- Write about a character in danger.
- Start with “I knew I shouldn’t have gotten out of bed…”
- Write a scene that takes place at a wedding.
- Write about being a fool.
- Base a story on a drive-in movie.
- Have your character do something you’d never dare
- What’s the worst that could happen? Write it!
- Write about a fad
- Use these in a story: a green candle, a box of papers and a bottle of wine
- Have a character from an old story make a different choice
- Write about a cross-dresser.
- Describe the horizon from where you live.
- Write about a golfer who cheats on his scorecard.
- Describe insects mating.
- Begin with “Her watch stopped at 11:15.
- Write out your Christmas list.
- Write about a news story as if you were participating in it.
- Write about a childhood trauma.
- Write a conversation between two five-year-olds.
- Write about what you did LAST summer.
- Describe a family ritual.
- Write about a visit from someone you don’t like.
- Use complementary colors symbolically in a story or poem.
- Write about a concert.
- Document, in words, an event you’d normally capture on film.
- Write about a fallen tree limb.
- Describe the beauty within an unattractive character
- Steam burns, write about it.
- Create a toast for a marriage you don’t approve of.
- Begin with “I hate rainbows”
- Write about a woman with heavy eye makeup.
