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I stared at the crowd and told the biggest lie of my life.
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You know what? I quit.
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Set your story in a writing class, workshop, or retreat.
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Write about someone who can only find inspiration (or be productive) at night.
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Center your story around an author, editor, ghostwriter, or literary agent.
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Write a story in which the first and last words are the same.
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Write a story with the line “I didn’t have a choice.”
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Write about a character who becomes the villain in another character’s story.
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Write a story with the line “I don’t understand.”
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Write a story where someone gets into trouble and a stranger helps them out.
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Write a story about something getting lost in translation — literally or figuratively.
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Write a story that includes the line “This isn’t what I signed up for.”
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Center your story around a character whose biggest fear or worst nightmare comes true.
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Center your story around something that doesn’t go according to plan.
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Write a story about a place that hides something beneath the surface.
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Start or end your story with someone arriving somewhere for the first or last time.
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Write a story about a place that no longer exists.
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Set your story in your favorite (or least favorite!) place in the world.
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Write a story about someone who sets off in one direction and ends up somewhere else.
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Write a story from the POV of a child or teenager.
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