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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12/30/2020	Write a Crime piece about a secretary who runs in a race. At some point, the secretary must appear in a chimney and encounter a trowel (not necessarily at the same time).
12/26/2020	Write a Crime piece about a painter and decorator who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the painter and decorator must appear in an operating room and encounter a piano (not necessarily at the same time).
12/22/2020	Write a Crime piece about a blacksmith who falls off a cliff. At some point, the blacksmith must appear in a baseball field and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
12/21/2020	Write a Romance piece about a construction worker who goes to a football game. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a construction site and encounter baking goods (not necessarily at the same time).
12/20/2020	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an architect who coaches a little league team. At some point, the architect must appear in a building and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).
12/18/2020	Write a Mystery piece about an instrument mechanic who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the instrument mechanic must appear in a factory and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
12/17/2020	Write a Fantasy piece about an actor who passes out. At some point, the actor must appear in a workshop and encounter a prescription pad (not necessarily at the same time).
12/13/2020	Write a Horror piece about a baker who punts a football. At some point, the baker must appear in a machine shop and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).
12/13/2020	Write a Science Fiction piece about an accountant who falls off a cliff. At some point, the accountant must appear in a law office and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
12/12/2020	Write a Detective piece about a lineworker who falls off a cliff. At some point, the lineworker must appear in a workshop and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).
12/10/2020	Write a Horror piece about an artisan who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the artisan must appear in an office and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
12/3/2020	Write a Fantasy piece about a journeyman who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the journeyman must appear in a law office and encounter an oil paint (not necessarily at the same time).
12/2/2020	Write a Fantasy piece about a boilermaker who comes out of the closet. At some point, the boilermaker must appear in a workshop and encounter cleaning supplies (not necessarily at the same time).

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Sentence Structure

Story Blurb

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Plotting

Narrator and Point of View

Scenes

Dialogue and Monologue