Story Generator
Randomly generate a series of "idea" cards to create a new story, these include: setting (when), setting (where), antagonist, protagonist, symbolism, theme, action, conflict, emotion, genre, writing style, and tone.
Definitions: Writing Styles | Rarer Genres
Setting: When
The far-flung future of a technologically advanced societySetting: where
A world where people live in a giant city floating in the skyProtagonist:
mobsterAntagonist:
mobsterTheme:
surveillance / privacySymbolism:
love / beauty / secrecyConflict:
drug invasionAction:
breakEmotion:
apprehensiveGenre:
ActionTone:
melancholicWriting Style:
fable
Rarer Genres
- Slipstream: a genre that combines elements of science fiction and fantasy with more mainstream literary fiction
- Gaslamp: a subgenre of fantasy that is set in a historical period, often the Victorian era, and includes elements of steampunk and fantasy
- Cyberpunk: combines science fiction and noir elements, often featuring advanced technology and a dystopian society
- Bizarro fiction: a genre that features surreal and absurd elements, often with a dark and comedic tone
- Hardboiled: a genre that features a tough, gritty and streetwise protagonist, typically in a crime or detective story
- Noir: a genre that features dark, gritty, and morally complex characters, typically in a crime or detective story
- Apocalyptic fiction: a genre that features stories of the end of the world, often caused by a catastrophic event
- Post-apocalyptic fiction: a genre that features stories set in a world after a catastrophic event, often with themes of survival and rebuilding
- Alternate history: explores different outcomes of historical events
- Steampunk: a genre that features stories set in a Victorian-era society with advanced technology powered by steam
- Noir-Fantasy: a genre that combines elements of noir fiction and fantasy, often featuring dark and gritty characters in a fantasy setting
- Noir-Science Fiction: a genre that combines elements of noir fiction and science fiction, often featuring dark and gritty characters in a science fiction setting
- Noir-Horror: a genre that combines elements of noir fiction and horror, often featuring dark and gritty characters in a horror setting
- Dark Fantasy: a genre that features stories with dark, horror-related themes and elements
- Gothic fiction: a genre that features stories with dark, horror-related themes and elements, often set in a gloomy or mysterious setting
- Cosmic horror: a genre that features stories with a sense of cosmic dread and terror, often involving otherworldly or eldritch entities
- Historical fiction: a genre that features stories set in the past, often with a focus on a specific historical event or period
- Military fiction: a genre that features stories about military conflict, often featuring soldiers or military personnel as the main characters
- Medical fiction: a genre that features stories about the medical profession, often featuring doctors or medical personnel as the main characters
- Legal fiction: a genre that features stories about the legal profession, often featuring lawyers or legal personnel as the main characters
- Space Opera: a genre that features stories set in space, often with epic scale and high adventure
- Cyberpunk Noir: a genre that combines elements of cyberpunk and noir fiction, featuring advanced technology and a dystopian society with dark and gritty characters
- Military Sci-Fi: a genre that features stories about military conflict set in a science fiction setting
- Time Travel: a genre that features stories about time travel, often with elements of science fiction and fantasy
- Noir-Western: a genre that combines elements of noir fiction and western fiction, often featuring dark and gritty characters in a western setting
- Noir-Romance: a genre that combines elements of noir fiction and romance, often featuring dark and gritty characters in a romance setting
- Noir-Comedy: a genre that combines elements of noir fiction and comedy, often featuring dark and gritty characters in a comedic setting
- Noir-Historical: a genre that combines elements of noir fiction and historical fiction, often featuring dark and gritty characters in a historical setting
- Unicorn Noir: a genre that combines elements of Noir fiction and fantasy, featuring gritty detectives solving crimes in a world where unicorns exist.
- Zombie Romance: a genre that combines elements of romance and horror, featuring love stories between humans and zombies.
- Time-traveling Bakers: a genre that combines elements of time-travel and cooking, featuring a time-traveling baker who solves historical mysteries through baking
- Ghostly Gardening: a genre that features stories about gardening with a ghostly twist, often featuring ghosts as gardeners or plants as ghosts
- Alien Invasion Cooking: a genre that combines elements of Science fiction and cooking, featuring humans defending Earth by cooking delicious meals for aliens
- Robot Rebellion Fashion: a genre that combines elements of science fiction and fashion, featuring robots fighting for their rights while wearing the latest styles
- Superhero Librarians: a genre that combines elements of superhero fiction and librarianship, featuring librarians who use their superpowers to protect books and knowledge
- Pirate Dentistry: a genre that combines elements of pirate fiction and dentistry, featuring pirate dentists who sail the seas to fix teeth and search for treasure.
