I finally tried that 'write a story from a random object in your room' prompt after thinking it was silly for years.

I grabbed a chipped coffee mug my kid made in 2018, wrote about it being a wizard's lost scrying cup, and ended up with a 2,000 word opening chapter I actually like, so has anyone else had a dumb-sounding prompt work way better than expected?

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the_david2mo ago

Honestly, that's just a fun writing exercise. It's not some magic trick for a real book. You just got lucky with a good idea this time.

butler.tessa2mo ago

My friend's writing exercise turned into a published novel last year.

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shane_ross1mo ago

Feel for you, @butler.tessa, that's rough.