When you think of an idea, try out different protagonists, antagonists, and locations.
Say you come up with the idea “An agent defends herself against an intruder in a safe house.” Try out: “A manager defends himself against an animal in a store during afterhours.”
And you could try out different genres, goals, and stakes.
You never know what kind of story you’ll come up with.
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Change the genders and ages. Move the idea to the past or the future. Change the social background of the characters. Give them a religious belief, or whatever which changes their view of the world. Change the weather or the time of the year and day.
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Great ideas, Göran Johansson! I really like change the idea to the past or the future! Thanks for the idea.