Update: I tried a new prompt trick for my sci-fi story set in Chicago

Last week I was stuck on a scene in my book, so I wrote the prompt 'What if the L train broke down because of a ghost in the system, not a tech problem?' I set a timer for 15 minutes and just wrote whatever came to mind. It led to a whole new character, a mechanic who sees signals nobody else can. What's a weird question you've used to kickstart a scene?

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rowank691mo ago

So what's the mechanic's name?

pipera501mo ago

You didn't even get his name?