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Lost in Translation with Ruth O’Leary
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Set your story in an eerie, surreal setting.
Dark
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84 stories
Write about a character in a situation where they have to be brave for someone else’s sake.
Character
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60 stories
Start your story with a character seeing something terrifying.
Horror
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52 stories
Write a story that contains a flashback of a nightmare.
Horror
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62 stories
Write about someone facing their greatest fear.
Dramatic
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109 stories
Write about a character who breaks free from a tradition to create a new one.
Character
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26 stories
Make a character perform a ceremony to set something or someone free.
Dramatic
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54 stories
Make your protagonist go through a rite of passage.
Character
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53 stories
Start your story during a full moon night.
Mystery
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81 stories
Write a story about someone seeking revenge for a past wrong.
Dramatic
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72 stories
Write a story about someone undertaking a long, dangerous journey.
Adventure
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39 stories
Set your story in a desert town.
Adventure
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52 stories
Write a story about a stranger coming to town and shaking up the order of things.
Character
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56 stories
Start your story in the middle of the action.
Short Story
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68 stories
Write about two friends getting into a fist fight.
Angst
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30 stories
Write a story during which two conversations happen simultaneously.
Dialogue
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28 stories
