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A Study in Secrets with Lynn D. Jung
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Write a story that begins with an apology.
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Write a story that includes the line “Be careful what you wish for.”
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Start or end your story with someone receiving a strange — and possibly sinister — gift.
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Write about a mysterious guest who arrives at a party — but no one knows who they are.
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Write a story that includes someone (or something) saying, “No, don’t!”
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Center your story around a character who overhears others talking about them.
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An apologetic letter or email from an old flame suddenly arrives — many years too late.
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Center your story around a character who longs for something they’ve lost.
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Start or end your story with two friends who become enemies/rivals, or vice versa.
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Center your story around someone who’s being haunted — by what or whom is up to you.
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Start your story with a character being led somewhere by a black cat.
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Use a personal memory to craft a ghost story.
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Write a story that hides something from the reader until the end.
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109 stories
Begin your story with someone either being followed or following someone else.
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Write a story that includes the line “Have we met before?”
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A character crosses paths with a stranger who looks eerily familiar.
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