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| Prompt: Writing Prompts - Is it easier for you to answer a writing prompt than come up with something on your own? And do you think writing prompts are helpful to you, and if you do, which kinds of writing prompts do you look for? *** I find writing prompts extremely helpful. They have helped me get in the habit of writing again. They are equally useful when I’m having writers block as they chip away at those internal walls, until I can break through. Just the process of writing – anything – gets my writing muscles working and loosens them up enough to get the creativity flowing again. It can be a hard and painful process. The results don’t have to be pretty or good. It’s the act itself that’s the key. It’s a bit like going to the gym or learning a language, I need to do it little and often until it becomes almost second nature. It’s why I started to blog again. Just the act of reading and considering the prompt and then responding helps my writer’s brain – without the stress of coming up with something to write about. It takes away that burden. I often find I end up bending the prompt to suit what’s on my mind or what I want to write about anyway… I think many people do - it's why we all write such different things using the same prompt. It's always fun to read other's perception and take on a prompt. It reminds me how colourful the world is with all our differences. They are also fun tool which allows me to push/stretch myself as a writer. To try a different genre or style. To just get my thoughts out of my head an on to paper/screen. All of which help me define what my voice actually is. |
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