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Start or end your story with someone realizing that life isn’t like the movies, for better or worse.

– 35 stories

Start your story with two people sitting in a movie theater, waiting for the lights to come back on.

– 70 stories

Write about someone who has been nominated for a prestigious award, but isn’t sure they deserve it.

– 23 stories

Start your story during a team building exercise.

– 17 stories

Write about a character discovering a surprising strength in either themself or another.

– 54 stories

Set your story in an unlikely sanctuary.

– 34 stories

Write about a character attempting to meditate or do something mindfully.

– 38 stories

Write from the point of view of a character writing a letter to their past or future self.

– 69 stories

Write about a character who decides to give themselves, or someone else, a fashion makeover.

– 20 stories

Think of an item of clothing from your childhood, and write a story inspired by that.

– 28 stories

Set your story at a global fashion event — or a carnival ball.

– 20 stories

Write about a character who wakes up in someone else’s clothes — or utterly weird apparel they don’t recognize as their own.

– 37 stories

Write a story where a particular piece of clothing appears three times.

– 56 stories

Write a story that centres around an Instagram post.

– 20 stories

Write about a character who’s pathologically camera shy.

– 21 stories

A character finds an old roll of film, and takes it to be developed. What do they find?

– 45 stories

Write a story about a wedding photographer.

– 30 stories

Start your story with somebody taking a photo.

– 73 stories

Write a story involving a friendship between two different species.

– 43 stories

Write about a trip to see a natural sight that’s usually only ever seen in photos.

– 9 stories

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