This Is a Towel: Plot and Idea Generators

Anonymous asked: What are some plot ideas? I always get stuck at plotting my stories. I wonder if they have generators that help with plotting…

After some casual poking about on Google, I came up with this list:

• Archetype’s Plot Scenario Generator (see Story Starter & Idea Generators for more of Archetype’s Generators)
• Seventh Sanctum’s Story Generator
• Brian Stokes’s Random Logline Generator - Zombie Edition!
• Plot.Kitt.Net’s Movie Plot Generator
• Ron Kurtus’s Simple Plot and Random Story Generator
• The Writer’s Den’s “Writer’s Plot Generator”
• All Hail TVTropes.org’s Story Generator
• Andy’s Anachronisms - Random Plot Generator
• Script Frenzy’s Plot Machine
• GotPoetry.com’s Short Story Starter
• Fictiongen’s Genre-Fiction Generator
• Nine.FrenchBoys.net’s List of Generators 
• Warpcore SF’s Science Fiction Plot Generator
• Ugoi.net’s Regency Romance Generator
• Teresa Nielsen Hayden’s Random Plot Generator
• Squidoo’s Step-By-Step Story Plot Generator
• From Springhole.net:
  • Genre Blender
    Not sure what genre to write? Let the genre blender choose for you.
  • Arabian Nights Plot Generator
    Generate plots ala The Arabian Nights.
  • Fairytale Plot Generator
    Once upon a time, there was a random fairytale plot generator…
  • How You Got Your Superpowers - Updated July 30
    Every superhero and supervillain came by ‘em somehow.
  • Prophecy Generator
    If you’re short on something for your local Yoda to babble at the hero, this should work for you. It might also inspire a plot.
  • The Really Random Plot-o-Tron
    Sometimes it makes sense… sometimes it doesn’t.
  • Plot-O-Tron: Traditional Fantasy Edition
    Works like the above, but with fantasy-oriented results.
  • Plot-O-Tron: Science Fiction Edition
    Just what it says on the tin.
  • Creepypasta & Supernatural Horror Plot Creator
    Create creepypasta/horror plots. Warning: Not for chickens.
  • Piratey Plot Generator
    Create adventures for your seafaring rapscallions.
  • Fan Fiction Story Prompt Generator
    Ideas for your latest fanfic.
  • Fairytale Plot Generator
    Create outlines for fairytale-type stories.
  • Plot Punter
    Stuck plot? Kick it out of the muck with this.
  • Plot Punter - Horror Edition
    Get theheads ball rolling!
  • Plot Punter - Romance Edition
    Cook up a steaming pot of love and romance!
  • Plot Punter - Superhero Edition
    Suit up and get writing!
• SFFnet’s The Thirty-six (plus one) Dramatic Situations
  
• WritingExercises.co.uk’s First Line Generator
• WritingFix.com’s Story Starters: Powerful Sentences

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You might also be interested in:

• This Is a Towel: Plot
• Our “Plot Theories” Tag
• Our “Plot Tips” Tag

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-C

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