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#14: The Plot Thickens

This week, we launched a very fun* tool at Reedsy: our brand-new Plot Generator!

Turning to writing prompts is a great idea when you need that extra bit of help coming up with ideas to write about. This plot generator is here to do the same, offering more than 1 million** story combinations to inspire you.

You can choose to generate a fantasy, drama, mystery, romance, or sci-fi plot — or, just hit "random" and you'll get a little bit of everything! Plot ideas include characters, a theme, a setting, and even a plot twist... with just one click of the finger!

Each of this week's prompts is a plot element pulled right from our generator. You can feel free to incorporate as many of the elements in your story as you want — whether it's one or all five!

*Almost too much fun, if that's possible.
**Actually, trillions!

This week's prompts

It's about a photographer, who is a rookie.

Character – 34 stories

It's a literary fiction story about growing up.

Novel – 39 stories

It kicks off on a yacht with the delivery of an important letter.

Short Story – 35 stories

Someone in the story has a lot of hard lessons to learn.

Sad – 35 stories

And there's a twist! It actually all took place in the past.

High School – 32 stories

Stories

“Tutorial Level” by Kesten Harris

Submitted to Contest #14

I grabbed a new game off of the shelves and showed it to Zack. It was called Magical Monkeys 2 and it had a colorful box art to match its name. He took one look at it and pretended to barf. He reminded me that we were here to find a game that was ‘T for teen,’ not ‘L for lame.’ He held up a game case that was shrouded in chainsaws. I couldn’t even make out the title because of them. If I wanted chainsaws, I’d sneak into an R-rated horror movie. Not that I enjoyed movies in the first place. I preferred games. Zack shared my love of games, whi...

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“Stone Heart and Fire Blood” by Nikita Siregar

Submitted to Contest #14

By: Nikita SiregarA Reedsy Weekly - Short SeriesStone Heart and Fire BloodTheme - ‘a literary fiction story about growing up’‘Warm...’Was the first ever thought for a newly born nugget.It was small. No bigger than a pebble. This one knew and understood. It was a fragment born from the world. Tiny and feeble beneath the mountain that sheltered this piece of the earth.Yet for reasons unknown to its undeveloped mind. It was...different. Unique. More so than others like itself.This one's world, the only world it knows, was one of fire. Of liquid...

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“"On the Wings of Wheels"” by Mabel Ortiz

Submitted to Contest #14

During the golden years of her childhood, when life was bliss and summers eternal, her bicycle became an instrument of transcendence. Of course, there were many, many table games on her closet's shelves, stuffed animals on her bed, miniature doll collections and paint by number crafts in her chest drawers, yet that turquoise-glossy bicycle that Santa Claus had delivered last Christmas was her favorite.After returning home from school, she changed into her play clothes and helped her mom with simple chores like folding tow...

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“IN THE TWINKLE OF AN EYE” by Peace Abayomi

Submitted to Contest #14

A beautiful breezy twilight setting on a yacht sweetened by the ebbing sound of the orchestra playing a melodious heart-warming tune on the beach and a glass of chilled champagne as an appetizer was the last thing I enjoyed on my vacation. I smiled beatifically and closed my eyes as I enjoyed the way my blonde curly hair swayed according to the motion of the light wind. What could ruin this special moment?“A letter for you, ma’am.”…well, that spoiled it. A man on another yacht close to the one I was in stretched out his hand and handed...

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“The Important Delivery on a Yacht” by Rachel Frankki

Submitted to Contest #14

The Important Delivery on a Yacht by Rachel Frankki “Really it was just an excuse to drink publicly, or I wouldn’t have gone,” I stated angrily while my interrogator stared into my soul in hopes of figuring out my buried secrets. We had been in this small and smelly room for what seemed like hours now. The only problem was he wanted answers that I genuinely didn't have. “There’s countless places to drink publicly. What specifically drew to this party?” “I mean, yachts are cool and always full of rich people.” “So your attraction was ba...

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“Loveless to Loved.” by Sasha Walden

Submitted to Contest #14

“Ponzio, you’ve got a letter, it’s from your mother.” I find the sulking man on the deck of his new yacht.“Bonifila! Come, come, have a drink with me. It’s my birthday, celebrate!” he turns slightly, enough for me to see his pale green eyes and his smirk.“No, my job is to protect you; not have wine while neglecting our duties.” and his smirk falls slightly.“Must you always be so serious?”I refuse to dignify him with an answer to that, just holding out the letter so he can fully see it.When he turns fully towards me, he sees my stotic express...

