Last week’s challenge: Last Lines First.
This random plot scenario generator cracks me up.
And it also comes up with some pretty good narrative seedlings, to my surprise.
So! This week, we’re using it.
Go click the link.
Conjure a random plot scenario.
Use said plot scenario as the basis for your flash fiction challenge this week. You have, as always, up to 1000 words. Post on your space, link back here. Due by Friday, July 26th. (And as a note: please do not post entire stories in the comment sections. I delete those.)
Now click, think, and write.
106 responses to “Flash Fiction Challenge: The Plot Scenario Generator”
That’s pretty fun, but I’m still a big fan of the FIG. It lives on my phone.
http://figapps.net/fig.html
I like this one because not only can I access it easily anywhere, but it has a number of different types of prompts. For some reason the one- or two-sentence standard prompts aren’t very inspiring to me, but the “Random Plot” on here has already spawned a couple of really great stories for me.
One thing I’m not a fan of at the moment: you can’t save the coolest prompts as “favorites.” So you want to remember to write down one you like when it comes up if you’re not prepared to write about it right then and there.
I think I’m going to be jotting a whole load down in my little ‘ideas bible’ before I finish this one!
Yeah, isn’t it awesome? Some of the stuff the FIG comes up with is so fantastic it can’t help but be inspiring. Have fun!
I landed: The story begins when your Protagonist opens someone else’s mail. Another character is a Thief who bites his/ her nails.
I’ll be back to post whatever happens from this randomness. Mwahaha.
Done- not my best, but done. Enjoy.
Best Kept: http://jdsfiction.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/flash-fiction/
Which one won the last one? I bet I know which one did, but don’t want to say in case I’m wrong.
I don’t think last week was a prizes-challenge, just one of the usual general ‘here’s a challenge, feel free to participate’ challenges. No less enjoyable just because prizes weren’t involved, though!
Was a total blast to be a part of it. I just remember reading one though and thinking “THIS one is RIGHT up Sir Wendig’s street!” and would have loved to have seen it win a contest. Although, having not been around here for a while, the author has probably already won one of Chucky’s Challenges. I learnt a LOT just from reading the submissions and feedback of others in this one challenge and can only thank everyone for helping me see where I’m going wrong (and occasionally going right!). Y’all rock.
Did you post a story for this prompt?
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This Abduction’s Bed: http://mrurbanspaceman.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/this-abductions-bed-flash-fiction-challenge/
Enjoy! (that’s not an order, merely a wish!)
Hahaha…. love this one… especially when you added in that he was wearing fluffy bunny P.J’s 😛
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For your pleasure (or displeasure).
Just Add Vermouth: http://secondstaronther.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/just-add-vermouth/
Great story, I didn’t see the ending coming.
Thank you so much! Glad the twist was a surprise!
The story starts when your protagonist walks in on the wrong meeting at work.
Another character is an incredibly attractive person who has been reading your protagonist’s e-mail.
interesting.
Feigning sickness and an alien fortune-teller? Well this should be interesting.
A protagonist who wants revenge? An executive who has been following my protagonist around for years? Hmmmm…. sounds interesting… very interesting… 😀 I’ll be back! 😉
Well, this was fun!
My prompt: a protagonist who finds a mysterious object in her mailbox. Another character is a homeless man who has pictures of the protagonist.
http://davidgearing.blogspot.com/2013/07/fun-flash-fiction-challenge-thanks-for.html
Oh! I love it! If only the guy knew how uncomfortable bras really are! 😀
Ha, I love it and your style!
Haha. Great shot, man. I had to laugh as I read this. Nicely done. 🙂
Thanks all! 🙂
okay, I said I’d be back…. and I am 😀
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/written-in-stars.html
Enjoy! 😀
Good take on the executive! 🙂 Very interesting.
Thanks. I knew what she was going to be doing, but not him… strange how stories evolve when you least expect them to.
That’s half the fun! 🙂
I agree. That was very creative thinking.
Nice story, had a very Supernatural vibe to it. One thing that puzzled me was why the husband said he poisoned the dog, instead of admitting it was the neighbours in the first place, but otherwise an enjoyable read with some interesting characters.
