Random plots, characters and stories

Sometimes we get stumped for ideas, and whatever we do, we can't come up with a decent idea. This means we, for most parts, need to kickstart our creativity. One way to do this is to get some random ideas thrown at you, and then you see what you can do with those.

The site Archetypewriting.com has a number of nifty generators that might help you

• Plot Scenario generator
• Character generator
• Everyday problems generator

Another interesting site is the Big Huge Thesaurus (for looking up synonyms), and it also contains a Plot Generator