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Write a story with the line “I’m late!” or “We’re late!”
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Write about someone who strikes up a conversation with a stranger during a flight.
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Set your entire story in a car, train, or plane.
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Write a story inspired by your favourite colour.
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Center your story around an artist whose creations have enchanted qualities.
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Set your story in a world that has lost all colour.
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Center your story around a mysterious painting.
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Write a story that has a colour in the title.
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Write a story with a huge surprise, either in the middle or the end.
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Write a story inspired by the ultimate clichéd twist: it was all just a dream.
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Center your story around a first or last kiss.
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Your character comes across a stray (dog, cat, human — any kind of animal!). What happens next?
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Write about two characters who meet and/or fall in love in a bookshop, café, or at a wedding.
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Write a story about love without ever using the word “love.”
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Set your story in a world where love is prohibited.
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Write an open-ended story in which your character’s fate is uncertain.
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Start your story with the lines: “The room is unfamiliar. I don’t know how I got here.”
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Set your story in a place where the weather never changes.
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Start or end your story with a breeze brushing against someone’s skin.
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