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Have a character tell a whopping great lie with the purest of intentions and the worst of all repercussions.
Include a reference to The Fires of Mordor from Lord of the Rings in a description unrelated to fantasy fiction.
A character discovers an old grimy mirror. The reflection it shows is not the room it is on.
Your character begins to notice that someone is following them. No matter where they go, it seems someone is watching. They don’t know why.
In the same day, your character meets seven different people all apparently with the same name.
One of your central characters (perhaps the protagonist) has a short dream concerning the events of the day ahead. The day unfolds just as they dreamed.
How many times can you surreptitiously get lyrics from David Bowie songs into your story? Bonus points if you make them fit so well, readers may not notice?
A character is given one seemingly simple job to do. Due to one of their flaws, they screw it up with disastrous consequences for all involved.
What if society had developed slightly differently. Everything is more or less the same but men are only allowed to speak when expressly given permission by a woman.
What if it were a legal requirement for every room in your home to be fitted with a government-controlled listening device? How might culture change? What would you…
What if, one day, dragons emerged from thousands of years of hibernation?
He was her dream man. Everything about him seemed perfect. Only his family and hers have been feuding for generations. They can get past that but he is…
She is a world-class spy, expert assassin, and a deadly secret agent. No assignment has been too difficult, no mission beyond her skills, no situation she cannot adapt…
They have been together for years. It is a romance that has stood the test of time. However, it was not without its oddities. Him He died a…
You post a request on social media asking for people from the town where you grew up to get in touch. Maybe, you ask, they could post pictures…
Him He is a famous atheist. An author of three books debunking religion he is a well known public speaker. Last year he moved to London and started…
One day, your best friend just vanished. No one remembers them and all trace of their life has disappeared. While searching for answers you meet an old man….
You are working at your job serving customers at checkout number seven. You are not paying much attention, just waiting for the shift to end, when a homeless…
Tell us the story that ties this title together with the nine images below. Tell us the story of the mystery of Dreary Lane. What is the mystery?…