Short story generator by genre
Every generator writes a complete story from 50 to 1,000 words. Pick a genre to open it preset, or use the main generator for anything else.
- Horror story generatorShort, scary and finished in under a minute.
- Fantasy story generatorA whole fantasy world is too big for flash.
- Romance & love story generatorMeet-cutes, second chances and the one that got away, in 50 to 1,000 words.
- Funny story generatorComedy loves brevity.
- Sci-fi story generatorScience fiction flash is one "what if" and the person it happens to.
- Mystery story generatorA crime, a clue and a reveal, compressed.
- Random story generatorAll eight genres. Press "Surprise me" for a random premise.
Generator, then editor
AI stories are drafts. The fastest way to improve as a writer is to take a generated piece apart: find the turn on a story structure diagram, cut it by a third, and rewrite the ending with the story ending generator as a sparring partner.
Questions writers ask
Which genres can the story generator write?
Literary, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mystery, romance, humour and magical realism, from 50 to 1,000 words. Each genre page opens the generator with that genre preselected.
Is there a random story generator?
Yes. Leave "Your idea" empty, or press "Surprise me", and the generator invents a premise. The plot generator gives you a random premise you can edit first.
What are the 7 types of short story?
Lists vary, but writing guides usually name flash fiction, the vignette, the fable, the anecdote, the drabble, the sketch and the parable. What matters more is length: see the length ladder on our flash fiction guide.
Is 700 words a short story?
Yes. Anything under 1,000 words is usually called flash fiction, which is a kind of short story. Most magazines treat 1,000 to about 7,500 words as a standard short story.