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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2/29/2020	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a football coach who loses a job. At some point, the football coach must appear in a cubicle and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
2/25/2020	Write a Mystery piece about a locksmith who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the locksmith must appear in an office and encounter a safety and emergency checklist (not necessarily at the same time).
2/19/2020	Write a Crime piece about a fishmonger who goes to church. At some point, the fishmonger must appear in a laboratory and encounter an acrylic paint (not necessarily at the same time).
2/18/2020	Write a Horror piece about an electrician who paints a picture. At some point, the electrician must appear in a pub and encounter an eye chart (not necessarily at the same time).
2/16/2020	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a heavy equipment operator who runs in a race. At some point, the heavy equipment operator must appear in an office and encounter a phone (not necessarily at the same time).
2/13/2020	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a judge who gets a job. At some point, the judge must appear in a school and encounter a polymer clay (not necessarily at the same time).
2/12/2020	Write a Romance piece about a hairstylist who hits a home run. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in a workstation and encounter a football (not necessarily at the same time).
2/6/2020	Write a Mystery piece about a social worker who loses a job. At some point, the social worker must appear in an animal hospital and encounter a trowel (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