- Time-traveling Hairdressers: a genre that combines elements of time-travel and hairdressing, featuring a hairdresser who goes back in time to fix historical hairstyles.
- Ghost-hunting Veterinarians: a genre that combines elements of ghost hunting and veterinary medicine, featuring veterinarians who treat ghosts as patients
- Zombie Lawyers: a genre that combines elements of zombie and legal fiction, featuring zombie who practice law in a post-apocalyptic world
- Vampire Florists: a genre that combines elements of vampire fiction and floristry, featuring vampire florists who create beautiful bouquets with a dark twist
- Mermaid Detectives: a genre that combines elements of fantasy and detective fiction, featuring mermaid detectives who solve crimes in the ocean.
- Alien Invasion Cleaners: a genre that combines elements of science fiction and cleaning, featuring humans who defend Earth by cleaning up spaceships after alien invasions.
- Robot Rebellion Butlers: a genre that combines elements of science fiction and butlers, featuring robots fighting for their rights while serving their human employers.
- Superhero Chefs: a genre that combines elements of superhero fiction and cooking, featuring chefs who use their superpowers to create delicious meals and save the world
- Time-traveling Mechanics: a genre that combines elements of time-travel and mechanics, featuring a mechanic who travels back in time to fix historical machines
- Ghost-hunting Photographers: a genre that combines elements of ghost hunting and photography, featuring photographers who capture ghosts on film.
- Zombie Architects: a genre that combines elements of zombies and architecture, featuring zombies who design and build structures in a post-apocalyptic world
- Vampire Electricians: a genre that combines elements of vampire fiction and electrician, featuring vampire electricians who light up the night with a dark twist
- Mermaid Plumbers: a genre that combines elements of fantasy and plumbing, featuring mermaid plumbers who fix pipes in the ocean
- Alien Invasion Pet-sitters: a genre that combines elements of science fiction and pet-sitting, featuring humans who defend Earth by taking care of alien pets
- Robot Rebellion Gardeners: a genre that combines elements of science fiction and gardening, featuring robots fighting for their rights while tending to gardens
- Superhero Dentists: a genre that combines elements of superhero fiction and dentistry, featuring dentists
Writing Styles
- Descriptive: uses vivid language to create a detailed image in the reader's mind
- Narrative: tells a story, often in chronological order
- Persuasive: aims to convince the reader to take a certain action or believe a certain point of view
- Expository: explains a topic or idea, often in a neutral and objective manner
- Poetic: uses literary devices such as metaphor, imagery, and rhyme to create a musical or emotional effect
- Creative non-fiction: combines elements of fiction and non-fiction, often using a narrative structure to tell a real-life story
- Stream of consciousness: uses a character's inner thoughts and feelings to reveal their state of mind
- Experimental: pushes the boundaries of traditional forms and conventions
- Autobiographical: tells the story of the writer's own life
- Persuasive: aims to influence the opinion or behavior of the reader.
- Persuasive writing: aims to influence the opinion or behavior of the reader, often through the use of persuasive language and logical arguments.
- Lyric writing: expresses personal feelings and emotions through poetry, often using musical and rhythmic elements.
- Epistolary: is told through letters or other written documents, like diary entries.
- Dramatic: is told in a dramatic and intense way, like a play or a screenplay.
- Satirical: is told in a way that makes fun of something, like a political satire or a comedic parody.
- Realistic: is told in a way that feels like it could happen in real life, with relatable characters and situations.
- Romantic: is told in a way that is focused on love and emotions, like a romance novel or a love story.
- Gothic: is told in a way that is dark and mysterious, like a horror story or a thriller.
- Epic: is told in a grand and heroic way, like a fantasy or adventure novel.
- Pastoral: is told in a way that is focused on nature and the countryside, like a story about farmers or the outdoors.
- Bildungsroman: focuses on the psychological and moral development of the main character, often from childhood to adulthood.
- Tragedy: typically portrays the downfall of a main character, often through a tragic flaw or error in judgment.
- Comedy: is intended to be amusing and entertaining, often featuring humor and satire.
- Tragi-comedy: combines elements of tragedy and comedy, often depicting characters experiencing both tragic and comedic events.
- Fable: features anthropomorphic animals and teaches a moral lesson.
- Allegory: characters, events, or settings represent or symbolize ideas or concepts.
- Parable: teaches a moral lesson, often through the use of symbolism and allegory.