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I keep seeing writing prompts that are just 'a character finds a magic object' and I think that's missing the point
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jennybailey6mo ago
Honestly, Blake_owens nailed it, I saw a prompt last week that was just "a magic key".
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kevint476mo ago
Yeah, I read a blog post that said exactly what @blake_owens is getting at. It's all about the trouble the thing causes.
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sandragrant4mo ago
Three posts about writing prompts, feels like we're overthinking a random internet thing.
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blake_owens6mo ago
What exactly is the point they're missing? A magic object is just a tool. The real story is what the character does with it, or how it changes them. A prompt that only gives the object leaves out the entire conflict. It's like saying "a person has a car" without saying if they're racing it, fleeing in it, or living in it. The interesting part is always the why and the what next.
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