Write a story about someone manipulating the people around them.
How do they manipulate people around them?
Does the manipulating work?
Does the plans backfire?
Category: Idea
Story prompts that take some idea and write on it.
Hospital Waking
Write a story about someone waking up in the hospital with no memory of how they got there.
Why are they there?
What has changed?
What could be hidden from them?
How can you use this event as a spring board for a larger story?
Can’t Get What You Want
Write a story about someone that has a desire they can not obtain, then what happens when everyone else gets that desire even if they don’t want it.
What is the desire?
What does the character feel to see everyone else get that desire?
example desires:
- becoming a monster.
- becoming strong.
- becoming thin.
- getting super powers.
- becoming beautiful/hansom.
Wishes to Disappear
Write a story about someone that wishes to disappear, and does.
What are the negative consequences of disappearing?
Does any one really care?
The Pet
Write a story about a person and there pet.
Does the person understand there pet?
Does the pet want to be there?
What is the conflict in such a story?
Hidden AI
Write a story about an AI hiding in the computer systems.
What are the thoughts of the AI?
How would the AI react?
Where did the AI come from?
Is the AI hostel?
Expected Guest
Write a story that contains a scene like the image below.
Expected Guest by =jrmalone on deviantART
Super Problems
Create a character that has some super human ability, but also has some mental problems.
What kind of power do they have?
What kind of mental problems do they have?
Are there mental problems stemmed from there power?
How do they deal with this problem?
Examples:
- Super strong but stupid.
- Pyrokinesis but aquaphobia.
- Able to read minds, but cocky.
Bard in the Future
Write a story of a bard that is set in the future.
Why is the bard where they are?
What is going to happen to the bard?
How do you include the singing into the story?
The Bard
Write a story about a wondering bard.
How does the Bard get there songs?
What can you do to the story to have the bard gain more in the story?
What is the bards point in the story?