who gets proposed to five times on Christmas Eve.1048Write about someone who is given a bird for the holidays but doesn’t know how to take care of it.1049Write a science fiction story where all human behavior can be predicted — until your character does something the algorithm did not expect.1050"Write about someone who gets an inheritance from a relative they’ve never heard of, but they’ll need to do something completely outside their comfort zone in order to collect it."1051Write about someone getting a job offer they never would have thought to apply for.1052Write a romance where your character falls in love with the last person they expected to.1053Write a mystery where the detective realizes at the last moment that they have the wrong suspect.1054Write about someone hosting a cookie exchange as a cover to hide the true reason for inviting one of their guests.1055Write about someone trying to recreate a grandparent’s signature baked good from memory.1056"Write about two people who run rival bakeries, but fall in love during their town’s annual holiday festival."1057Write about someone investigating a break-in at a bakery. The only thing missing? A very secret ingredient.1058Write about a group of people determined to win an award for making the biggest cookie ever.1059Write about a character who’s so afraid of making the wrong choice that their indecision ruins the very thing they were hoping to keep safe.1060" Write about two people who know they’ve made a mistake, and one of them wants to tell the truth but the other wants to lie about it."1061Write about someone trying to atone for a mistake they’ll never be able to fix.1062"Write about a character who everyone thinks is guilty of something terrible, but isn’t."1063Write about someone who’s so obsessed with a goal that it leads to the destruction of their closest relationship.1064Write about someone telling their family they won’t be continuing the long-standing family business.1065"Write about a family’s first holiday after a parent has gotten remarried, and now there are new faces at the table and new traditions to be honored."1066"Write about someone who didn’t get along with their family as a child, but has since found an appreciation for them."1067Write about someone who falls back into childish behaviors whenever they’re around their family.1068Write about a family adapting a holiday tradition to take place over video chat.1069"Start your story with the line, “It had been twenty-four years since she’d last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same,” and end it with, “[…] and that was all that mattered.”"1070"Start your story with the line, “This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives,” and end it with, “By then it was too late.”"1071Start your story with someone robbing a bank and end it with two people driving on an interstate.1072Start your story with someone admitting a secret and end it with someone telling a lie.1073Start your story with two characters watching a sunrise and end it with one of them seeing the moon reflecting off a lake.1074Write a space adventure story that features a visit to an alien marketplace.1075"Write a story where one character needs to betray the other, but isn’t sure if they can."1076Write a romance where the characters pretend to be dating each other in order to win a reality show.1077Write a thriller about someone who witnesses a murder… except there’s no evidence that a murder took place.1078Write about a pirate captain obsessed with finding a mythical treasure.1079Write about a character who’s finally on the verge of achieving their lifelong dream.1080Write about a contest with life or death stakes.1081Write about a character who makes a dramatic life change to pursue a goal they’ve secretly always wanted.1082"Halfway through a fierce competition, your character is given the opportunity to cheat their way to victory: do they take it?"1083"Start your story with one character telling another, “It doesn’t count if you’re already planning your defeat.”"1084Write about someone taking a child trick-or-treating for the very first time.1085Write about a vampire or werewolf who moves into a quiet suburban neighborhood.1086Write about a group of witches meeting up on Halloween night.1087Write about someone’s first Halloween as a ghost.1088Start your story with two characters deciding to spend the night in a graveyard.1089Write a romance that involves one partner saving the other from a fire.1090Write about a family attempting to hide their secrets from someone new.1091Write about someone who’s been sent to boarding school.1092Write a ghost story where there’s more going on than it first appears.1093Set your story in a Gothic manor house.1094Write about two characters going apple picking.1095Write a story from the perspective of a bird migrating for the winter.1096Write about a character making fall decorations out of construction paper.1097"Start your story with the line, “By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire.” (Whether this is a literal fire is up to you.)"1098Set your story in a coffee shop that’s just introduced a new line of autumnal drinks.1099Write about a character putting something into a time capsule.1100Write about a character preparing to go into stasis for decades (or centuries).1101"Write about two characters on the verge of a life-changing event, but one has rigged the outcome."1102Write about a character who’s had their future foretold from birth — but isn’t sure if they believe it.1103"Write about a character who can suddenly only “remember” their future, not their past."1104Write about a character who’s obsessed with an era they never lived through.1105Write about a character discovering something new about their past that changes how they remember an important moment.1106Write about a character who smells something familiar and is instantly taken back to the first moment they smelled it.1107Write about a character who goes to — or purposefully avoids — their high school reunion.1108Write about a character passing down their favorite childhood toy to a new generation.1109Write a post-apocalyptic romance.1110Write a post-apocalyptic thriller.1111Write a post-apocalyptic story triggered by climate change.1112Write a post-apocalyptic story that features zombies.1113Write a funny post-apocalyptic story.1114Set your story in a small town where everyone is suspicious of newcomers.1115"Write a story that feels lonely, despite being set in a packed city."1116"Set your story in a place with extreme weather, but don’t use any weather-related words to describe it."1117Write about a character arriving