I saw this on a different writer's forum and thought that we could use one here.
This is the plot game.
This game stems from Aristotle's view of plot, which was that plot is a character wanting something.
So, in this game, you have a character who wants something:
Bob wants a cookie.
But obviously, that makes for a very short story, so you have to complicate it. Why can't Bob have a cookie?
Bob wants a cookie, but there are no cookies in the cupboard.
Even so, that just makes for a tragedy. We want something more complicated. So you have to explain why there are no cookies in the cupboard.
There are no cookies in the cupboard because his parents have not gone shopping.
Why haven't his parents gone shopping?
His parents both lost their jobs.
You get the point. Try to make it go for as long as you can.
Here is the first one:
Julie wants a flower.
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