My partner and I have taken on the November novel-writing challenge of writing 50,000 words in 30 days. Absurd deadline? No time to spare? Sharp rocks at the bottom? Bring it on!
I decided to try writing fiction after working predominantly on non-fiction for the past three years and promptly found myself in idea paralysis.
I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to Google plot ideas, but here we are! I did, and I’m sharing. I have found these are great to bust through the wall/fog/writer’s block/existential crisis.
Plot generators
https://www.plot-generator.org.uk/
https://www.appointo.me/story-tools/book-idea-generator
https://www.servicescape.com/writing-prompt-generator
https://writingexercises.co.uk/index.php
https://www.squibler.io/plot-generator/thriller/
Some are random, some allow you to choose genre and tropes, and some even give a sample paragraph or two to spark your creativity. I think you’ll find that you write much better than the samples, however, it’s good to simply get your pen to paper.
Happy writing!
– Jenn @ Entourage
