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i really want to write a short story but i'm not good at coming up with plots, does anyone have any good ideas for a plot? thanks
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i think you should write a story that happened to you because if you do then you can add details and how you and the other people in your personal experience felt.
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There's an old saying about writing: Write what you know. Think about your life, and any unique experiences you've had (preferably ones you've had to struggle through; as the person before me said, stories are all about conflict). Your story doesn't have to be autobiographical in the least, but the way a lot of authors get their ideas is through looking at their own lives, and the lives of those around them.
Whatever you do, don't rush into writing something you aren't excited about (that is, unless it's for school and you have a due date). Wait until the ideas hit you. For me, it helps to have the story all planned out in my head before I start writing. Also, sometimes if you think up a character, the plot will follow (although often, it works the other way around.)
Good luck with your story; I hope I helped!
p.s. I realize you were asking for actual ideas, and not strategies to come up with ideas, but believe me: you'll be much prouder of a story when you come up with the idea of your own.
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stories are all about conflict resolution. boy loses dog. meteor is going to strike the earth. woman finds religion. how long your story is depends on how big the conflict is and how much detail you use in decribing how it gets resolved.
you need some more plots. plots are easy.
big evil corporation is taking over the (whatever you want) and the locals are fighting back
the damn broke and the flood is coming.
mysterious radiation gives young man strange abilities.
how good the story depends more about how you write it than what you're writing about. a good writer makes a trip to the store for milk interesting.
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