writercises | EXERCISE: Random Prompts?

Original Posting 2022/01/15
Let's see... I have a random prompt generator, stocked with various bits and pieces. Tell you what. Pick a number between one and six, and see what you got!

1. Problem: Psychosocial and environmental problems. Genre: Overcoming the Monster: Hero and the bad guy. Surprise: abduction, eloping, running away. Oddment: a quilted snake in the living room.
2. Problem: Christmas! Genre: Monster in the house. Plots: Mystery, elementary, my dear Watson. Oddment: dragon kittens in my backpack.
3. Character: firemen (emergency worker). Problem: death of a spouse. Genre: voyage and turn, boldly exploring. Surprise: ask/offer help. Oddment: pictures in the kitchen.
4. Character: private eye. Problem: runaway pet. Genre: whydunit. Surprise: revenge, good payback, forgiveness. Oddment: pictures in the trash.
5. Character: doctor. Problem: change of personal habits. Genre: Quest, seeking and finding. Plot: doing good, diplomatic, long or short fork when eating with elves. Oddment: a jar of plastic ants in the bathroom.
6. Problem: when you get engaged. Genre: tragic plot, failure of a strong character. Surprise: dark secrets, hidden abilities. Oddment: wallet in your luggage.

There you go! I left out some of the odds and ends from the generator, but I think there's enough there to get you started. Take those bits and pieces, add setting, characters, events, and so forth to your taste, and...
Write!