Political Thrillers writing prompt
The Election USB
During an intense national election, a journalist receives a mysterious USB containing files that suggest one of the candidates is a puppet for a foreign government. As they investigate the authenticity and implications of the data, their life begins to unravel in dangerous ways.
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.
- 1Trap your hero in one place they can't easily leave.
- 2Raise the stakes from personal to public halfway through.
- 3Open with the threat already in motion, not the setup.
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