Write a story about someone preparing for something.
What are they preparing for?
How can it be interesting to watch someone prepare?
How can you cause suspense in such a story?
Month: November 2014
Magic in the Future
Write a story that takes the magic/technology from yesterday where it is used in some way.
How is this magic/technology described?
Why would this be added to a story?
How can this tie a story together?
Extra credit: do you see how one thing can be used to begin world building?
Magic is Technology
Take the magic system from yesterday and come up with technology that could do it with little change in how the system looks.
How is this switch possible?
How can advanced enough technology look like magic?
Is there something entrancing about being able to use technology as magic?
System of Magic
Experiment with creating a system of magic.
How are spells cast in this magic system?
What are the negatives of trying to cast a spell?
How can things backfire?
Monster Inside
Create a character that has some kind of monster in them.
Is the monster something that is just in their head, or can is physically manifest itself?
What happens when the monster takes control?
Is there a way for the character to prevent the monster from taking control?
Free Write
Take today and write on your own story, if you don’t have a story use the archive to create one.
Great Hero Story
Write a origin story about the great hero character you created yesterday. (if you did not create one just write an origin story about some great hero)
How they were motivated to become a hero?
How did what they do change their life? how about the lives of others?
Is there any chance for the hero to fail?
Great Hero Character
Create a great hero character.
What makes them a hero?
What makes them great?
Why do they do what they do?
Unseen Monster
Write a story about someone that is transforming into a monster tho those around them cannot see it.
Why are they transforming?
Why can others not see it?
What happens if they do see?
Full moon? by Calhingil on deviantART
Image for inspiration.
Random Scene
Write a random scene that would not normally be in one of your stories.
What makes the scene so random?
Why would it not normally be part of one of your stories?
Could you add it and make the story more interesting?
Why would you write a scene like this?