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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7/28/2014	Write a Crime piece about a journeyman who runs in a race. At some point, the journeyman must appear in a dance studio and encounter punches and dies (not necessarily at the same time).
7/23/2014	Write a Crime piece about an accountant who takes a picture. At some point, the accountant must appear in an automotive shop and encounter construction tools (not necessarily at the same time).
7/23/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a boilermaker who goest to a concert. At some point, the boilermaker must appear in a spaceship and encounter pots & pans (not necessarily at the same time).
7/22/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a journeyman who gets a job. At some point, the journeyman must appear in a butchershop and encounter a tripod (not necessarily at the same time).
7/22/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a chemist who loses a job. At some point, the chemist must appear in a recording studio and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
7/22/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a pharmacist who takes a picture. At some point, the pharmacist must appear in a pub and encounter a tripod (not necessarily at the same time).
7/20/2014	Write a Horror piece about a vocational educator who runs in a race. At some point, the vocational educator must appear in an office and encounter a ledger book (not necessarily at the same time).
7/17/2014	Write a Romance piece about a barman who watches TV. At some point, the barman must appear in a pharmacy and encounter cables (not necessarily at the same time).
7/15/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a tailor who rents a movie. At some point, the tailor must appear in a cubicle and encounter a chalkboard (not necessarily at the same time).
7/15/2014	Write a Detective piece about a tool and die maker who comes out of the closet. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in a baseball field and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
7/13/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a flight attendant who gets into a car accident. At some point, the flight attendant must appear in a building wall and encounter a guitar (not necessarily at the same time).
7/13/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a philosopher who hits a home run. At some point, the philosopher must appear in a store and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
7/6/2014	Write a Detective piece about a painter who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the painter must appear in a salon and encounter a plumbing snake (not necessarily at the same time).
7/6/2014	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a baseball player who gets a job. At some point, the baseball player must appear in a workshop and encounter a guitar (not necessarily at the same time).

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Books

Websites

Sentence Structure

Story Blurb

Character

Plotting

Narrator and Point of View

Scenes

Dialogue and Monologue