High Tech Fiction writing prompt
The Crime Prediction
Set in a city where technology can predict crimes before they happen, your main character is wrongly accused and must clear their name. Explore how they navigate a world where every citizen is constantly monitored and privacy is a thing of the past.
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.
- 1Write it as a document from the world: a letter, a field report, a warning sign.
- 2Make the magic or technology cost your hero something they can't get back.
- 3Give the villain a reason that would convince you, if you lived there.
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