Action Thrillers writing prompt
Vials on the Shore
A retired intelligence officer living in a small coastal town finds a washed-up container filled with mysterious, unmarked vials. Shortly after, the town's residents begin to show bizarre symptoms. The officer must uncover the truth before it's too late.
Suggested length: A short story: 1,500 to 5,000 words, or flash fiction under 1,000
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Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- 1Open with the threat already in motion, not the setup.
- 2Make the person helping your hero the one to worry about.
- 3End a scene on a phone call, a knock or a name.
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