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Whodunnit? How was it done? What is the secret? We love a good mystery. These are prompts, ideas, and tips for those that want to write mystery stories.
You arrive home to discover your parents have finished off nine two-hundred-year-old bottles of wine. They were still reminiscing about the grape harvest that year when you went…
A two-foot-tall man is sitting on the end of your bed. He says that you are living in a simulated reality. He’s sorry but he can’t get you…
You awake. The room is cool and calm. Birds are singing outside your window. Your pillow is soft and comfortable – just five more minutes. A little light…
Blaze has been offered an obscene pile of cold harsh cash to recover a stolen item. That item, it turns out, is the memories of an eccentric recluse…
Moments ago, Blaze was nodding off at his desk. Now he is wide awake on a beach with a great tan and impressively toned abs. Is he dreaming…
Colin Blaze keeps being sent fortune cookies with odd prophecies inside. The prophecies are highly vague and seem to all come from one Festus Briland. What really bothered…
You are lost in a city you have never visited. You do not remember how you got there or how long you have been there. Some strange woman…
Colin Blaze was invited to a costumed murder mystery night held in a penthouse in Mayfair. Blaze arrived to discover that the other guests include the Andipardmin diplomat,…
After a solid six months of doing little else other than searching for the Curse Breaker, Colin Blaze is broke, tired, and despondent. The rent is due so…
Colin Blaze was bored that fateful Monday. It had been weeks since he had a case and the bills were starting to pile up. Blaze was about to…
It was a Tuesday when Bill – better known as The Prophet Festus Briland – met with a young lady called Lucy. She took Bill to the local…
Colin’s probation officer (don’t ask it was a long day) has always been Maggie Jones. Mostly because none of the other probation officers would take him. She was…
Colin Blaze is visited by an elderly man who claimed to be 204-years-old. The man’s faded and ancient-looking passport says he is Colin Blaze. They even share a…
On a slow Sunday afternoon, a substitute postman finally figured out how to deliver a parcel to the office of Colin Blaze. This in itself was impressive but…
Colin Blaze was grabbing a coffee with his assistant Harry. This in itself was not unusual. What was strange was that the police chief marched in, chewed Blaze…
Every six days, at exactly 11:46 am, a wise-looking monkey called Archibald comes to visit you. No matter where you are, Archibald just shows up. Bizarrely he speaks…
What was strange was that, on this particular day, the only client was an ordinary-looking old man called John. John wanted help finding his lost dog, rover. Was…
For example, in Blaze’s waiting room that Monday morning was sat a mute werewolf with a serious dandruff problem, a yeti called Jeff with an expired visa who…
You wonder if you did something wrong. Normally, the Galactic Council only asks for you when the situation is dire. This time they asked you to investigate what…
An older, but somehow familiar, man appears suddenly in front of you. He staggers forwards and presses a torn scrap of paper into your hands before vanishing again….
In the town where you grew up and have spent most of your life, you have started to notice things are slightly “off”. How they are “off” is…
The courts have sentenced a man to be executed based on the indisputable evidence of the court AI. An AI that has never been wrong. At least never…
Here is a selection of writing prompts from Reddit. These were all found on r/WritingPrompts. Visit r/WritingPrompts for more.
You open your eyes. You are sitting atop a mountain. Below white clouds float by. Rocky peaks poke out from the could like little islands. You are alone…