Spy Thrillers writing prompt
The Stolen Cybersecurity Algorithm
After a top-secret algorithm capable of breaching advanced cybersecurity is stolen, a cybersecurity expert with a shadowy past is recruited by an international spy agency. Tasked with tracking down the thief, the protagonist must navigate a labyrinth of dangerous liaisons where each person might be either a helper or a hunter.
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.
- 1Let the reader know something the hero doesn't.
- 2Cut every scene the moment the tension drops.
- 3Put a clock on it: the hero has until midnight.
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