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Shoutout to the 'choose your own adventure' style prompt that saved my story
I was stuck on a fantasy scene and had to pick between my hero finding a magic sword or a talking map in a cave. I went with the map, which forced me to invent a whole hidden city, 'Aethelgard', and the plot got way more interesting. Anyone have a good prompt that forced a tough, but rewarding, choice like that?
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wren_brown6mo ago
Yeah that "tough but rewarding" choice is the best feeling. I keep a list of those on my phone for when I'm stuck. Jake_miller's save the village or library one is solid, it forces you to think about what your character really values. My go-to is "your character finds a letter that proves their friend is lying, but reading it will destroy the only copy." Makes you pick between truth and the relationship.
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