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I finally cracked a story prompt that sat untouched in my notebook for 11 months
My writing group buddy Dana told me to flip the prompt instead of writing it straight, so 'a stranger knocks at midnight' became the stranger watching from inside the house. Drafted it in one sitting at the library on Tuesday and read it out loud Thursday to actual applause, first time that's happened. What's the longest you've sat on a prompt before finding the angle that works?
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drew_jones311mo ago
Ha, flipping a prompt is such a writing group cliché. Half the time it just turns a boring idea into a confusing one, and applause from your buddies doesn't mean the story's actually good. Some prompts sit for a year for a reason, you know?
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