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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1/31/2021	Write a Crime piece about a stonemason who rents a movie. At some point, the stonemason must appear in a workshop and encounter a chemical substance (not necessarily at the same time).
1/28/2021	Write a Mystery piece about a psychologist who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the psychologist must appear in an airplane and encounter a drum (not necessarily at the same time).
1/27/2021	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a millwright who gets lost. At some point, the millwright must appear in a court and encounter a beaker (not necessarily at the same time).
1/26/2021	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a steeplejack who watches TV. At some point, the steeplejack must appear in a building and encounter an acrylic paint (not necessarily at the same time).
1/23/2021	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a journeyman who gets a job. At some point, the journeyman must appear in an operating room and encounter a drill (not necessarily at the same time).
1/18/2021	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a carpenter who coaches a little league team. At some point, the carpenter must appear in a construction site and encounter a camera (not necessarily at the same time).
1/14/2021	Write a Romance piece about a locksmith who walks to work. At some point, the locksmith must appear in a store and encounter a particle accelerator (not necessarily at the same time).
1/13/2021	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a hairstylist who catches a forward pass. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in a law office and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
1/11/2021	Write a Mystery piece about an instrument mechanic who goes to a football game. At some point, the instrument mechanic must appear in a cubicle and encounter a baseball bat (not necessarily at the same time).
1/8/2021	Write a Mystery piece about a pilot who goes to the ballet. At some point, the pilot must appear in a tailor shop and encounter a ledger book (not necessarily at the same time).
1/5/2021	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an accountant who runs in a race. At some point, the accountant must appear in a workshop and encounter cleaning supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
1/4/2021	Write a Fantasy piece about an accountant who gets into a car accident. At some point, the accountant must appear in an office and encounter baking goods (not necessarily at the same time).
1/1/2021	Write a Romance piece about an ironworker who goes to church. At some point, the ironworker must appear in a spaceship and encounter a phone (not necessarily at the same time).

Resources

Books

Websites

Sentence Structure

Story Blurb

Character

Plotting

Narrator and Point of View

Scenes

Dialogue and Monologue