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As you're paying for your groceries, you mention to the clerk, There's a mess in aisle 16. They give you a puzzled look and reply, There is no aisle 16.

Mystery

Write a story about one character. Half of it to make readers fall in love with them, the other half to make readers repulsed by them.

Novel

Your protagonist opens a purse or a desk drawer and finds three objects. By the end of your story there’s only one item left. What happens to the other two?

Short Story

Write about an average, unextraordinary Sunday. Rely on the character's internal dialogue to make the story interesting.

Dialogue

Write a story with seven characters — one for each of the seven sins.

Short Story

Write a story with a Character versus Technology conflict. Think of Humanity vs. robots in I, Robot.

Teens

Write a story with a Character versus Supernatural conflict. Think of Humanity vs. ghosts in Ghostbusters.

Teens

Write a story with a Character versus Society conflict. Think of Katniss Everdeen vs. The Capitol in The Hunger Games.

Teens

Write a story with a Character versus Nature conflict. Think of Mark vs. Mars in The Martian.

Teens

Write a story with a Character versus Character conflict. Think of Elizabeth Bennet vs. Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.

Teens

Write a story where your protagonist saves someone from danger.

Fiction

Write a story where your protagonist predicts danger.

Fiction

Write a story where your protagonist narrowly avoids danger.

Fiction

Write a story where your protagonist is in danger.

Fiction

Write a story where your protagonist causes danger.

Fiction

Write a story where the protagonist has dinner with three unlikely people.

High School

Write a story where the protagonist goes on the most mundane errand you can think of. Rely solely on the character to make it interesting.

Middle School

Write a story using a radio as a symbol.

Middle School

Write a story using a pair of shoes as a symbol.

Middle School

Write a story using a mirror as a symbol.

Middle School

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