Haunting Shadows

Hey there readers! Part 3 has been written over three separate chunks of 30 min so far. About to be four! I wanted this story to be done in three parts, yet part 3 just kept on getting more and more difficult to nail. I have written and re-written parts, shuffled them around, changing the order of events, scrapped ideas, etc. The main idea never changed though, the original concept always stayed the same, which is awesome! Let's just jump into this and see where we get. The goal is to get to the main idea of the story all out in the third part, and leave it hanging there. Without the main bits introduced, it won't feel right to just stop thinking about this world. The Entire Life of Brooke (Part 3) As Brooke's initial excitement subsided, she skeptically scrolled through the Oven's logs from last night. The Oven was a long term project the girl came up with to try and do something good for the world. At least that was the surface reason, that's what she told an...

Hey guys, I never really got past the introductions in Brooke's story last week, so I decided to continue writing, so I could at least flesh out the world, and the main plot more. I have been listening to a writing podcast recently, as well as some Japanese culture podcasts, as I am learning Japanese, as well as videogame ones, design ones, music design ones... Basically, I'm really into podcasts, so I was delighted to learn there are plenty of them out there on the subject of writing! What I'm trying to get to, is that as I was listening to this podcast, I discovered something about myself, which made all the sense in the world, but just wan't something I previously thought was a thing, or was ever a possibility. I found out that I am a discovery writer. What that means, is that the world, the characters and the plot in my stories only become clear to me as I start writing. I am pretty bad at outlines, and that's what I always got hung up on whenever I wanted t...

Today I decided to not have my prompt be generated, since there have been a few repeat parts, the generator is not an infinite resource. I decided to ask someone to come up with the prompt for me, and they did! Well, let's dig in! Genre:  Sci-fi Character:  A lazy teenager Material:  A mug Sentence:  "No way." Bonus:  The supporting character is flamboyant. The Entire Life of Brooke Brooke didn't need to do much. The world was more or less designed to be effortless. From the moment of her birth till now, everything had already been figured out. It was our nature to design tools, but she always thought that humanity has gone overboard hundreds of years ago. Humans evolved to be challenged, so of course in an over-designed world - this challenge was supposed to be perfectly tailored to you. Unfortunately, as with all things made for the mass market, not everyone fit the generic templates. Brooke was one of the people whom the system had no idea what to...

Hey hi hello. So this is different. Military? Flight Attendant? DELICIOUS SLIPPERS? I'm freaking out guys, what is this even going to be about? Well, let's find out, shall we? https://thestoryshack.com/tools/writing-prompt-generator/ Genre:  Military Character:  A stewardess Material:  A pair of slippers Sentence:  "This is delicious!" Bonus:  Your story involves a damsel in distress. The Dream Hacker At 1600 on the dot I walked on board of the civilian vessel where the operation was going to take place. I felt uncomfortable, like a fish out of water. Instead of the standard military uniform, I had to wear the standard flight attendant attire provided by the airline. It consisted of cheap plastic heels, a pair of itchy tights, a skirt and a very tight blouse. This was a far cry from the form fitting, heat regulating uniforms of the modern military, but such was the nature of an undercover operation. Blending in took priority over both comfort and fre...

OH BOY, it will be interesting to try and write a comedy. Especially when I am a tired potato trying to write at 11 pm. The prompt details sound pretty out there though, so maybe I'll even make ONE JOKE (gasp). Here we go! https://thestoryshack.com/tools/writing-prompt-generator/ Genre:  Comedy Character:  A hot-shot CEO Material:  A frisbee Sentence:  "Shut up." Bonus:  There seems to be no one left on the planet. Well, He Tried Richard was ready for another beautiful day of leading his mighty company. He wasn't a very experienced CEO, but he really did try his best. It was an unlikely string of events that led him to being reluctantly promoted, and he still couldn't believe the position he was in. He was grateful, of course, maybe too grateful, considering the circumstances. You see, Richard used to be the late CEO's assistant, and there was nobody else in the entire company who knew the CEO and his strategies as well as Dick, which was step nu...

https://thestoryshack.com/tools/writing-prompt-generator/ Genre:  Children Character:  A soldier Material:  Paint Sentence:  "Not for you." Bonus:  There is a great storm. A Day in the Life of Danny Danny was walking down the sidewalk with his head down, quietly fuming. Just a few minutes ago he was yelled at by his mom for staying out too long, and something about bread and lunch. He didn't really pay much attention to the second part, Danny was too busy feeling bad for himself. Like it was his fault the game of hide and seek took so long, he thought. If his friends weren't so bad at the game, and didn't spend twenty whole minutes looking for him, Danny wouldn't be in this mess right now. On top of everything they called him a cheater, when he wasn't doing anything like that! It wasn't his fault the boys didn't think of hiding inside that abandoned garage. "It's too dangerous" they said. And what did he get as a reward ...

Adventure Hiatus (part 2) Lancelot the cat gave his human companion an inquisitive look, as inquisitive as he could muster with his little cat face. It was hard to emote in a way humans understood. "Cal, what is that?" Callahan cleared his throat and began to read the letter he just picked up from the table. "Ahoy adventurers! According to our resident wizards meteorologists, the winter ahead is going to be long, cold, and trying. We suggest you cease any of your current quests. At the time of sending out the messenger eagles with this message, we are going to shut down the guild assignment center, meaning you will not be able to pick up any further assignments. We suggest you spend the upcoming weeks seeking shelter, and stocking up on supplies required to get through this upcoming monstrosity in one piece. Treat this as your next assignment! In case you find yourself in the vicinity of our headquarters, stop by! We are always willing to help, otherwise, see you ...

An adventuring adventurer goes on an adventure! Good times, lets go! https://thestoryshack.com/tools/writing-prompt-generator/ Genre:  Adventure Character:  Adventurer Material:  A very old sofa Sentence:  "I can't see you." Bonus:  Winter is long and extremely cold. Adventure Hiatus Lancelot the cat was lazily spread out on the ancient, creaky sofa right next to the fireplace. He was half sleeping, half lazily staring at the sausage the adventurer sitting next to him has been slowly biting away at between page turns. The cat didn't really want the sausage, the hut had a huge supply of mice hiding in every corner, taking shelter from the long harsh winter outside. It was more of a bored curiosity. As sad as it was, besides throwing fresh logs into the always burning fireplace, that fat, juicy sausage was probably the most exciting thing that Lancelot had laid his eyes on in months. Suddenly, the adventurer shut the book, the cover of which read "A...