Oddly Prompted

I call this page "Oddly Prompted" because it contains a list of odd prompts.

The prompts are generated by randomly selecting a story type, genre, occupation, scene location and scene prop. I throw them together into a sentence and voilà!

Here is a list from the odd prompt generator.

Click here to see the source of the prompts and to suggest your own elements.

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3/30/2020	Write a Romance piece about a barber who goes away for vacation. At some point, the barber must appear in a workshop and encounter a needle and thread (not necessarily at the same time).
3/29/2020	Write a Crime piece about a baseball player who has a part in a play. At some point, the baseball player must appear in a school and encounter a phone (not necessarily at the same time).
3/23/2020	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an accountant who strikes out. At some point, the accountant must appear in an utility pole and encounter a safety and emergency checklist (not necessarily at the same time).
3/16/2020	Write a Crime piece about a surgeon who falls off a cliff. At some point, the surgeon must appear in a work site and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
3/4/2020	Write a Detective piece about a porter who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the porter must appear in a room and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
3/4/2020	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a vocational educator who gets a raise. At some point, the vocational educator must appear in a train station and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
3/4/2020	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a lawyer who goes away for vacation. At some point, the lawyer must appear in a room and encounter a chimney brush (not necessarily at the same time).
3/4/2020	Write a Fantasy piece about a locksmith who gets married. At some point, the locksmith must appear in a roof and encounter a guitar (not necessarily at the same time).
3/2/2020	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an actor who gets lost. At some point, the actor must appear in an office and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).

Resources

Books

Websites

Sentence Structure

Story Blurb

Character

Plotting

Narrator and Point of View

Scenes

Dialogue and Monologue