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This could get confusing

In the same day, your character meets seven different people all apparently with the same name.

Just as I dreamed

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.

It go boom!

Suddenly, something explodes and everything descends into chaos.

My own petting zoo

Each chapter, your character ends up with a new pet.

David Bowie Lyrics Dare

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?

You had one job

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 men were not allowed to speak?

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.

NaNoWriMo 2020 is almost here

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo ) is also known as November by boring not-writer people. The challenge is to forget about plot and perfect prose and just bash…

No more elections

What if the leader of your country were selected by lottery every three months?

Big brother…

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 is the story that links these images?

Here be dragons, there too.

What if, one day, dragons emerged from thousands of years of hibernation?

The path of true love

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…

Do you like our new look?

In the wee small hours of a Tuesday morning, I gave The Muse of Last Resort a makeover. I was awake early and feeling creative. Everything should look…

Lucy and Anna

Names: Lucy and Anna Place: A space station

The assassin’s wedding

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…

A strange romance

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…

Looking for people from my home town

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…

The atheist and the demi-god

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…

Reboot everything?

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….

Seven days to save the world

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…

The Mystery of Dreary Lane

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?…

What happened last night?

You wake up – very hungover – in a vast room filled with sleeping people – all of them strangers. The room is just one of many in…

All you wished for

Since you were a small child you have been blowing the seeds from dandelions. Each time you do, you make a different wish. Today, every wish you made…