in a place unlike anywhere they’ve ever been.1118"Write about a couple who have just moved to a place that one person loves, and the other hates."1119Write about a family who decides to camp out in the back yard during a power outage.1120Write a story about someone feeling powerless.1121Write about a character who’s stuck in an elevator when the power goes out.1122Write a story where the power goes out on a spaceship or submarine.1123Write about someone who purposefully causes a power outage.1124Write a story that starts with someone writing their will — one they know people won’t like.1125"Write a story about someone who travels to the future, and isn’t happy about how they’ve been remembered."1126Write a story about someone breaking a long family tradition.1127Write a story about someone who’s famous for something they never actually did.1128Write a humorous story about the descendant of someone remembered for an insignificant act.1129Write a story about an established group of people welcoming (or not welcoming) a new face into their midst.1130Write a story about two people meeting during unusual circumstances and becoming fast friends.1131Write a day-in-the-life-story about a first-time parent and their newborn child.1132Write a story in which two people who know each other are introduced — but neither person admits to knowing the other.1133Write a story from the different perspectives of two people meeting for a blind date. 1134Write a story where the readers are in on a secret that the characters are unaware of.1135Write a story involving a conversation that’s packed with subtext; the characters aren’t quite saying what they mean.1136"Write a story that either starts or ends with someone asking, “Can you keep a secret?”"1137Write a story about an old family secret surfacing generations later.1138Write a story about a meeting of a secret society.1139"Write a story about a TV show called ""Second Chances."""1140Write a story about someone struggling to learn a skill that in no way comes naturally to them.1141Write a story about someone looking to make amends for a mistake.1142Write a story about someone going back to school as a mature student.1143"Write a story about high school sweethearts coming across one another after many, many years apart."1144Write a story about another day in a heatwave. 1145Write a story about summer love — the quarantine edition.1146Write a story about a teenager spending their final days at home before going away to college.1147Write a story that begins with someone's popsicle melting.1148Write about a few people spending a long-overdue weekend away at a cottage.1149"You are the only one in the supermarket during a blizzard. Feeling creeped out, you decide to leave, when suddenly you find a baby abandoned on the floor."1150"""Come with us,” two burly men in gray suits say, grabbing you by the arm and handcuffing you. “You know what you did.” But you have no idea."1151"You thought he was dead, but there he is, right in front of you on the street, smiling at you."1152"Every year, one person is sent to the moon. This year, though you hid in terror, it is your turn to enter the rocket."1153"Twenty minutes before you are about to get married, you find your mother and your fiancé kissing passionately."1154Write a story about someone who's haunted by their past.1155Write about someone who returns as an adult to a place they last visited as a child.1156"Write a story that involves a mystery — it doesn't need to be crime-related, it should just include something that remains unexplained until the end."1157Write about someone who has a superpower.1158Write a story that begins and ends with someone looking up at the stars.1159Write a story about a summer afternoon spent in a treehouse.1160Write a story told entirely through one chase scene.1161Write a story about a person experiencing pre-performance jitters.1162"Write a story about an argument that seems to be about one thing, but is actually about another."1163Write a story about a proposal. 1164Write a story about two strangers chatting while waiting for something.1165Write a story about a relationship where one person is always running late and the other is constantly kept waiting.1166Write a story about waiting — but don't reveal what's being waited for until the very end.1167Write a story about a person waiting for an answer to a question.1168Write a story that takes place in a waiting room.1169Write a story that features a protagonist with an archnemesis.1170Write about a person who collects superhero comics.1171Write the 'origin story' of a person who goes on to achieve great things.1172Write about someone who always comes to the aid of others.1173Write about someone who has a superpower.1174"You check the time. Perfect. As intended, you've arrived fashionably late."1175"Suitcase in hand, you head to the station."1176"You looked out the window and, not for the first time, thought about how wrong the weather forecast had been."1177"""Just say it,"" you silently reminded yourself. You knew you'd regret it if you didn't. "1178"As you check your mail, you notice a letter that makes you stop in your tracks."1179Write a story about someone who has just finished writing their first story/book.1180Write a story about someone returning to their craft after a long hiatus.1181Write a story about an author who has just published a book.1182Write a story that takes place in a writer's circle.1183Write a story about someone experiencing a lightbulb moment of writing inspiration.1184Write a story about change.1185Write a story about inaction.1186Write a story about community.1187Write a story about activism.1188Write a story about solidarity.1189Write a story that starts by establishing its setting in a different time period — without explicitly stating what that period is.1190Write a story that starts with a character-revealing something unusual about themselves.1191Write a story that starts with someone returning from a trip.1192Write a story that starts with a life-changing event.1193Write a story that starts with two characters saying goodbye.1194Write a story about an unlikely friendship.1195Write a story about an average day turned upside down by an unexpected visitor.1196Write a story about someone who discovers a mysterious object in their home.1197Write a story about the relationship between a parent and a child that spans several years.1198Write a story about transformation.1199Write a story that ends with one character waiting for the arrival of another.1200Write a story that ends by circling back to the beginning.

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