What We Talk About When We Talk About Writing Prompts

If you were teaching a writing workshop,what’s a great writing prompt for writers to get started on a piece of writing?
Or is there a method you find helpful when you’re sitting at your desk andcan’t think what to write about?

I don’t saythis as a humblebrag, but I’ve never suffered from Writer’s Block.

My issue hasalways been starting with the right image or phrase. Get that right, andI’m in the zone. Hours go by. Sentences seem to write themselves. (Flow,as the nerds say.)

So let’s st...