After proofreading her novel for the seventh time, Teresa sat back in victorious exhaustion. "It's been so long, I don't remember how this all started!" She thought carefully, searching for the inspiration that hit her in the shower a month ago. "Oh yes....I was thinking about that awful Stephanie from work and then the story kind of just wrote itself!"

Sometimes this method works. Emphasis on, "sometimes". Every so often, you'll get lucky and experience the lightning strike of divine inspiration in the most unlikely of places. Other times however.....it just doesn't happen. So, here to help with brainstorming the main idea of a future novel, are some helpful Writing Prompts!

Action/Adventure

The villain isn't ever, EVER, supposed to win. This time around, it's different.

The world's most worthless superhero is here to save the day! Who is he, and what can he do?

You return home to find your infant son missing, and a strange symbol etched into your kitchen counter.

As the bodyguard of the President of the United States, you are sworn to protect him at all costs. Even at the cost of your brother's life.

World War III is on the rise, and you are the only one who has the key to prevent the bloodbath.

Fantasy

Visiting an antique show, you meet a coin dealer who specializes in mythical currencies.

You are the new housekeeper for the strange, rich family next door. As you are watering the plants, one begins to tell you about a dark family secret.

On your quest to slay the fearsome Ice Dragon, you take a perilous journey through the Himalayas, only to discover the dragon to be the cutest, fluffiest lil thing you've ever seen.

Returning to your bedroom, you noticed that the strange, leather book you found at the library has duplicated itself.

Against your wishes, your husband has decided to turn the family gift of magic into a profit, and release it into the corporate world.

Science Fiction

Pulling out some change for the vending machine, a strange coin catches your eye. Its date is 20 years in the future, and your face is on it.

You've grown up to be insanely successful. You have a photographic memory, perfect reflexes and have never fallen sick. One day, you are involved in a catastrophic car accident. As you look down at your broken body, you don't see blood. Instead, you see wires.

As predicted, artificial intelligence rose up against humanity. After its defeat, the demonic AI is placed on trial. You are the prosecutor.

As a professional time traveler, you know not to mess with other people's lives. But as you stand in an elevator in 1972, you can't help but press all the buttons.

Everyone talks about the new ships built especially for light-speed journeys through space. Nobody talks about the ships that don't come back.

Romance

All our friends ditched us the night of the Marvel movie marathon. Turns out a lot of things can happen in exactly 59 hours and 7 minutes.

A lifetime of love, told through sixty-two Valentine's Days.

Three words: Completely Useless Wingmen.

Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, and Mars, the Roman God of war, cross paths after the end of the world.

A young clockmaker becomes smitten with the beautiful fairy who has made a home of one of his most prized pieces.

Horror

A manhunt is on for your blood, the police are unaware that it is the child who is holding you hostage, and not the other way around.

You become uneasily aware that the book you are reading is the story of your life. Unfortunately, you have reached present time, and there are only two chapters left.

You start to panic as you receive text messages containing multiple photos of yourself in various stages of torture, with no memory of those events.

Nobody realized that the expedition to the earth's core had a much darker motive than science.

According to the photo albums, you had a sister. According to your parents, you were an only child.

Mystery

You, a detective that would rival the talent of Sherlock Holmes, are confounded by the sudden murders. The scenes offer no evidence, except for a small, feline paw print on the bathroom mirror.

You wave goodbye to your friend as the elevator doors close between you. He never made it to the second floor, and he is still missing.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but the one you just took is worth a million.

You are one of the youngest people living in your small hometown, and yet you remember things nobody else does.

Three people have confessed to the recent murder. Each of them swears they worked alone.

Humor/Comedy

One day, the world wakes up to discover the Easter Island statues facing the opposite direction.

You are an airline employee. An angry man comes to you trying to buy round-trip tickets to Tarnation, and won't take no for an answer.

The engineer laughs maniacally as he rigs up the final piece of the trap. Finally the evil HR would be no more.

Your friend's favorite coffee mug goes missing, and a quick search around the house turns into a city-wide odyssey for justice.

You are just a lowly taxi driver, with no zest for life. One day, a man jumps in the backseat and screams, "Follow that car!" He is pointing at a parked vehicle.

Historical Fiction

You are a classical composer, and your greatest rival is Ludwig von Beethoven.

It is All Hallow's Eve in the rural Irish countryside, and that old abandoned castle looks exciting to your adventurous spirit.

You are apprenticed to the great William Shakespeare, and he's always taking credit for your ideas.

"You had one job!" The knight yelled at the squire, who had been tasked with the deliverance of an important message.

The date is April 10th, 1912, and your cousin is about to leave on the modern ship known as the Titanic.

Teen Fiction

You are a high school student, playing matchmaker for your two favorite teachers.

The only way to your car is across the school football field. The last thing you see before a football smacks your head is a gorgeous, panicking quarterback.

Who knew that your high school's Golden boy, football captain, and all-around heartthrob, was destined to be your worst nemesis?  No happily ever afters here!

As you hope to yourself that your first day of senior year would go off without a hitch, you unzip your backpack to reveal your sleeping cat inside.

It started as a practical joke against my best friend. Now, I'm currently hiding in the janitorial closet to escape the chaotic prank war going on outside.