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Currently Playing: How to Come Up with a Short Story Idea (in 10 minutes or less)

You know the hardest part of writing a short story? Coming up with the idea. Most writing prompts give you a random situation, but not an actual story. In this video, I'm walking you through my "build your own short story idea" process step by step, in real time. Instead of grabbing a generic prompt and hoping for the best, you'll learn how to mix and match story ingredients (like your character's core wound, their false belief, a "story container," and a juicy twist) to build a short story concept you're actually EXCITED to write. I'm building three story ideas from scratch while you watch, so you can see exactly how the pieces click together. Let's do this! 💡 Grab the FREE story prompt guide here: 👉 https://abbieemmons.kit.com/e6dcf26a0e 📖 Preorder MAKE YOUR STORY MATTER: 👉 https://abbieemmonsauthor.com/make-your-story-matter Timestamps: 00:00 – Why generic writing prompts don't work 01:47 – The "short story recipe" method explained 02:54 – Story Idea #1 (music competition + enemies to lovers) 07:19 – Story Idea #2 (fake dating + wedding weekend) 9:53 – Story Idea #3 (magical boarding school + treasure hunt) 11:48 – Time to build your own story! 12:30 – subscribe for weekly writing vids :) ________________________________ ✨ V A L U A B L E R E S O U R C E S✨ ❤️GET BONUS CONTENT + SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: https://www.patreon.com/abbieemmons 📚READ MY BOOKS: https://amzn.to/3Ivk0Gr 🖥️TAKE MY SCRIVENER MASTERCLASS: https://makeyourstorymatter.teachable.com/p/teachmescrivener ✏️TAKE MY EDITING MASTERCLASS: https://www.learnfromabbie.com/p/edit-your-book-like-a-pro 💬TAKE MY BOOK BLURB MASTERCLASS: https://www.learnfromabbie.com/p/how-to-craft-a-bestseller-book-blurb 📓GET MY FREE WRITING TEMPLATES: https://abbieemmons.ck.page/make-your-story-matter 💵GET 20% OFF SCRIVENER - USE CODE "ABBIE" → https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener-affiliate.html?fpr=abbie26 🎤LISTEN TO MY PODCAST WITH MY SISTER: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kate-and-abbie-show 🎥 MY GEAR + WRITING TOOLS: https://abbieemmonsauthor.com/my-gear 🎵 I GET ALL MY MUSIC FROM EPIDEMIC SOUND… CLAIM YOUR 60-DAY FREE TRIAL HERE: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/v02bl3/ ✨F O L L O W ✨ blog: https://bit.ly/2Kl21m8 facebook: https://bit.ly/2FS2Ikh instagram: http://bit.ly/2Xr5hUI tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makeyourstorymatter x/twitter: https://x.com/abbieemmonsx patreon: https://www.patreon.com/abbieemmons Business inquiries: abbie@abbieemmonsauthor.com Questions and support: help@abbieemmonsauthor.com ✨ A B O U T ✨ My name is Abbie Emmons I teach writers how to make their stories matter by harnessing the psychology of storytelling and transform their ideas into a masterpiece. Story isn’t about “what happens” — it’s about how what happens affects and transforms the characters. I believe that there is an exact science (a recipe, if you will) behind a perfect story. And if you know what ingredients you need, you can create your own perfect story with ease and confidence. That’s what we talk about every week on this channel – and if it’s something you’re into, be sure to subscribe and join this community!