This prompt was different in so many ways than WIM 1st edition. With the 1st one I had a story idea within 2 min. Starship Captain standing on the bow of his ship making funny quips about mistakes he had made as the ship crashed.
This prompt did not hit me the same way. I was legitimately blank for 24 hours, which is rare for me. I may not have stories but I have ideas all the time. Real life is so much of a canvas for ideas. One thing that kept dragging me back to the prompt was the emotion I felt from the image. The person wants so much for something, she is reaching for the stars. That emotion sat in my stomach for 2 days.
Then while cruising social media I saw a video of a soldier coming home to a dog and the dog was ecstatic. So much emotion in that video and then it clicked. That is what she was waiting on, so much desire to see a loved one. It all made sense.
I thought about the idea for a hour or so. Then started writing stories about Zeppelin's.
Topic: The Prompt and the Process. (Read 1395 times)