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Wait, what game is this?

Last night, someone slipped something into your drink. You felt strange almost immediately. Fortunately, you wake up in your own bed, perfectly safe, and with crystal clear recollection…

The girl with the gun

One night you are walking home alone. You are approached by a girl with a gun. She points the gun at you so you raise your hands. Before…

Try writing visually

Most of us, when we write, focus on who is doing or saying. Here is something new to try – telling a purely visual story. Bonus points if…

Reverse image discovery

One day while waiting for a phone call, you do a reverse image search of yourself. You find news stories of a missing child. The reports include a…

Extreme Plot Twists

The path of adventure is a rocky road at the best of times. If you follow our technique for generating over 5 Trillion plots, and you are writing a…

5 tabletop RPGs that you can play alone

The moon is gone

A slumber party you will never forget

It is the last week before you all go off to university. You and your friends decided to have a slumber party like when you were younger. There…

Swat…

The strangers in a lift

Where are they?

You are walking through the town centre when a sudden realisation dawns. You have not seen a cat, dog or child all year.

Random generators

Sometimes, you just need a name, setting, or location idea. Random generators can be helpful for the writer in a hurry. Here are a few random generators that…

Romance Plot Twists

The path of romance is rarely easy. If you follow our technique for generating over 5 Trillion plots, and you are writing about a romance, you may find this…

The critic and the actress

Him He is a famous and influential theatre critic with anger management issues. His short temper frequently lands him in hot water. He finds his job stressful and…

Famous Writers on where they get their ideas: Stephen King, John Irving, Alan Hollinghurst

Peter and Renesmee

Names: Peter and Renesmee Location: A school reunion

Barking dog

Cute and fluffy animals

Let this collection of cute and fluffy animals inspire your next story.

@all_alike

All alike is a twitter bot that gets you started with a room description. It has just a handful of followers (let’s see if we can do something…

Fear the mall

@MagicalRealismBot

Magical Realism Bot produces a prompt every four hours. It has over 120,000 followers.

Using dreams to get new story ideas

Using dreams for story ideas is a technique employed by many writers. Dreams are our minds at their most creative. Authors have often taken inspiration from dreams. I…

The tail of ancient verses

Colourful birds

Maybe this mood-board of colourful bird pictures will spark a story idea for you. If it does, we’d love to know about it.