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41 Best Narrative Short Story Ideas
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Write a story based on an experience from your childhood... but set it in a different time period. (Yes, the future counts!)
Write about a law in your country that you would change.
Write about a time when you tried something unfamiliar.
Think about a moment in your life that elicited very strong emotions. Write about a character going through a different experience that leads to the same emotions.
If a fire broke out in your home, what are the first three things that you would grab? Why?
Write about a time that you were lost (metaphorically or literally).
Describe your greatest fear, and how you have or have not overcome it yet.
Write about the last nightmare you had.
Describe yourself to a stranger.
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