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Make a character’s addiction or obsession an important element of your story.
Dramatic
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47 stories
Write a story about a character who is haunted by something or someone.
Halloween
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99 stories
Include the line “I remember…” or “I forget…” in your story.
Short Story
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99 stories
Write a story where a small action from the past has had a huge effect on the future.
Short Story
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48 stories
Center your story around someone trying to change a prophecy.
Dramatic
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38 stories
Write a dual-perspective story or a dual-timeline story.
Short Story
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56 stories
Make a character dress up as something unusual (a cat, a giant pumpkin, etc.) in your story.
Halloween
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12 stories
Include a scene in which a pet damages something that is precious to its owner.
Short Story
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26 stories
Start or end your story with a cat or another animal stuck in a tree.
Short Story
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40 stories
Write a story from the point of view of a witch, a pet, or a witch’s familiar.
Halloween
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96 stories
Write a story with the goal of scaring your reader.
Short Story
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69 stories
Begin with laughter and end with silence (or the other way around).
Short Story
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90 stories
Write about someone who misreads social cues, with escalating consequences.
Short Story
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29 stories
Let a small act of kindness unintentionally trigger chaos or destruction.
Dramatic
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53 stories
