Welcome to the Modern Story Starter!

How does it work?

All you have to do is click on the "start the Modern Story Starter" button below, and a description of a story will be randomly produced for you. The elements given will include:

• Protagonist's Gender: Male or Female
• Protagonist's Job or Profession: This element provides a basis for understanding his or her everyday life, concerns, income level, talents, and so on.
• The Antagonist: The principal character (or thing) in conflict with the protagonist  of a story. With the Modern Story Starter, the antagonist is always a person.
• A Key Object or Symbol: What do you think of when you hear the word 'knife'? How about a hair brush? Everyday objects as symbols can be used to set the thematic tone of a story; or they can serve as keys to the plot of a tale.
• Setting: A time and place in which the story occurs. The Modern Story Starter usually gives just the place. It is your job to determine the time. 
• Theme: The psychological/spiritual/moral issue at hand for the protagonist. From empowerment to evil.

Your story should  include all of these given elements! In some cases the random story elements produced will seem to fit in your mind, but one element or two seem impossible to include: stretch your mind and try to include them!