I once managed around 25,000 words simply from the prompt 'watermelon'. I'd say "there are no words for how awesome this is" but in reality there are 24,999 words for how awesome this is. That's, like, half a novel based on a kind of fruit... that isn't even a lemon. *ba dum cha*
I tend to avoid prompts/challeges that pose time limits/lengths, mainly because things like that 'watermelon' prompt happen on a regular basis. I've been trying to wean myself off of prompts/challenges, to no avail. I find them addictive, even when a prompt grabs me for longer than I intended. I can see how it would make sense to avoid them, especially considering how you have to budget your time.
I play scenes in my head like mini-movies until I find the one that lets the general outline of the story flow through I'd really like to hear more about this. I think I do something similar (playing scenes mentally before recording them in text - I think the same thing came up earlier in the comments, too) and I wonder what exactly you mean by letting the general outline "glow through."
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I'd say "there are no words for how awesome this is" but in reality there are 24,999 words for how awesome this is. That's, like, half a novel based on a kind of fruit... that isn't even a lemon. *ba dum cha*
I tend to avoid prompts/challeges that pose time limits/lengths, mainly because things like that 'watermelon' prompt happen on a regular basis.
I've been trying to wean myself off of prompts/challenges, to no avail. I find them addictive, even when a prompt grabs me for longer than I intended. I can see how it would make sense to avoid them, especially considering how you have to budget your time.
I play scenes in my head like mini-movies until I find the one that lets the general outline of the story flow through
I'd really like to hear more about this. I think I do something similar (playing scenes mentally before recording them in text - I think the same thing came up earlier in the comments, too) and I wonder what exactly you mean by letting the general outline "glow through."