Get out and about
Take a walk, go for a bus ride or browse through the shops. Try not to have too much expectation. Listen to snippets of conversation. Have a note-book or your phone ready in case you have some sudden inspiration.
Story cubes
These are available at https://www.storycubes.com/en You can get them as physical objects or as app on your phone.
Prompts books
Check out my Big Book of Prompts
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Twitter and Blue Sky #
Check out the Twitter hashtags #writingprompt and #writingprompts. And there are also a lot of prompts on this site.
Pictures on the net
Use the first picture you see on the internet as a prompt. This may well be a picture on your Blue Sky or Facebook feed.
Retellings
Consider bringing a well-known story into the 21st century. Or make the enemy or a minor character the main character. You might use well-known fairy stories, stories from the Bible and other religious books or tales from Shakespeare.
Old postcards
Get yourself a bunch of old postcards. Which stories do the pictures tell? What about the messages on the back?
Gallery visit
Visit an art gallery, museum or historic building. Make notes about the pictures. Can you build stories from what you see?
News as fiction
Find a local newspaper. Look for some of the little stories. Can you use those as a basis for a story?
Repurposing your own work
Can you tell the story of one of your lesser characters? Can you even write a cycle of stories where a minor character form one becomes a major character in the next?
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