CALLIHOO Writing Idea Generators: The 37 Dramatic Situations
Georges Polti says that all stories boil down to just 36 dramatic situations and takeoffs of those situations. Somebody else out there added #37. If you’re stuck for a situation, try this. A situation appears below randomly (in bold print). If you’d like more information, or want to see the subplots for the situation, click on its link below.

A good place to go when you’re stuck.