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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10/24/2021	Write a Detective piece about an accountant who strikes out. At some point, the accountant must appear in an office and encounter a palette (not necessarily at the same time).
10/22/2021	Write a Mystery piece about a baker who loses a job. At some point, the baker must appear in a classroom and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).
10/22/2021	Write a Fantasy piece about a psychologist who returns to school. At some point, the psychologist must appear in a classroom and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
10/20/2021	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a painter and decorator who has a part in a play. At some point, the painter and decorator must appear in a building and encounter a baseball glove (not necessarily at the same time).
10/17/2021	Write a Fantasy piece about a football player who gets into a car accident. At some point, the football player must appear in a house and encounter a notepad (not necessarily at the same time).
10/15/2021	Write a Mystery piece about a vocational educator who goes to a baseball game. At some point, the vocational educator must appear in an airplane and encounter a prescription pad (not necessarily at the same time).
10/9/2021	Write a Fantasy piece about an archivist who gets sick. At some point, the archivist must appear in a tailor shop and encounter an oil paint (not necessarily at the same time).
10/6/2021	Write a Romance piece about an ironworker who goes to a football game. At some point, the ironworker must appear in an office and encounter a computer (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