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The Trees Can Talk
Genre: Fantasy Plot: A character buys a house surrounded by a forest of talking trees Words to use: branch, roots, bark, wind, whisper, secret, leaves, property, boundary, rumble, nest, sap, scatter, scent, seeds. The last of the leaves were scattered, blowing all around in the cold chill wind of autumn. Bianca had set her heart on the quaint house,…
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The Case of the Guilty Art Collector
Genre: Mystery Plot: An art curator is arrested for murder based off of their collection. Words to use: Artist, portray, weapon, clue, puzzle, anonymous, witness, exhibition, collector, staged, plot, scenes, gallery, memory, abstract The puzzle was finally solved. Or so they thought. The art curator of the local gallery was being led through the swarm of onlookers on the…
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Forbidden Territory
Genre: Western Plot: A detour in the road leads a person to unknown territory Words to use: mystery, threat, path, fork, boundary, border, step, line, crossing distraction, direction, swarm, trap, forbidden, execution. I set upon my journey with all my worldly goods, tied as bundles on my horse, Henry, early one morn. I wanted to…
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Taste of Death
Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: A queen’s taste-tester who is immune to poison. Words to use: sacrifice, food, lie, deadly, bite, assassination, plot, royalty, revolution, spy, weapon, conspiracy, venom, choke, fear The queen’s visit to her summer home was anticipated by all those who served her. The staff was busying themselves for weeks, making sure everything…
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Art of a Killer
Genre: Mystery & Suspense Plot: A child’s artwork corresponds to a series of murders in town. Words to use: school, painting, disturbing, image, repulsive, insight, clue, danger, witness, deep, understanding, communication, help, sociopath, outlet. Art class was Alice’s favorite class in school. She loved to paint and draw. Her paintings were often of sunsets and houses with…
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Monster Under the Bed
Genre: Horror Plot: A child’s imaginary friend turns out to be a serial killer Words to use: ghost, memory, belief, mind, play, innocence, violate, shadow, vision, mate, pretend, fake, dream, reality, weapon Little Timmy was such a precocious child with a vivid imagination. He would often play with his “friend” in his room, hours at a time.…
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My father’s coin collection
Genre: Fantasy Plot: An inherited coin collection transports you to different worlds. Words to use: money, metal, mint, insignia, face, value, map, portal, chamber, door, travel, warp, time, will, heirloom. My father loved to collect money from all over the world. He had stories that connected him to his travels with all the metal coins and paper bills that was…
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The Poisoned Drug Lord
Genre: Comedy Plot: A person who accidentally poisons a drug lord. Words to use: fast food, teenager, panic, delivery, puberty, mafia, violence, gang, profit, ransom, hit list, muscle, fear, accident, runaway. This was his first job ever working at the local fast food joint down the street from his home. He was so excited to be making…
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Once Upon a time…
Genre: Romance Plot: A soldier falls in love with the daughter of the enemy Words to use: battle, combat, warrior, revenge, armor, emotion, trust, attraction, assassin, resist, urge, duty, honor, passion, savior. The battle was raging on the eastern front. The carnage was great on both sides. Not something that you would expect anything good to come…
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Jasper the Toy Maker
Genre: Action/Adventure Plot: A toy maker discovers his company is sold to criminals with nefarious plans for his toys. Words to use: machine, factory, tinker, novelty, collection, production, violence, defile, abomination, evil, franchise, distribute, cover-up, abuse, plant Jasper Evergreen loved to tinker. Ever since he was a boy he loved to make toys. I began as…