The 37 Dramatic situations

[PennLady]

Found this today: http://www.sff.net/people/Julia.west/CALLIHOO/ideagen2.htm

Might help with writer's block, might just spark an idea.

 

[slyc_willie]

Found this today: http://www.sff.net/people/Julia.west/CALLIHOO/ideagen2.htm

Might help with writer's block, might just spark an idea.

That's a rather interesting site. Evidently, the link you supplied including a randomizer, because every time I hit refresh I get a new situation.

I notice they run the gamut from contemporary to fantasy (Conflict with a God). A few of them bring immediate examples to mind; Slaying of a Kinsman Unrecognized (Oedipus Rex), for example.

This kind of list isn't bad for providing a theme, but doesn't spark much in the way of an actual story for me.