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Hit exactly 1000 days of daily writing prompts and it changed my whole approach to storytelling.
I never tracked before but that number made me realize how stuck I was in the same three genres, so now I rotate fantasy, noir, and slice of life each week to keep my brain fresh, anyone else find a milestone that forced them to shake things up?
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anthony12918d ago
...and that's when I realized my problem wasn't genre but voice. I spent a whole summer forcing myself to write a noir story from the perspective of a cat. Not a cat that talks or solves crimes, just an ordinary stray watching a murder from an alley. Turned out I learned more about pacing from describing the way rain hits a dumpster lid than I did from any writing guide. Sometimes you gotta get weird with it to shake loose.
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josepha3218d ago
Rain on a dumpster lid, huh?
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joel_hall1718d ago
It's wild how the best lessons come from the weirdest places. My buddy learned more about dialogue by eavesdropping on people at a gas station than in any class. Funny how the world teaches you if you just pay attention to the weird corners, right?
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