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The Challenges of Writing Prompts
I never had time for writing prompts. I had lots of writing ideas to work on. Prompts seemed just a way to clutter up my writing time.
A writing buddy needed someone to trade prompts with. Somehow I volunteered. So we alternate weeks coming up with a prompt.
First I noticed writing to a prompt can be interesting. Then I noticed I had to write outside my normal areas, my comfort zones.
Different groups do prompts differently. Many use them at meetings with a short time to come up with a written piece. We have a prompt for the week with a piece due in three days and a critique three days later.
My prompts tend to be events. My friend's prompts tend to be single words. Each of us tend to stymie the other, force the other to think.
Prompts can help with writer's block too. Force the issue. Even if the piece is one you never want to see again, it gets you creating again.
Writing to a prompt isn't easy. It is challenging. And it can result in much better writing skills along with some new story ideas.
A writing buddy needed someone to trade prompts with. Somehow I volunteered. So we alternate weeks coming up with a prompt.
First I noticed writing to a prompt can be interesting. Then I noticed I had to write outside my normal areas, my comfort zones.
Different groups do prompts differently. Many use them at meetings with a short time to come up with a written piece. We have a prompt for the week with a piece due in three days and a critique three days later.
My prompts tend to be events. My friend's prompts tend to be single words. Each of us tend to stymie the other, force the other to think.
Prompts can help with writer's block too. Force the issue. Even if the piece is one you never want to see again, it gets you creating again.
Writing to a prompt isn't easy. It is challenging. And it can result in much better writing skills along with some new story ideas.
