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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11/30/2021	Write a Fantasy piece about a receptionist who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the receptionist must appear in an embassy and encounter construction tools (not necessarily at the same time).
11/24/2021	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a locksmith who walks to first base. At some point, the locksmith must appear in a factory and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
11/18/2021	Write a Crime piece about a tool and die maker who goes to the ballet. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in a concert hall and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
11/17/2021	Write a Romance piece about a photographer who writes a poem. At some point, the photographer must appear in a workstation and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
11/4/2021	Write a Romance piece about a tailor who walks to work. At some point, the tailor must appear in a clinic and encounter a safety and emergency checklist (not necessarily at the same time).

Resources

Books

Websites

Sentence Structure

Story Blurb

Character

Plotting

Narrator and Point of View

Scenes

Dialogue and Monologue