The bible is a never ending source of ideas. Conflict, love, war, domination, betrayal, sin, faith, temptation - how about a modern day Judas? A team of young men spreading the word about - what? A man - or woman - resisting temptation to give up or give in?
Take an emotional situation - bereavement, illness, homelessness, infidelity, envy - apply this to your main character and see what happens.
Just another handful of starting points for your short story or novel!
How about fairy stories? Hansel and Gretel? Jack climbing the ladder (of success) and finding a hostile giant at the top? Rapunzel locked in her tower - perhaps a young woman locked away in an attic. Update the characters, change the setting and you're away!
Think of a location - a prison, a retirement home, a school, a hospital. What sort of characters will you find there, and what will they be up to?
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