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You were just daydreaming one day when you accidentally discover that you possess the ability to open doorways between where you are and anywhere you might want to…
On the day of your wedding, you stood at the altar with the person of your dreams. Too bad they were only leading the ceremony.
For the first time in forever, you have been persuaded to take some shore leave. Dropped off in a seaside city on the southern continent of the temperate…
You really thought you had left that life behind. All the grime and double meaning. You had dared to hope that life could be normal – dull even….
I’ve been sharing the Fantasy World News headlines from a system developed by me. Now the Fantasy World News has its own website updated hourly. Get ideas for…
You are hunting for a new house. Every house you view is stranger and more mysterious than the last. Is it you or are you starting to see…
I might have posted the beheading headline before but it is my favourite.
The fantasy world headlines are back. I would sso like to read the stories behind these headlines.
One day you and six others wake up to discover you have skills and abilities beyond the norm. You have just started to experiment with your new gifts…
Can you tell the story that ties these images together? Is it a story of spies, danger, and betrayal or one of love, hope, and escape? Perhaps it…
I’ve been toying with a new project that converts real headlines into the news from fantasy world. These are some of the headlines it has produced. Headlines that…
We have a new theme for you – nature and the natural world. Maybe you will write about life in the wild, natural remedies, or the power of…
Writing theme: blue – blue things, the blues, and feeling blue. Have you written to a theme before? If not, you are in luck because this post contains…
How many meme references can you get into one discussion between characters while still moving the story forward?
Put your characters under pressure by adding a time limit or a time-sensitive task. Make them race against the clock. Bonus points if they run out of time…
A hypothetical question of ethics comes up resulting in two or more of your characters debating the “right” answer. The what now? There is a runaway trolly and…
What is your character terrible at? Make that the thing they have to do (and do well) and write about how they struggle and fail.
In the middle of a crisis, have your characters stop everything to have a drink. Ideally of tea.