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Write a short story about a professional hypnotizer.

Novel

Write a short dark comedy in which a long-unsolved mystery is finally cracked.

Mystery

Write a short story with an unreliable narrator that readers can never quite trust.

Novel

Write a short story in which the main "character" is the setting: a house.

Nonfiction

Start a story with the classic: "It was a dark and stormy night..."

Winter

Just then, your phone rings. It's your friend and they have some interesting news...

High School

Pick up the book that's nearest to you. Close your eyes, turn to a page, and point to a sentence. Let that inspire your story.

Middle School

You go to the coffee shop to people watch. Write a story about someone you see there.

Middle School

You go outside for a walk. It's a beautiful, sunny day, but you can't help but feel you're being followed. That's when you turn around and notice your neighbor rushing up behind you...

Dramatic

Tell a story through a shopping list.

Narrative

A brand new employee is starting their first shift — at their first job ever — in the busiest, biggest store in town, on the busiest day of the year.

Funny

Write a story about someone at a shopping mall. Use only their stream of consciousness to tell the story.

Teens

The shopping bag ripped and all its contents tumbled to the ground. For you, this was the last straw.

Funny

You're at a huge store scouting out Black Friday deals. You start to notice that all the security cameras in the store seems to be following your each and every move.

Thriller and Suspense

Your house is on fire and you're able to save one photograph. What would it be?

Narrative

They say a picture is worth a thousand words but you knew the one you'd just taken was worth a million.

Mystery

A day in the life of a paparazzi.

Short Story

You find an old disposable camera. You're not sure how old it is or when it was used but its film is finished You get the film developed and are surprised by what you see.

Dramatic

You find a polaroid camera that seems to predict the future: its pictures show what will happen exactly 5 minutes from the moment you take them.

Science Fiction

Using only dialogue, write a short story about the reveal of a long-hidden secret.

Dialogue

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