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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12/7/2023	Write a Detective piece about a haberdasher who runs in a race. At some point, the haberdasher must appear in an animal hospital and encounter a palette (not necessarily at the same time).
12/7/2023	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a social worker who takes a picture. At some point, the social worker must appear in an utility pole and encounter a fish (not necessarily at the same time).
12/7/2023	Write a Science Fiction piece about a physicist who goes to the ballet. At some point, the physicist must appear in an accounting office and encounter cleaning supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
12/4/2023	Write a Fantasy piece about a social worker who gets a job. At some point, the social worker must appear in an airplane and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
12/3/2023	Write a Fantasy piece about a locksmith who passes out. At some point, the locksmith must appear in an office and encounter a polymer clay (not necessarily at the same time).
12/2/2023	Write a Mystery piece about a physicist who goes to church. At some point, the physicist must appear in a factory and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).

Resources

Books

Websites

Sentence Structure

Story Blurb

Character

Plotting

Narrator and Point of View

Scenes

Dialogue and Monologue