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Tonight I was “surfing the net while sitting on the couch” again and I stumbled upon a terrific site for generating random ideas for writing short stories.

“Tropes are storytelling devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members’ minds and expectations.”

Here’s one

And another …

The real value is when you click the Setting, Plot, Narrative Device, Hero, Villain, Character As Device, and Characterization Device. A wiki opens explaining the pattern, theme, cliché, or archetype with connections to examples from literature, film, comics, and video games. Very rich. Happy digging.

Have you ever googled “Applied Phlebotinum“?

Create a “Who Am I?” crossword puzzle for your group/class.

• get every person’s name to fit somewhere
• get at least one descriptive adverb or adjective for each person in the group
• get at least one favorite activity listed for each person

Example clues:
Across:

1. a friendly boy, when he’s not playing basketball
2. Bob’s favorite sport

Use the following, or similar, crossword puzzle maker.

Attach a printable copy of your completed puzzle to a post and pingback here.

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Original post by Mr. D. Sader

Create a “Who Am I?” crossword puzzle for your group/class.

• get every person’s name to fit somewhere
• get at least one descriptive adverb or adjective for each person in the group
• get at least one favorite activity listed for each person

Example clues:
Across:

1. a friendly boy, when he’s not playing basketball
2. Bob’s favorite sport

Use the following, or similar, crossword puzzle maker.

Attach a printable copy of your completed puzzle to a post and pingback here.