I tried to put across that she was so full of grief, so vengeful that he didn’t want to tell her… and he just wanted to piss her off. You know how fighting couples get, they pick on each other to watch each other squirm in the end… and this became the crux of the story to make her vicious cycle stop – or make it turn down a different road than what it was going to take. Zachary was there to help her change her ways – and he did. 🙂
Ahh, got it. Cheers for the explanation. I can definitely see why he’d tell her that, now. Glad she broke the cycle of samsara! 🙂
I thought you came up with an interesting concept for the story. It made me wonder if the executive was doing what he was supposed to, or if he was breaking the rules by getting involved.
Nice story Mozette. I like the idea of the Fates,
I’ve gotten: The story starts when your protagonist is mugged.
Another character is an alien entity who has been following your protagonist for years.
Presenting “1092th”
Awesome! Great alien character. I’m a little glad the rich prick pissed on his shoes… 🙂
Thanks 🙂
Nifty story. I felt sorry for Zon, giving her last life for such an asshole, but I guess she thought her sacrifice would one day save her people. RIP Zon 🙁
Man, I feel bad for Zon. Still, great story. I like a lot of lines you used, and how the character was such a coward on top of everything else.
I liked the story, though I didn’t like your protagonist a whole lot, I really wonder why Zon was sent to observe such a cowardly bastard.
Wicked. The prompt made immediately writing this story irresistible.
The story starts when your protagonist is forced into a car at gunpoint.
Another character is an alchemist who is developing a deadly new poison.
I give you, “Alchemy & Acrimony”
http://johnchronikal.com/2013/07/20/alchemyandacrimony/#more-447
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Alrighty. How do a fake illness, a possibly fake alien, and a maybe fake fortune teller equal a real problem? Well, let’s find out.
http://www.jqpdx.com/2013/07/20/hooky/
Love it! Great work! 😀
Thanks.
Great story as usual, I got a distinct MiB vibe from it. I would love to read what happens next. .
Thanks. It does have some potential. I might stick it in the drawer.
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I found a way to link tearing down a brick wall and hiding a judge, and all in under 1,000 words. ^_^
http://dianaterrill.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/wall/
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Loved this! Got an idea this morning at 6AM 🙂
http://lucyjhamilton.wordpress.com/2013/07/21/flash-fiction/
Challenge accepted!
The seed was “The story starts when your protagonist is told s/he must get married immediately. Another character is an alchemist who just got out of prison.”
1000ish words, channeled my not-so-inner Dashiell Hammett. I’d originally planned my alchemist to be a meth dealer, but wound up in 20’s New York instead.
Unfortunately, Harry never made it out of prison, so I totally disregarded that part of the seed. Eat that, randomness.
The Girl With The Jade Rock:
http://billionmonkeys.blogspot.com/p/the-girl-with-jade-rock.html
Nice story. Nice set up of facts and back history, nice conclusion.
Thanks!
My turn with the generator was: “The story starts with your protagonist breaking a mirror. Include a sports editor who has played a joke that has backfired.”
Shards: http://sixgunwizard.blogspot.com/2013/07/shards.html
Hey…. I like that… creepy! Love the ending; great twist! 😀
That was really awesome. I especially like Tommy. Lovable jerk. : )
I got “he story starts when your protagonist tears down a wall.
Another character is a marksman who invents strange machines.”
Here’s the result. Noise:
http://andreaspeed.com/2013/flash-fic-challenge-noise/
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The Prompt: The story starts when your protagonist tries to stop a robbery.
Another character is a messenger who wants your protagonist dead.
The Story: http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/2013/07/22/flash-fiction-the-message/
Enjoy.
This is my first go with your Flash Fiction challenge. Been fun looking through some of your recent ones. Thanks for making this available.
~Chris
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Hmm it seems my first attempt to comment didn’t make it through, so I’ll give it another go. If by some miracle it is lurking in the shadows, please bear with the double post.
I got: The story starts when your protagonist kisses a stranger. Another character is a thief who make your protagonist a scapegoat.
