Oddly Prompted

I call this page "Oddly Prompted" because it contains a list of odd prompts.

The prompts are generated by randomly selecting a story type, genre, occupation, scene location and scene prop. I throw them together into a sentence and voilà!

Here is a list from the odd prompt generator.

Click here to see the source of the prompts and to suggest your own elements.

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6/28/2014	Write a Horror piece about a blacksmith who goes to a football game. At some point, the blacksmith must appear in a spaceship and encounter a palette (not necessarily at the same time).
6/27/2014	Write a Science Fiction piece about a surgeon who returns to school. At some point, the surgeon must appear in a factory and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
6/27/2014	Write a Detective piece about an engineer who starts a band. At some point, the engineer must appear in a spaceship and encounter ballet shoes (not necessarily at the same time).
6/26/2014	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a tool and die maker who punts a football. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in a classroom and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
6/23/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a cement mason who falls off a cliff. At some point, the cement mason must appear in a work site and encounter pots & pans (not necessarily at the same time).
6/21/2014	Write a Crime piece about a jeweller who plays in a band. At some point, the jeweller must appear in a room and encounter a palette (not necessarily at the same time).
6/21/2014	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an artisan who plays in a band. At some point, the artisan must appear in an embassy and encounter a piano (not necessarily at the same time).
6/14/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a blacksmith who paints a picture. At some point, the blacksmith must appear in a moon and encounter a prescription pad (not necessarily at the same time).
6/14/2014	Write a Horror piece about a stonemason who gets into a car accident. At some point, the stonemason must appear in a building and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
6/10/2014	Write a Detective piece about a tool and die maker who reads a book. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in a hospital and encounter a watch repair kit (not necessarily at the same time).
6/8/2014	Write a Science Fiction piece about a baseball player who loses a job. At some point, the baseball player must appear in a roof and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
6/5/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a cobbler who starts a band. At some point, the cobbler must appear in an accounting office and encounter ballet shoes (not necessarily at the same time).
6/5/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a chef who gets a job. At some point, the chef must appear in a room and encounter a football (not necessarily at the same time).
6/2/2014	Write a Horror piece about a physician who goes to the ballet. At some point, the physician must appear in a hospital and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).
6/2/2014	Write a Crime piece about an optometrist who loses a job. At some point, the optometrist must appear in an automotive shop and encounter cables (not necessarily at the same time).
6/2/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a carpenter who rents a movie. At some point, the carpenter must appear in an anywhere and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).

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Websites

Sentence Structure

Story Blurb

Character

Plotting

Narrator and Point of View

Scenes

Dialogue and Monologue