Unpopular opinion: I used to think you needed a huge, complex idea to start writing, but a single, weird image from a dream last Tuesday (like a mailbox that only accepts apologies) convinced me to just begin.

I spent 6 months trying to outline a fantasy epic before realizing that focusing on that one small, concrete image (the apology mailbox) got me 500 words down in an hour, so what's the most random prompt that actually got you writing?

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the_max18d ago

I used to think the same, but a story about a sentient vending machine that only sold regret got me going.

the_stella20d ago

You kept a dream from last Tuesday?

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sandra37420d ago

But dreams are just random brain noise, not worth keeping...