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45 Story Sparks
First Lines
Use these to start your story.
1. Courage, for me, is...
2. Catching the signal from one of her friends, Angela brushed her skirt, took a deep breath and walked towards where he was sitting.
3. It was the one thing he coveted the most.
Random Story Words
Use each set of words in your story.
4. chef, roll of film, school playground, beeper
5. photographer, needle, dormitory, bicycle
6. dog trainer, laboratory table, swimming pool, ruler
7. student, rubber band, cruise ship, crayons
8. diplomat, jacket, conference room, balloon
What If Stories
Write about these possibilities.
9. What if you're going to write a story about friendship with a high school student as the main character and a fountain as the key object? Set your story inside a flower shop.
10. What if you're going to write a story about power with a policeman as the main character and an old pair of shoes as the key object? Set your story in the operating room.
11. What if you're going to write a story about desperation with an evangelist as the main character and a memo as the key object? Set your story in a ghost town.
12. What if you're going to write a story about black humor with an FBI agent as the main character and an earring as the key object? Set your story on a train.
13. What if you're going to write a story about self-expression with a cab driver as the main character and a fire escape as the key object? Set your story in a funeral home.
Quick Prompts
Use these to jumpstart your writing.
14. Write about a loved one who soothed you when you were in pain.
15. List 20 rules you've broken.
16. Write about an unforeseen event or situation you have encountered.
17. Write about what your name means.
Tabloid Stories
Try your hand at writing sensational news!
18. Army Tough Guy Trampled by Deer
19. Today's Kids Are The Uncoolest Ever!
20. Phone Psychic's Head Explodes
21. Beer-Crazed Elephants Face Execution!
Quick Characters
You control these characters...what would they do?
22. Bonnie Holloway and Darrell Richter meet after one of them walks out of an argument. One of them has been forced to go shopping.
23. Tiffany Papillon and Alan Chatman meet during a cruise. One of them loves to cook.
24. Michelle Corcoran and Chris Lucado meet after his break up. One of them has a fear of heights.
25. Amy Tidwell and Jason Engler meet on an airplane. One of them becomes resigned to his/her fate.
26. Irene Robinson and Bradley Neumann meet while she is searching for a long-lost relative. One of them is a loner.
Quick Plots
Come up with a story quick!
27. popular burger shop uses tainted beef patties
28. doctor says hockey is damaging his spine
29. seen with a man half her age
30. loses a winning lottery ticket
31. fired from her job after getting the wrong number
Projective Identification
Write from their point of view.
32. a worn out tennis shoe
33. the knife inside a thief's pocket
34. an old car with a new paint job
35. a falling star
36. an empty bottle of softdrink
List Generator
It's as easy as making a grocery list...
37. The 10 Best Things that Could Happen While You're Trying to Impress the Boss
38. 12 Top Reasons to Go to the Gym
39. 5 Signs You're Faithful to Your Spouse
40. The 10 Worst Things to Do Before You Dump Someone
41. Top 10 Reasons to Break off a Relationship
Imaginary Brainstorming
Answer a question, come up with a story!
42. Why would an engineer eat once a day only?
43. Why would an insurance agent avoid passing through cities when he/she travels?
44. Why would a wine expert want a karaoke bar?
45. Why would an evangelist avoid passing through cities when he/she travels?
The sparks above were generated by WriteSparks!™ Premium - a software that generates over 10 *million* Story Sparkers for Writers. The WriteSparks!™ software was developed by Shery Russ, author of 2 books for writers. Visit her official site at http://sheryruss.com
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Thank you for reading. Keep writing!
Best,
Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ
WriteSparks!™ creator
WriteSparks.com
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