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Write a story about a warrior who doesn’t want to kill the dragon.

Fantasy – 92 stories

Write about a sleuth who’s a little too keen, but not because they have a traumatic past they won’t talk about.

Mystery – 10 stories

Write about a person who's been called to mentor someone in a special skill, but doesn't really want to.

Adventure – 27 stories

Set your story in a creepy mansion — except nothing horrifying takes place in it.

Horror – 64 stories

Write a story about two characters who like each other but don’t get a happily-ever-after.

Romance – 91 stories

Write a story with an open ending that gives readers just enough details to draw their own conclusions.

Narrative – 111 stories

Include a scene in your story in which a character's body language conveys their hidden emotions.

Character – 25 stories

Include dialogue that shows that a character is socially awkward.

Dialogue – 28 stories

Write a scene in which a character’s behavior or reaction to something is affected by a past experience — without saying what that experience was.

Character – 51 stories

Start your story in a coffee shop without using obvious words to describe it (e.g. barista, coffee cup.)

Narrative – 69 stories

Write a story about someone making a deal with the devil.

Dark – 112 stories

You confront the monster you’ve spent many long years hunting. Except they’re not exactly what you thought they’d be…

Adventure – 46 stories

Write a story about a monster trying to become more human. Or about a human trying to become more monstrous.

Thriller and Suspense – 60 stories

Set your story in a haunted house.

Horror – 70 stories

Write a story about someone trying to resist their darker impulses. Whether they succeed or fail is up to you.

Dark – 100 stories

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.

Science Fiction – 49 stories

Each year, your character's family goes on the most exotic vacations. Finally they discover why — their family are assassins.

Funny – 36 stories

Now, as an adult, your character looks back on this summer as the summer when they grew up.

Character – 41 stories

What was meant to be a great bonding vacation turns sour when an uninvited guest tags along.

Summer – 43 stories

Set your story on the eve of the first day back at school.

Kids – 34 stories

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