The Importance of Writing Prompts
I think writing prompts work wonders for shaking loose the cobwebs. You can just write based on the prompt. Some writing prompts come with a time limit, which I think helps because it forces a writer to throw out all ideas and hope for the best.
Will every prompt lead to a story? Maybe. Sometimes the prompt just serves as engine oil for the writer's brain. You need a bit of priming to lead you to the good stuff.
I try and write everyday in the morning before my breakfast. Then I think the rest of the day on an idea or something I have read that might lead to a story. Some of my ideas have been rattling around in my head for a few years.
In a previous post, I wrote a short story titled Greenhouse in the Sky.
The prompt reminded me of something I have been thinking about featuring an older brother and a younger brother. The older boy has a disease that makes him spend a lot of time in the hospital. And the younger boy is jealous of the attention his parents afford him.
In the story, the younger boy discovers another world where his older brother is revered and of course, he has left the kingdom, for a reason they don't understand (he's sick in his real world).
And that's all I have of the story.
So, it's one of those ideas I'm working on fleshing out the moral of the story, etc.
In the meantime, I wrote this short story about the greenhouse based on a writing prompt on Steemit.
In this video, I explain my motivation for the story and then provide an Author Reading. Enjoy!
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I enjoyed finding out a little more about you and the story sounds like a fun adventure, this was an upbeat way for me to start a new day!
I LOVED Your video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have chills from you reading the story. YOUR story!!!! this was the first time I have seen it I'm sorry to say but YESSSSS you NEED to write more about this land!!!!!!!
I WANT more!!!!!!
what a great way you got him there!!
and talking and reading all the way through is so very hard to do!!! why I finally got a film editor program because starting over and over was just too many overs!
I'm so happy to see YOU and hear YOU!! It's like listening to you across a table, the relaxed way you talk. It was very enjoyable to listen too also...... so know that too.
You have a great reading voice!!!
Wow! I feel really great right now. Thanks for listening. I have been talking about doing more video, yet I get scared of all the editing. This project I did in my phone, so maybe it won't be so bad. I'm thinking of doing some more. Thanks again for the perfect reply.
this is what I use....https://filmora.wondershare.net/
it's like 30.00 for a year and comes with a bunch of stuff and some free music you can use. It was the best 30.00 for Steemit I ever spent. It made doing video's and such SO much easier and this program was easy for me to figure out.
yes, I use my phone or tablet to record the video then edit it........
and YES!!! you are very good :D so you need to do more :D
You went above and beyond! In one take as well, impressive! I'm so glad that you recovered well from your stroke and that you chose to stop caring what others thought! 🤗
This was a great! tip! I love your descriptions with the comfort of the greenhouse and the sense of magic from the light of the hole and being able to look down, seeing another world! I hope that another prompt gets your ideas flowing so that we can hear more from this tumble down the "rabbit hole" and why the protagonist is the guest of honor!
This was a fun story and it came out so fast. Probably because I've been thinking about it for so long. Anyway, I'm trying to wean myself from pantsing out in the 2nd act, so maybe some plotting and planning is needed?
This was so nice! I relate to your feelings about the stroke changing how you think about how other people view your writing. For me it was my mom's death and a car accident. Love your reading!
I spent so many years trying to put out a certain kind of persona. Then I lost it - in that nobody seemed to care about my perfect face - that I just went ahead and started doing what I felt. Anyway, I'm still working on it.
Yes, it's when we get gritty things fall into place. Your doing great! Keep it up!
Thank you so much for taking the challenge!!! Loved to hear your backstory and totally can see this unfolding into a book!!
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