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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2/27/2022	Write a Science Fiction piece about a football player who gets into a car accident. At some point, the football player must appear in a concert hall and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
2/23/2022	Write a Detective piece about a blacksmith who goes to a football game. At some point, the blacksmith must appear in a room and encounter a trowel (not necessarily at the same time).
2/22/2022	Write a Fantasy piece about a tailor who falls off a cliff. At some point, the tailor must appear in a factory and encounter a watch repair kit (not necessarily at the same time).
2/22/2022	Write a Fantasy piece about an optometrist who goes to church. At some point, the optometrist must appear in a room and encounter a soldering iron (not necessarily at the same time).
2/19/2022	Write a Fantasy piece about an engineer who coaches a little league team. At some point, the engineer must appear in a workshop and encounter cleaning supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
2/15/2022	Write a Romance piece about a surgeon who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the surgeon must appear in a store and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
2/15/2022	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a technician who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the technician must appear in a fish market and encounter baking goods (not necessarily at the same time).
2/13/2022	Write a Crime piece about a baker who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the baker must appear in a pub and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
2/13/2022	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an accountant who returns to school. At some point, the accountant must appear in an office and encounter a leotard (not necessarily at the same time).
2/9/2022	Write a Detective piece about a veterinarian who punts a football. At some point, the veterinarian must appear in a law office and encounter construction tools (not necessarily at the same time).
2/8/2022	Write a Crime piece about a baker who goes away for vacation. At some point, the baker must appear in a concert hall and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).
2/1/2022	Write a Fantasy piece about a flight attendant who writes a book. At some point, the flight attendant must appear in a pub and encounter a ladder (not necessarily at the same time).

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Plotting

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Scenes

Dialogue and Monologue