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Pro tip: I used to think a good prompt needed a whole fantasy world, but a guy at my writing group in Austin changed my mind last month.
He gave us a simple one: 'Write about a character who finds a single red shoe in a public park, and must get it home without being seen.' That single object and clear goal sparked way better stories than my epic quest ideas. What's a simple object prompt that worked for you?
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lee.lucas1mo ago
Heard about a friend who wrote from a lost grocery list prompt.
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elliotl241mo ago
My buddy Mark found a list for diapers and hot sauce in a cart last week, wrote a whole sad dad poem about it lol.
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