Plot Ideas

May 04, 2006 10:33

I know that plots are usually easier to come by than, say, good characterization. An old and tired plot can be re-used over and over, as long as the characters make it seem fresh each time. I guess for most of us, there ae many more ideas than time to write them all.

Nonetheless, it's interesting to see how your own stories might fit into this classification:

http://www.sff.net/people/Julia.West/CALLIHOO/ideagen2.htm

This next listing is more like random ideas spilled on a tabletop, without organization, but some of them intriguing:

http://www.angelfire.com/nc/tcrpress/plots1.html

These were found on the Writing Tips newsgroup.

Dangerous Bill
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