The story is a little over target (1200 words) and is called A Night at the Disco.
http://www.trinetoftschmidt.com/2013/07/back-in-the-flash-fiction-game/
Nicely done! After all the stories about spies and thieves and aliums, it was good to read something a little more down to earth. You made what could have been quite a mundane story into an interesting and enjoyable read, with a protagonist I could really identify with. Kudos!
Thank you.
Woah! The amount of times I’ve seen this happen on a dancefloor – and the jealousy that ensues afterwards – is just like this. Nightclubs are soap operas all on their own; aren’t they? And you’ve only told one story 🙂
Yeah… perhaps that’s why I don’t like them very much.. to predictable and boring 😉
Nice. Felt very realistic as others have commented.
http://davebessom.tumblr.com/
Here’s my entry: Perfect Match:
http://geekonablog.blogspot.com/2013/07/story-perfect-match.html
hmm…protagonist tells a secret. kool!
http://www.nairaland.com/1368075/sad-stories-depressed-writer
Story #3
I didn’t intend for this to be so dark, but it just kind of happened. Here is “Bliss.” It’s only about 600 words.
My prompt was: The story starts when your protagonist pretends to be sick.
Another character is a bartender who has engineered a deadly disease.
http://notesfromanightstand.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/flash-fiction-challenge-bliss/
http://www.writerscarnival.ca/rescue-mission/
Overlong at 1009 words.
Plot was: The story starts when your protagonist overhears a discussion.
Another character is a soldier who has abducted your protagonist’s friend.
I am terrible at titles.
Liked it-sort of a Falling Skies meets Lord of the Flies feeling.
Thank you. (Had to look up Falling Skies, but I’ll take it as a compliment).
it’s a show on TNT or TBS or something like that. Aliens abduct children, fit them with a harness that controls their actions, then uses them against humans in an attempt to subjugate our entire population. There is this constant frustration that fighting the aliens might mean killing our children
I’m skipping this week. Got too many other projects going on and I didn’t like my plot scenarios and I’m too drunk or not drunk enough and the sun’s in my eyes. Anyhow, I realized that all three of my flash fiction entries so far were heavily influenced by death and I’m wondering if maybe I should lighten up just a little…
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Okay, it was a bit of agony to pour it out. But, its done. I give you Date for a Soul
http://naharavensari.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/a-date-for-a-soul/
Here it is. The Grand Opus. Three Bad Days. 863 words.
http://kalganrhendron.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/three-bad-days/
Okay…mine is up – fat ice lollies anyone? http://djkirkby.co.uk/2013/07/random-plot-generator-challenge/
Thanks so much for this link. First event & conflict I got gives a fleshy twist to the next novel brewing in my brain x
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*gulp* First flash fiction…
My prompt was:The story starts when your protagonist overhears a discussion. Another character is an office manager who has been tapping your protagonist’s phone.
Enjoy!
http://graymatter-coms.blogspot.com/2013/07/something-with-earth-or-ash-cherries.html
My prompt was: The story starts when your protagonist joins a new club; another character is a producer who is incredibly charming.
I came up with: Love in the Mud.
http://curiouskermit.wordpress.com/
any feedback would be hugely appreciated! =)
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The electronic muse said unto me: “The story starts when your protagonist misses her train. Another character is a tailor who is your protagonist’s biggest competition.”
Here’s “Guardian Angel”, I hope you enjoy it! http://wp.me/p3tdUw-cY
I’ll tell you what the generator told me, but later. I don’t want to spoil the story – even though it’s only 360 words.
http://ilonatherose.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/pulling-the-strings/
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My Plot:
The story starts when your protagonist tries to help a lost child.
Another character is someone from the future who can see the future.
(Let’s pretend I didn’t refresh the page four times until I got something that I liked)
http://benjaminryant.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/flash-fiction-thursday-random-plot-generator/
My plot:
The story starts when your protagonist breaks up with a romantic partner.
Another character is a martial artist who claimed your protagonist was responsible for some crime s/he committed.
http://foundationoflore.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/the-break-up/