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Mundane Magic with Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
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Write a story with a huge surprise, either in the middle or the end.
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82 stories
Write a story that keeps a key detail hidden from the reader until the very end.
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71 stories
Center your story around a character’s addiction or obsession.
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83 stories
Write a story inspired by the ultimate clichéd twist: it was all just a dream.
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96 stories
Center your story around a first or last kiss.
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104 stories
Your character comes across a stray (dog, cat, human — any kind of animal!). What happens next?
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58 stories
Write about two characters who meet and/or fall in love in a bookshop, café, or at a wedding.
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65 stories
Write a story about love without ever using the word “love.”
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132 stories
Set your story in a world where love is prohibited.
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84 stories
Write an open-ended story in which your character’s fate is uncertain.
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95 stories
Start your story with the lines: “The room is unfamiliar. I don’t know how I got here.”
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108 stories
Set your story in a place where the weather never changes.
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47 stories
Start or end your story with someone standing in the rain.
Dramatic
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93 stories
Write a story where the weather mirrors a character’s emotions.
Dramatic
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60 stories
Set your story during — or just before — a storm.
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144 stories
Start or end your story with a breeze brushing against someone’s skin.
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70 stories
