I'm bringing back these threads. Cuz, they were probably one of the better ideas that I had.
There's a trick to a good prompt A premise that you write story from., imo, is a few things, but most importantly, it shouldn't be too broad and too narrow.
So let's imagine I gave you the prompt: "Write some fantasy". That's too broad. It gives infinite possibilities, which ironically just makes it harder to write from and also isn't as exciting to write for.
Now, if I went to narrow, like, "Write a story where Doctor House plays poker against Princess Celestia while Kaya (Hasan's dog) is getting shocked in the background as a form of light display;" the problem becomes that there's not much to do here. Like, you as a writer is less creatively involved and become more of worker that's told to just follow the architect's blueprint. Like, stuff like the tone is set already, absurdist comedy.
So what I try with these prompts is to give something cool but not fully made up yet. Basically, a way to make the prompt yours.
Idk, it's hard to define yet for me but something like a mystery box, but paint it in interesting colors is what good prompt should be, maybe, imo.
Anyway, some rules:
There's no deadline, but I'll post a new prompt next week, so feel free to drop your story in previous threads and bump them, or in the new thread too if you prefer that.
There's also no word count to beat. Post what you are comfortable with. If that makes you feel uncertain with the endless possibilities, let's aim for around 1000 words for each prompt. If you feel like doing more, feel free.
If you wanna suggest prompts for future threads, feel free. I think I will be accommodating. ^^
The prompt:
>Instead of spike, Anon(you) were summoned as Twilight's familiar.
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>You sit in your cage, waiting for your new master.
>A tiny purple unicorn.
>Well, its boring but not that bad.
>Your cage is close to on of the windows.
>The view is beautiful.
>An entire city of ponies below you.
>With snowy mountain ranges in the horizon.
>So that quells the bordom… Kinda.
>You also got a bowl of water.
>A saucer of some sort of dog chow… It could have been worse.
>Also, a bucket that you can close with lid after you used it for…
>So everyhing is just peachy.
>Or maybe you are just coping.
>Like, really hard.
>You grab some dog chow and chewed for a bit..
>You tried to ignore the taste.
>Then, you grab the bowl take a swig of water.
>With enough water, you can ignore the taste and shallow the ”food”.
>You pull the pelt that’s your bedding around you.
>Suddenly, you hear the sound of rattling keys coming from the door.
>You know what that means, your little master has come home.
>The door swings up, and a filly unicorn enters the tower.
>Floating ahead of her in a cloud of glittering purple magic is a big book.
>Your mistress reads it while wandering into her apartment.
>At first you are excited about getting out of your cage but then your master walks passed you.
>She sits down at her work desk, still with her face int he book.
>You glare a hole in the roof.
>You should have predicted this.
>Your master didn’t seem to be aware of her surroundings when she is studying.
”Hello! Tiny Purple horse,” you call her. ”I would like to stretch my legs. Please?”
>>404442
Nice to see this is back. Probably won't have a contribution this time around but I actually managed to get two solid story ideas out of the last batch you did. Looking forward to seeing more of these. Pic 1 is me tbhalso, I haven't forgotten about your zigger story, I will get to it soon
Nice to see this is back. Probably won't have a contribution this time around but I actually managed to get two solid story ideas out of the last batch you did. Looking forward to seeing more of these. Pic 1 is me tbhalso, I haven't forgotten about your zigger story, I will get to it soon
>>404442
>Be... Me
>Still alive
>The filly tower of purple book and anti-social lonerism gained me, not purple or filly.
>It's been some long frantic years.
>Each day working on setting up her network of not quite friends, hopefully it's enough.
>Writing on those awful quills as getting the tools I want is just barely out of reach.
>"Come on Anon you giant slow poke it's noon don't just be dazed, we have Moon Dancer's party to get to."
"Bring over my gift with you, I'll be right over and don't worry. So don't be late!"
>Shuffling over, she's already left.
>I can't hide the shaking of my body anymore from her.
>The pony doctors now know of it, but can't do anything for me.
>The alert charm necklace won't do much besides let them know I've fallen and can't get up.
>Atop the tall tower's stairs, a vital connection is cut.
>Like a clip clop on stone.
>Arms and legs spasming, I'll try attacking the ground with my bulk maybe it'll lose.
>It's a good day to be me Twilight Sparkle.
>Ever since Anon came into my life I learned so much.
>A dark mirror of what could happen if I just give up after hearing a bad future.
>That nothing is insurmountable and ponies can do incredible things.
>That you can just do things.
>That knowledge isn't wisdom and intellectual prowess isn't wisdom either.
>About how not caring about each other ruins people.
>His kind has so much information true or false in such volume and agendas designed to make people give up knowing anything.
>More, and more electic information and reasoning.
>How applying simple things can impact greatly over time.
>Why getting to know ponies matters for so many reasons.
