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.

---

2012 — 2013 — 2014 — 2015 — 2016 — 2017 — 2018 — 2019 — 2020 — 2021 — 2022 — 2023 — 2024
Jan — Feb — Mar — Apr — May — Jun — Jul — Aug — Sep — Oct — Nov — Dec

11/28/2023	Write a Mystery piece about a veterinarian who reads a book. At some point, the veterinarian must appear in a football field and encounter a baseball bat (not necessarily at the same time).
11/27/2023	Write a Science Fiction piece about a construction worker who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a house and encounter a soldering iron (not necessarily at the same time).
11/19/2023	Write a Mystery piece about a doctor who goest to a concert. At some point, the doctor must appear in a fish market and encounter a needle and thread (not necessarily at the same time).
11/17/2023	Write a Mystery piece about a receptionist who plays in a band. At some point, the receptionist must appear in a room and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
11/15/2023	Write a Fantasy piece about a construction worker who goes away for vacation. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a hotel and encounter construction tools (not necessarily at the same time).
11/13/2023	Write a Crime piece about a plasterer who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the plasterer must appear in a workshop and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
11/12/2023	Write a Romance piece about a professor who gets sick. At some point, the professor must appear in a room and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
11/11/2023	Write a Crime piece about a psychologist who gets married. At some point, the psychologist must appear in a concert hall and encounter an oil paint (not necessarily at the same time).
11/11/2023	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a photographer who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the photographer must appear in a room and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
11/2/2023	Write a Horror piece about an ironworker who punts a football. At some point, the ironworker must appear in an accounting office and encounter a vinyl plank (not necessarily at the same time).
11/2/2023	Write a Mystery piece about a cobbler who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the cobbler must appear in a construction site and encounter a guitar (not necessarily at the same time).

Resources

Books

Websites

Sentence Structure

Story Blurb

Character

Plotting

Narrator and Point of View

Scenes

Dialogue and Monologue