Spent $40 on a 'writing prompt generator' app and it was a total waste

I saw an ad for this app that promised 'endless unique story starters' so I bought the full version. For a week, every prompt it gave me was some version of 'a character finds a mysterious object' or 'someone wakes up with a new power'. I could have gotten better ideas scrolling through free forums for five minutes. It actually made me feel LESS creative because the suggestions were so boring. Has anyone found a tool or method for prompts that doesn't feel so generic?

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leewalker8d ago

Maybe you just didn't use it right.

nguyen.blake8d ago

Yeah, that's always their first answer, isn't it?

the_fiona8d ago

People jump to blame the tool because it's an easy out. My old blender was a nightmare until I read the manual and stopped overfilling it. Sometimes the problem is rushing or skipping steps. Not every bad result is the product's fault.