STORY STARTERS

On this page you will find some story starters. Just click on the link, choose the one you like and finish your story on the page that you have created. Remember to put your thinking cap on!

•  The Gold Coins
• A Rainy Night in New York
• A Big Challenge 
• The Precious Jewel
• Invent the title and finish the story

One way to start a mystery story is to use writing prompts or story starters. On this page you will find some  plots and writing prompts to help you get  started on your own mystery. Write your story on your own pbwiki page. Remember to give your story a title

Plot ideas

• Your character is looking for the perfect present
• Your character wants to ruin a painter's picture
• Your character is sick and needs a rare medicine
• Your character is found dead in a room
• Your character needs money to pay for college
• Your character is planning on something evil

Suspense Writing Prompts

• It was a strange night, there seemed to be a chill in the air...
• As soon as I arrived, I could sense that something was out of place...
• I was reading a book when I looked up. There in the window I saw...
• I decided to go for an evening stroll.  I walked about three blocks when I felt it...
• They would have been fine if they hadn't stopped for the stranger...
• Everyone avoided the big old mansion. It was believed to have...
• They said she was able to utter a few words before she died...
• Something is drastically wrong! Every time I pick up the telephone...
• All of the sudden I was trapped!