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Write a story about someone seeking revenge for a past wrong.

Dramatic – 73 stories

Write a Western-inspired story in a new genre or setting (e.g. a space western, fantasy western, etc.)

Fiction – 78 stories

Write a story about someone undertaking a long, dangerous journey.

Adventure – 39 stories

Set your story in a desert town.

Adventure – 52 stories

Write a story about a stranger coming to town and shaking up the order of things.

Character – 56 stories

Start your story in the middle of the action.

Short Story – 68 stories

Write a story that experiments with tone — perhaps a difficult subject dealt with in a playful way, or an ostensibly happy scene that hints at darkness lurking beneath.

Short Story – 63 stories

Write about two friends getting into a fist fight.

Angst – 30 stories

Write about how a single event affects a seemingly unrelated area of a character’s life (their friendships, career, romantic relationships, etc.)

Character – 35 stories

Write a story during which two conversations happen simultaneously.

Dialogue – 28 stories

Write about two people striking up an unlikely friendship.

Character – 95 stories

Write a story about two friends who find themselves competing for something: a job, a prize, a love interest, etc.

Funny – 16 stories

Set your story at a wedding reception, where a group of high school friends are meeting for the first time in years.

High School – 16 stories

Write about two friends who were once inseparable, but now find themselves growing apart — or even friends turned enemies.

Dramatic – 78 stories

Write a story about lifelong best friends.

Character – 60 stories

Write about someone who has always done something as part of a group, and is now starting to set out solo, or vice versa.

Character – 20 stories

Write a story inspired by SHINee’s “Ring Ding Dong”, where someone can’t get a song out of their head no matter how hard they try.

Funny – 16 stories

Write a story about someone who has put “Blood Sweat & Tears” into getting where they are — only to question whether it was worth it.

Angst – 47 stories

Write a story from the point of view of a “sasaeng” (an obsessive fan).

Character – 34 stories

Set your story at a large entertainment venue, after the show has ended, amongst the discarded plastic cups and confetti.

Adults – 53 stories

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