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“Fancy A Game” by Leumas Llewtnac

Submitted to Contest #14

“He’s not here,” said Ronald Altas, detective. Hanover managed to pull his head back over the railing, “He has to be. It’s a large boat, sir. We’ll find him.” “No, we won’t,” said Ron, without looking at him. “How do you know, sir?” “Because, Hanover, Corporal Churney is heading toward us in a paddleboat.” Hanover frowned out at the small figure approaching them from the shoreline. “Must be urgent,” he said. “Especially if he’s paddling that fast,” said Ronald, lowering a match into his pipe and sending out a few puffs. “That can only mean ...

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“Brass Monkey” by David Weaver

Submitted to Contest #14

I’m going to tell you about the brass monkey. But first, let me tell you about my two childhood buddies, Tommy Boyd, TB, and Clancy Smith. Dad had taken up a new position as foreman with a nearby construction company and TB and Clancy were the first guys I met in Rainbow Falls when we moved into the old brownstone house.They had a strange kind of friendship.Apparently it all started in Junior High; TB had done Clancy a favour by beating up an older kid caught trying to pinch Clancy’s lunch money. TB was like that; he hated unfairness. But th...

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“Into Skye” by Renee Cole

Submitted to Contest #14

Scotland April 1893 The hot-air-balloon approached the Isle of Skye, carrying its pilot and two passengers. Sophie pushed back a bright red curl, adjusting her goggle strap. She increased the heat inside the balloon, the weight of her Tesla guns against her legs reassuring as they floated above Talisker Bay. The creatures would come into view any minute. She knew she brought her passengers to see them, but it never made it any less nerve-wracking to know that a paying customer could be decapitated any time. She glanced to her...

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“Grace” by Sammie Pallas

Submitted to Contest #14

I was in the bar when I overhead a young zealous gentleman talking. He was quite the captivating fellow, with his tall, dark, and handsome demeanor. The gentleman had ravishing blue eyes, and hair as dark as the night sky. It seemed as though all of the men in the bar were intrigued with his outlandish stories.Then he looked at me, and said “Hiya doll! Would you get me a scotch, neat,” he said in the most charming way. I gave him a nod, and grabbed a new glass. The regulars are comfortable around me, I’ve been working this bar for quite...

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“Jingle Bells ” by Julia Withers

Submitted to Contest #14

Lisa Giordano sat in the front seat of her forest green 2004 Honda civic. Some would call the car busted, she called the car “baby”. She had saved for years for this car, working overtime at the local 7-11 during the day while she went to nursing school at night. Now she was in her final year of nursing school, and had been promoted to assistant manager at 7-11. She opened a fresh pack of Parliaments, her treat to herself for finishing a ten hour shift. She pulled two out of the pack, flipping one and gingerly replacing it, and putting the o...

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“No Telling What Can Happen” by Lukas Matthews

Submitted to Contest #14

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Addison. She was an average kid, making straight A’s and B’s, and she always hangs out with her best friend Noah. One day Addison wasn’t at school because she was feeling sick. So, after school Noah came to Addison’s house to check up on her, but when he arrived the door was wide open. Noah walked up to the door, it was 6ft5” and it had a dark blue color, it was cold and abnormal. Once Noah walked into the house the door slammed right behind him. While Noah was looking around looking for Addison and h...

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“The Last Tear of the Samurai” by Chris Manta

Submitted to Contest #14

There is an ancient Japanese legend about a mighty samurai’s four tears. It was unusual for a samurai, normally so composed and formal, to cry. However, a wealthy trickster made a deal with the samurai. If he cried four tears before he turned fifty, the samurai would become his servant forever. If the samurai didn’t cry, the trickster would give him one half of all he owned. So the bet was made. At first, the samurai couldn’t help but cry. The first tear was shed when his parents died. The second was shed when he lost his brother in a battle...

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“The Flames of Change, Procrastination and Expectation” by Alice Wheeler

Submitted to Contest #14

Small and as quiet as a gray mouse, I treaded down the long hall of my father’s mansion. My white socks allowed me to keep up with his leisure pace towards the bottom of our windy staircase, which he could not see without the aid of a flickering candle. My father is fairly old, and with his vision degrading over the years, too many times he had stumbled upon my toes. As the fresh rays of dawn burst into the living quarters, I found myself ahead of father, already in the kitchen—as usual of every dim smoky morning. Until all the wall torches ...

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“Wow--What a Joy!” by Christine Hungerford

Submitted to Contest #14

“Good morning!” Celia looked brightly up at a man with a plaid jacket, old-looking jeans and a miniature Schnauzer standing behind a semi-circular greyish blue desk and countertop above it. “How can I help you?” The bushy eyebrows came almost together. “Well, I need to express to you that my dog, Sheldon, needs medical treatment.” ...

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