One last thing before we get to the 100 story ideas, let’s talk about how to write a great short story. (Already know how to write a great story? No problem. Just skip down to the ideas below.) First, read stories. If you’ve never read a story, you’re going to have a hard...
Update: We now have over 100 short story ideas on this list. These are all bona fide story prompts that you can turn into full short stories. These are not just writing exercises to get your brain doodling. If you write one of these ideas, you have a very good chance of being publish...
Short Story Ideas With A Twist Fiction Story IdeasIs choosing a good short story topic a challenge? Well, most students often get themselves in this position – staring at a blank computer screen wondering where to start. However, that is the reason why TopicsBase was started. We can help ...
Top 10shortstory ideas... also for you! Everyone who writes short stories out there knows that short stories are different — andnot just because they’re, well, shorter. So if you’re seeking a short story idea, we’ve got you. Here are our favorite bite-sized short story ideas: Tu...
“When you’re thinking about your audience, you don’t want to solely think, ‘Is so-and-so going to love this and give me a job?’ You’re doing it for yourself as well.” Look for story ideas everywhere you go. Films can come from anywhere — an overheard conversation, a ...
Ideas and Brainstorming Story Development and Theme Character Development Structure and Outlining Plotting Goals, Conflict , Tension, and Stakes Setting World Building Genre Word Count Series and Trilogies Writing Your Novel Voice and Style Dialogue and Internalization ...
“Short fiction seems more targeted—hand grenades of ideas, if you will. When they work, they hit, they explode, and you never forget them.”—Paolo Bacigalupi “. . . there is in the short story at its most characteristic something we do not often find in the novel—an intense awar...
The first day of school, a love note, and a recipe with a significant mistake. A horoscope, makeup, and a missing tooth. A campfire, a scream, and a small lie that gets bigger and bigger.More short story ideasChallenge: 4 stories in 4 weeks using these short story ideas. Are you ...
If you love writing stories full of magic and fantastical worlds, we've got twenty fantasy short story ideas to inspire your next adventure!
Prepare to kick your writing into gear by browsing through our list of 200+ short story ideas. New prompts are added each week, and you can search by genre. – Page 2