A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2023)

This is the 14th year in a row I’ve run this series in April.

An annual series I run every April: Thirty story ideas I collect from news sources over the course of the year. These ideas are free for you to use, but more importantly, the series is a reminder about how important the story’s central concept is to the success of an original screenplay.

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Day 16
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Day 18
Day 19
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Day 21
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Day 26
Day 27
Day 28
Day 29
Day 30

The preceding series:

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2010)

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2011)

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2012)

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2013)

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2014)

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2015)

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2016)

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2017)

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2018)

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2019)

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2020)

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2021)

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2022)

This means there are currently 420 story ideas waiting for you in these archives. Yours free and no strings attached.

Remember: The best way to come up with a great story idea is to generate a lot of them. And if you’re stuck, check out these 14 series of Go Into The Story posts for inspiration!