>The wave of garbage information all in an effort to keep ponies from each other.
>About theories and fictitious wonders and real accomplishments.
>"Twilight! You made it, the girls and I were worried."
"Moon, you know I wouldn't miss this for all the books in the world."
>Gifts from books, star patterned reading lights, a quilt and saddlebag for outdoor reading finally our gifts.
>Limited edition spellwork station for indepth book reading.
>His is a photo album of us all, date and times written.
>A timeline from Anon's perspective oddly with large sections with a location and time but marked as memory holed?
>Today is marked as a mystery because it hasn't happened yet also because Anon hates lists with a passion.
>Even if he is objectively and subjectively wrong.
>Anon's gift also fits for companion posters for any and all kinds of timetravel and how to abuse each kind. Even if most of them aren't real.
>Discord applied a nudge on Twilight's brain, a small fail safe ensuring his victory.
>A thin false memory.
>What if it wasn't Spike.
>Instead of growing as a pony she became obsessed with the past.
>Instead of fighting she secluded herself and only the nearest ponies trusted to her projects.
>What if they successeded and now it's just a matter of reaching back from this side.
>With a laugh he could only anticipate what chaos she'll bring.
>There's no way she'll get her friends together to stop this fun.
>It worked across the divide we're here during Discord's first escape.
>All of us in Twilight Sparkle and boring enough to avoid a closer look.
>It wouldn't be very neighborly if we didn't help just a bit.
>With dense and normal letters written and sent.
>Only I, Dr. Sparkle, remain all that is left that isn't integral and loose enough to disapate unanchored.
>Be... Me
>Still alive
>The filly tower of purple book and anti-social lonerism gained me, not purple or filly.
>It's been some long frantic years.
>Each day working on setting up her network of not quite friends, hopefully it's enough.
>Writing on those awful quills as getting the tools I want is just barely out of reach.
>"Come on Anon you giant slow poke it's noon don't just be dazed, we have Moon Dancer's party to get to."
"Bring over my gift with you, I'll be right over and don't worry. So don't be late!"
>Shuffling over, she's already left.
>I can't hide the shaking of my body anymore from her.
>The pony doctors now know of it, but can't do anything for me.
>The alert charm necklace won't do much besides let them know I've fallen and can't get up.
>Atop the tall tower's stairs, a vital connection is cut.
>Like a clip clop on stone.
>Arms and legs spasming, I'll try attacking the ground with my bulk maybe it'll lose.
>It's a good day to be me Twilight Sparkle.
>Ever since Anon came into my life I learned so much.
>A dark mirror of what could happen if I just give up after hearing a bad future.
>That nothing is insurmountable and ponies can do incredible things.
>That you can just do things.
>That knowledge isn't wisdom and intellectual prowess isn't wisdom either.
>About how not caring about each other ruins people.
>His kind has so much information true or false in such volume and agendas designed to make people give up knowing anything.
>More, and more electic information and reasoning.
>How applying simple things can impact greatly over time.
>Why getting to know ponies matters for so many reasons.
>The wave of garbage information all in an effort to keep ponies from each other.
>About theories and fictitious wonders and real accomplishments.
>"Twilight! You made it, the girls and I were worried."
"Moon, you know I wouldn't miss this for all the books in the world."
>Gifts from books, star patterned reading lights, a quilt and saddlebag for outdoor reading finally our gifts.
>Limited edition spellwork station for indepth book reading.
>His is a photo album of us all, date and times written.
>A timeline from Anon's perspective oddly with large sections with a location and time but marked as memory holed?
>Today is marked as a mystery because it hasn't happened yet also because Anon hates lists with a passion.
>Even if he is objectively and subjectively wrong.
>Anon's gift also fits for companion posters for any and all kinds of timetravel and how to abuse each kind. Even if most of them aren't real.
>Discord applied a nudge on Twilight's brain, a small fail safe ensuring his victory.
>A thin false memory.
>What if it wasn't Spike.
>Instead of growing as a pony she became obsessed with the past.
>Instead of fighting she secluded herself and only the nearest ponies trusted to her projects.
>What if they successeded and now it's just a matter of reaching back from this side.
>With a laugh he could only anticipate what chaos she'll bring.
>There's no way she'll get her friends together to stop this fun.
>It worked across the divide we're here during Discord's first escape.
>All of us in Twilight Sparkle and boring enough to avoid a closer look.
>It wouldn't be very neighborly if we didn't help just a bit.
>With dense and normal letters written and sent.
>Only I, Dr. Sparkle, remain all that is left that isn't integral and loose enough to disapate unanchored.
>>404453
>Nice to see this is back.
Thank you. C:
> Probably won't have a contribution this time around but I actually managed to get two solid story ideas out of the last batch you did.
Yeah, I saw that you uploaded one of them on your fim account. