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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1/30/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about a baker who strikes out. At some point, the baker must appear in an anywhere and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
1/28/2015	Write a Romance piece about a baseball player who wins the lottery. At some point, the baseball player must appear in an office and encounter paint canvas (not necessarily at the same time).
1/27/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a journalist who rents a movie. At some point, the journalist must appear in an office and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
1/23/2015	Write a Horror piece about a watchmaker who punts a football. At some point, the watchmaker must appear in a haberdashery and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
1/23/2015	Write a Science Fiction piece about a solderer who passes out. At some point, the solderer must appear in a school and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
1/19/2015	Write a Mystery piece about a steeplejack who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the steeplejack must appear in a laboratory and encounter an eye chart (not necessarily at the same time).
1/17/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a secretary who wins the lottery. At some point, the secretary must appear in a room and encounter cables (not necessarily at the same time).
1/16/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about a labourer who attends a meeting. At some point, the labourer must appear in a train station and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
1/15/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a football coach who strikes out. At some point, the football coach must appear in a room and encounter pots & pans (not necessarily at the same time).
1/15/2015	Write a Science Fiction piece about an advocate who returns to school. At some point, the advocate must appear in a jewelry store and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
1/15/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about a photographer who punts a football. At some point, the photographer must appear in an office and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
1/11/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a nurse who wins the lottery. At some point, the nurse must appear in a laboratory and encounter a prescription pad (not necessarily at the same time).
1/5/2015	Write a Science Fiction piece about an architect who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the architect must appear in a work site and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
1/3/2015	Write a Crime piece about a scientist who goes to a football game. At some point, the scientist must appear in a room and encounter a particle accelerator (not necessarily at the same time).
1/1/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an instrument mechanic who catches a fly ball. At some point, the instrument mechanic must appear in a chimney and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
1/1/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about a roofer who rents a movie. At some point, the roofer must appear in a pub and encounter a ballet tutu (not necessarily at the same time).

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Sentence Structure

Story Blurb

Character

Plotting

Narrator and Point of View

Scenes

Dialogue and Monologue