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Showerthought: I spent $60 on a 'premium' writing prompt book that was just recycled internet lists
Bought it online last month thinking it would have unique ideas. It was literally just 200 pages of stuff like 'write about a haunted house' or 'a character finds a key'. I could have gotten that for free on a dozen websites. The book even had typos and some prompts were copied word for word from a forum I read. Felt like a total scam. Has anyone found a prompt source that's actually worth paying for?
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kevin_harris782mo ago
Check out writing prompt decks instead of books. Got a set of cards with weird, specific scenarios that actually make you think. Way harder to copy and paste those into a scam.
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evan_burns952mo ago
My copy of "The 3 A.M. Writing Journal" had the same problem. Page 47 literally said "a mysterious door appears" and I'd seen that exact phrase on a Reddit thread the week before. @viola763 has a point about curation, but slapping a glossy cover on free forum posts isn't curation, it's theft. A real curated book would group prompts by theme or skill level, not just be a bulk paste. For ten bucks maybe, but sixty is for something with actual thought behind it.
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