Next Week's Prompt: Dialogue Prompt recycle!
Teachable on the Prompt:
It's been a few months, we've got some new faces, and as we heard from Jn, this is a really valuable skill for anyone who wants to get a lot of ideas down on paper fast (Nanowrimo style.) You should check out the original post that talks about what we learned last time we did this.
We've focused a lot on constraints that force us to be hyper-creative with our diction these last few weeks, which is an excellent skill to develop. However, I wanted to get us back into thinking about characters & story telling for a while. This prompt in particular allows scenes to write themselves. All you're allowed to think about is "what will they say next" which leads to the setting, characters, plot and action all getting distilled down to only the stuff that's worth having your characters talk about it. Using these kinds of tools can limit Tolkein-esqu exposition (beautiful when done correctly, boring if done wrong) and grab your readers with the details that they care about because your characters care about them.
Also for your enlightenment and entertainment, I present to you: They're Made of Meat - Terry Bisson
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