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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4/28/2022	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a porter who paints a picture. At some point, the porter must appear in a roof and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
4/27/2022	Write a Romance piece about a carpenter who paints a picture. At some point, the carpenter must appear in a recording studio and encounter pendulums and gears (not necessarily at the same time).
4/25/2022	Write a Detective piece about a surgeon who catches a fly ball. At some point, the surgeon must appear in an animal hospital and encounter a tripod (not necessarily at the same time).
4/21/2022	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a tailor who travels for work. At some point, the tailor must appear in a laboratory and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
4/6/2022	Write a Science Fiction piece about a mechanic who passes out. At some point, the mechanic must appear in a chimney and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
4/4/2022	Write a Crime piece about a locksmith who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the locksmith must appear in a pharmacy and encounter wire cutters (not necessarily at the same time).

Resources

Books

Websites

Sentence Structure

Story Blurb

Character

Plotting

Narrator and Point of View

Scenes

Dialogue and Monologue