If you want to build on this or create something entirely new, you can try these brainstorming techniques:
: Figure out what your character wants and then put something in their way to prevent them from getting it. If you want to build on this or
He didn't need matches. As his fingers brushed the cold metal, the glow intensified, filling the attic with the smell of ozone and pine needles. The shadows on the wall didn't just move; they began to dance, playing out scenes of a forest that hadn't existed for a hundred years. The shadows on the wall didn't just move;
One rainy Tuesday, while shifting a heavy stack of yellowed newspapers, he found a small, rusted iron lantern. It wasn’t much to look at—the glass was cracked, and the wick was long gone. But when Tamo blew away the dust, he noticed a faint, pulsing blue glow emanating from the base. But when Tamo blew away the dust, he
: Take a normal situation and add a twist. For example, "What if a regular school teacher picks up a Haunted Gun ?".
Tamo had always been a "collector of quiet things." While other kids in the village spent their afternoons racing down the sun-drenched hills, Tamo could usually be found in the dim, dust-mote-filled attic of his grandfather’s old farmhouse.
: Look at a painting or a photo and ask the five W's (who, what, when, where, why) to extract a plot from the imagery.