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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5/30/2021	Write a Fantasy piece about an accountant who gets divorced. At some point, the accountant must appear in a room and encounter a phone (not necessarily at the same time).
5/25/2021	Write a Mystery piece about a hairstylist who runs in a race. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in a room and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
5/24/2021	Write a Romance piece about a baseball player who walks to work. At some point, the baseball player must appear in a workshop and encounter cables (not necessarily at the same time).
5/22/2021	Write a Science Fiction piece about a labourer who gets a job. At some point, the labourer must appear in an utility pole and encounter a vinyl plank (not necessarily at the same time).
5/20/2021	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a baker who rents a movie. At some point, the baker must appear in an office and encounter cables (not necessarily at the same time).
5/16/2021	Write a Science Fiction piece about a lineworker who returns to school. At some point, the lineworker must appear in a workshop and encounter pots & pans (not necessarily at the same time).
5/16/2021	Write a Science Fiction piece about a doctor who gets a job. At some point, the doctor must appear in a pharmacy and encounter a body belt (not necessarily at the same time).
5/13/2021	Write a Fantasy piece about a sculptor who walks to work. At some point, the sculptor must appear in a butchershop and encounter an oil paint (not necessarily at the same time).
5/11/2021	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a chimney sweep who goes to church. At some point, the chimney sweep must appear in a factory and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
5/11/2021	Write a Science Fiction piece about a chambermaid who catches a forward pass. At some point, the chambermaid must appear in a haberdashery and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
5/10/2021	Write a Detective piece about a baker who blows up the lab. At some point, the baker must appear in a workshop and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
5/6/2021	Write a Romance piece about a welder who rents a movie. At some point, the welder must appear in a stage and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
5/3/2021	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an actuary who starts a band. At some point, the actuary must appear in a pharmacy and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
5/3/2021	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a mechanic who gets married. At some point, the mechanic must appear in a roof and encounter ballet shoes (not necessarily at the same time).
5/1/2021	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a carpet layer who has a part in a play. At some point, the carpet layer must appear in an office and encounter a baseball bat (not necessarily at the same time).

Resources

Books

Websites

Sentence Structure

Story Blurb

Character

Plotting

Narrator and Point of View

Scenes

Dialogue and Monologue