Story Idea Generators

At some point, all writers find themselves staring at a blank page, struggling for a single tangible idea for a story. These websites might help you get those fingers moving.

Writer's Den

Generate random storyline and character outlines for novels, short stories, movie scripts, and more.
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The following sites allows you to fill in the blanks to create a story. Obviously, this isn't how your masterpiece should be written, but it can be quite helpful if used as an example to get those creative juices flowing.

Short Story 

Sample:

Dancing Butterflies
by Jen Snow


K'lish looked at the enchanted torch in her hands and felt stressed.

She walked over to the window and reflected on her Dense surroundings. She had always hated Muggy Brazil with its joyous, jittery jungle. It was a place that encouraged her tendency to feel stressed.

Then she saw something in the distance, or rather someone. It was the figure of Mawen, the forgetful queen with curvy lips and fragile eyes.

K'lish gulped. She glanced at her own reflection. She was a scheming, arrogant, tarwater drinker with wide lips and hairy warts. Her friends saw her as a wonky Warrior. Once, she had even made a cup of tea for a jolly baby owl.

But not even a scheming person who had once made a cup of tea for a jolly baby owl, was prepared for what Mawen had in store today.

The wind blew like dancing monkeys, making K'lish confident.

As she stepped outside, Mawen came closer, a strange smile on her face.

"I am here because I want the Kingdom of Thorn," Mawen bellowed, in a peculiar tone. She slammed her fist against K'lish's chest, with the force of 4337 frogs. "I frigging hate you, K'lish."

K'lish looked back, even more confident and still fingering the enchanted torch. "Mawen, exterminate," she replied.

They looked at each other with forgotten feelings, like two leaking, large lizards laughing at a very popular storm, which had tribal music playing in the background and two breathtaking butterflies dancing to the beat.

K'lish regarded Mawen's curvy lips. She held out her hand. "Let's not fight," she whispered, gently.

"Hmph," pondered Mawen.

"Please?" begged K'lish with puppy dog eyes.

Mawen looked unstable, her body blushing like a blue-eyed, pulsing blade.

Then Mawen came inside for a nice drink of tarwater.

THE END


Fantasy Fiction

Sample:

Ocean, an Elf
by Jen Snow

In a castle there lived a scrawny, sticky elf named Ocean. Not a ribbed sensational, sunny castle, filled with spells and a slimy smell, nor yet an evil, derelict, frosty castle with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was an elf-castle, and that means comfort.

One day, after a troubling visit from the goblin, Rhiannon Glona, Ocean leaves her castle and sets out in search of three golden coins. A quest undertaken in the company of wizards, fairies and curvaceous trolls.

In the search for the goblin-guarded coins, Ocean surprises even herself with her diligence and skill as a swordsman.

During her travels, Ocean rescues a blade, an heirloom belonging to Rhiannon. But when Rhiannon refuses to die, their friendship is over.

However, Rhiannon is wounded at the Battle of Kingdom of Thorn and the two reconcile just before Ocean engages in some serious death spells.

Ocean accepts one of the three golden coins and returns home to her castle a very wealthy elf.

THE END


Blurb Generator

Personally, I have always found the most difficult part of the creative process is writing the blurb. I love this idea. Fill in the blanks, then edit to fit. Viola!

Sample:

Kingdom of the Thorn
A Fantasy Novel
by Jen Snow

"I'm going to need Golden Coins, big, Golden Coins."

During a wake in Kingdom of Thorn in 2002, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath.

During a wake in Kingdom of Thorn in 2002, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale. That baby becomes 15-year-old Ocean, an optimistic and generous navigator.

What if there were second chances? Third chances? Fourth chances? Would you eventually be able to save the world from sinister giants who attack each other? Would you even want to?

The Navigator Of Kingdom Of Thorn follows Ocean and her clever daughter, K'lish , as their idyllic lives tumble through turbulent events in High Elven Hills, again and again.

However, when one of the sinister giants bites off Ocean's fingers with crippling effect, it looks like her quest is over.

Without fingers, will Ocean be able to save the day?

Jen Snow explores spells and Golden Coins to full effect in the Fantasy novel to end all Fantasy novels.

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What are you waiting for?  Go get creative!