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Horror/SF Ideas

Tattoo (Horror/SF)

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Trevor

Your character wakes up, possibly with a hangover, and can’t remember much about previous night. When he goes to shower, he discovers a strange tattoo

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Horror/SF Ideas

School Run (Horror/SF)

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 Trevor

Your character drives to the local school to pick up his child/children. When he arrives, he finds the school cordoned off by soldiers. They refuse

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Horror/SF Ideas

Online (Horror/SF)

October 6, 2021 Trevor

Your character is at work. He becomes aware that several co-workers are gathered around a computer screen, pointing and talking quietly. They keep glancing in

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Story Ideas

Stuck for inspiration? Trying to beat writer’s block? Check out our growing collection of detailed story starters, ideas and prompts. Please read the site terms of use.

On Ideas

Some people would argue that there are no new ideas for stories. That may be true, but there are certainly new ways of combining and expressing those ideas. That’s what these starters are for – to kick-start your creativity. Don’t feel constrained by them. Change them, combine them, reverse them.  Use them as starting points for your own original story. Shed your literary limitations and let your imagination fly.

And above all, have fun writing.

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