Clint hadn’t done well enough in his high school exams to get into astronaut training, so he’d taken a job at his local MegaBurger drive-through while he brushed up on his astrophysics. This is the story of Clint Wayne and how he became the most famous boy in North Dakota.Imagine I was dealt these dice (I don’t need to imagine because I just have been): Try different strategies to see what works best for you.īut let me give you an example. Or you may want to be more strategic and work out the ending first, using the dice to work out how you’re going to get to your big climax. You may just want to dive in as soon as you see them, working from left to right as you try to incorporate each image into your yarn. The job of the dice is not necessarily to provide you with literal objects to work with but concepts to nudge your thinking in fresh directions. For example, a slice of pizza could represent food in general, cutting a slice out of something, Italy, gooiness, a chef and a heap of other more obscure things.

You can use the dice metaphorically or as representations of other concepts. You also don’t need to take the image literally. I recommend you try to work with the order they appear on the screen but if you’re finding it tough, you can do some swapsies. Your job is quite simply to turn these prompts into a story. If that’s the case, scroll down and click that button when you’re ready.)Īre you sitting comfortably? Let’s begin…Īs you can see above, you get five story dice (or nine dice, if you prefer), each with a random image on it. (It may look a bit crushed on a smartphone screen. The tool below is fully functional but if you want a stand-alone version, just click on the button at the bottom of the page. The more practice you put into turning the prompts into stories, the better you will get at storytelling and articulating your own ideas. And because your imagination is where your ideas come from, that’s a great mental muscle to flex. As a creative exercise, it’s a brilliant way of giving your imagination a workout. In this version there’s over 50 options for each dice – with more options being added as I get around to drawing them.Īs well as being a fun diversion for parents and kids, this is also a handy tool for writers looking for inspiration to create their own story ideas. Now the classic story ideas generator is available for free in your browser. Story Dice – your handy story idea generator

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