301. Write a story about someone who is about to lose his or her job because of technology.
302. An ego-driven preacher decides the best way to combat sin and terrorism is to build a religious army by radicalizing his congregation.
303. When aliens finally come to Earth, it turns out they want to use our solar system as an outpost because it’s in a strategic location for the war they’re fighting with another alien species.
304. Write a story about a character who travels through time whenever he or she falls asleep.
305. Horrific events often occur inside the walls of a prison. Your story could be about what happens among the prisoners and the guards or it could be about a group of prisoners who take over the prison and hold the guards hostage.
306. Write a story about a protagonist who falls in love with a character he or she created for a story or video game.
307. Throughout history, people have emigrated across land and ocean. Choose a time period of heavy human migration. Then choose a starting place and a destination and write the story of a character or group of characters who take the voyage. Focus on the journey, not the place of origin or the destination.
308. Write a story about the shenanigans in a place of business where lots of young people work: a fast food restaurant, theater, or retail store.
309. There’s a crazy new teacher at school who dresses funny, says things that don’t make sense, and always makes silly faces.
310. A misfit teenager discovers a bookstore that nobody else can see. Every book in the store takes the reader on an adventure— a real adventure!
311. It’s the weekend of a twenty-year high school reunion. A group of old friends decides to get together the night after the reunion at a restaurant where they spend a long evening sorting through the baggage and secrets of their past.
312. A serial killer has clipped every instruction and rule from the Bible and is now killing people who violate its tenets—many of which are contradictory. The detective on the case is forced to work with a biblical scholar to solve it.
313. In the distant future, the one-world government uses logic and statistics via technology to control everything: the education that people get, whom they marry, how many children they have, and even the genetic makeup of their children. But there’s also a population of outsiders—people who use technology but still live naturally and make their own decisions.
314. Imagine a world where humans weren’t the only animals to evolve into intelligent beings.
315. Scientists are developing a serum that would give humans superpowers, but the serum accidentally falls into the hands of a maniac who’s putting together a mob of crazed criminals.
316. Write a story about a wealthy character who is tired of being used for his or her money and has stopped dating.
317. During the witch burnings, many midwives and healers were burned as witches, and male doctors slowly took over their duties. Write a story about a woman healer who is accused of witchcraft by a male doctor who wants to take her business.
318. Write a comedy about a writer who is struggling with writer’s block.
319. Fed up with life, a little kid runs off and tries to join the circus. He or she spends a full day with the circus folk, working and learning about what it means to belong to a family.
320. What happens when a teenager discovers a note in his or her locker from a secret admirer?