Prompt (verb): to move or induce to action, to occasion or incite; inspire. I remember the first time I was given a direct prompt that inspired a writing. I was in 10th grade creative writing class and Mrs. Stuart handed out a list with first line starters to a poem. We were to read through and choose one to use as a first line for our own writing. I was magnetically drawn to the line "When I am old and gray and full of sleep". I loved the cadence of the phrase and the strange future nostalgia it provoked. Words and images came quickly and I chased them down through my pencil the way my friends and I used to catch minnows in the creek. Years later I would find myself in songwriting sessions, feeding off that same instinct to run after small sparks of inspiration. I was and still am, hooked. I can't get enough of the energy that is generated from a great prompt.
The Magic of a "Prompt"
The Magic of a "Prompt"
The Magic of a "Prompt"
Prompt (verb): to move or induce to action, to occasion or incite; inspire. I remember the first time I was given a direct prompt that inspired a writing. I was in 10th grade creative writing class and Mrs. Stuart handed out a list with first line starters to a poem. We were to read through and choose one to use as a first line for our own writing. I was magnetically drawn to the line "When I am old and gray and full of sleep". I loved the cadence of the phrase and the strange future nostalgia it provoked. Words and images came quickly and I chased them down through my pencil the way my friends and I used to catch minnows in the creek. Years later I would find myself in songwriting sessions, feeding off that same instinct to run after small sparks of inspiration. I was and still am, hooked. I can't get enough of the energy that is generated from a great prompt.