Treat each idea as raw material. Change the genre, motive, setting, or contradiction until it becomes yours.
- A hero whose power seems useless.
- An alien maintaining an ordinary day job.
- A fantasy warrior who dislikes violence.
- A kind person slowly drawn into crime.
- An innocent-looking rival with a ruthless plan.
- An elderly master learning a new craft.
- A cyborg animal searching for its creator.
- A time traveler afraid to change anything.
- A former soldier acting outside the law.
- A spy whose cover life feels more authentic than the truth.
- A healer who cannot heal themself.
- A monster determined to be understood.