A trick for getting unstuck on a prompt that actually worked for me

I was stuck on a 'haunted object' prompt for three days. I forced myself to write a single, terrible sentence from the object's point of view, and the rest just clicked. Anyone have a different method for breaking through a block?

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eric_adams1116d ago

My friend wrote a haunted stapler that just kept saying "ouch.

grant.anthony16d ago

Wait, a haunted toaster? That's the funniest thing I've ever heard. Just picturing it sighing over burnt toast got me.

jake_patel16d ago

Try writing the absolute worst version of the scene you can think of. I mean, I once wrote a haunted toaster that just kept burning bread and sighing, and it was so stupid it actually gave me a real idea. Sometimes you just gotta get the garbage out first.