What Are Good Short Story Ideas?

• Tell the story of a scar.
• A group of children discover a dead body.
• A young prodigy becomes orphaned.
• A middle-aged woman discovers a ghost.
• A woman who is deeply in love is crushed when her fiancé breaks up with her.
• A talented young man’s deepest fear is holding his life back.

What are good fiction story ideas?

• a hitchhiker, an allergy, and a mistake in a map.
• a cemetery, a missing dog, and a joke that goes too far.
• a Halloween costume, a stapler, and a complaint between neighbors.
• a stolen phone, a love song, and a bet.
• a dance competition, an engagement ring, and a worried parent.

What are some good plots for a story?

• Quest. Character oriented story, the protagonist searches for something and winds up changing him/herself.
• Adventure. Plot oriented, this features a goal-oriented series of events.
• Pursuit. This is the typical Chase Plot. …
• Rescue. …
• Escape. …
• Revenge. …
• The Riddle. …
• Rivalry.

What should a short story be about?

Short stories are self-contained works of prose fiction whose

function is to impart a moral, capture a moment, or evoke a certain mood

. Short stories are often more focused, as all the elements within—plot, character, pacing, story structure, and so on—must work together towards this common goal.

What are the 7 story plot lines?

• Overcoming the Monster.
• Rags to Riches.
• The Quest.
• Voyage and Return.
• Rebirth.
• Comedy.
• Tragedy.

How do you write a unique story?

1. Use your life as inspiration. Your life is unique, as are your specific experiences. …
2. Plan your character development. …
3. Outline your main plot points. …
4. Change the context. …
5. Cross genres.

How do you start a realistic fiction story?

1. Draw from real life. …
2. Incorporate flaws. …
3. Include mannerisms. …
4. Give the character motivation. …
5. Write realistic dialogue. …
6. Include relationships with supporting characters. …
7. Develop your characters.

How do you start off a story?

1. Start with action or dialogue.
2. Ask a question or set of questions.
3. Describe the setting so readers can imagine it.
4. Give background information that will interest readers.
5. Introduce yourself to readers in a surprising way.

What is a creative fiction story?

Simply put: Creative nonfiction

is true stories, well told

. … The word “creative” refers to the use of literary craft, the techniques writers use to tell stories about real people and events—that’s the “nonfiction” part—in a compelling, vivid, dramatic manner.

What is if story example?

• What if a nuclear submarine was ordered to launch their nuclear arsenal onto the world? ( Crimson Tide)
• What if a little boy could see dead people when nobody else could? ( The Sixth Sense)
• What if the world we live in is actually a computer simulation? ( The Matrix)

How do you write a short story creatively?

1. Understand that a short story is not the same as a novel. …
2. Start as close to the end as possible. …
3. Keep up the pace. …
4. Keep the number of characters small. …
5. Give the reader someone to root for. …
6. Create conflict! …
7. Suggest a backstory but don’t elaborate. …
8. Appeal to the five senses.

How long are short stories?

The average short story should run anywhere from

5,000 to 10,000 words

, but they can be anything above 1,000 words. Flash fiction is a short story that is 500 words or less.

What are the 4 types of plot?

• Exposition. Exposition is the beginning of the story and prepares the way for upcoming events to unfold. …
• Rising Action. It is that point where the main problem or conflict is revealed. …
• Climax. …
• Falling Action. …
• Resolution.

What are the 3 basic types of plots?

William Foster Harris, in The Basic Patterns of Plot, suggests that the three plot types are

the happy ending, the unhappy ending, and tragedy

.

What are the 7 major story types?

• Overcoming the Monster. This type of story goes back through Beowulf to David and Goliath and surely a lot further than that. …
• Rebirth. A story of renewal. …
• Quest. …
• Journey and Return. …
• Rags to Riches. …
• Tragedy. …
• Comedy.

What makes a story boring?

This is the number one reason a story is boring.

A story has to have conflict

. But the conflict has to escalate in each scene, or the story gets old fast. For example, if a killer with an axe is chasing a girl around in the woods, that’s a good conflict.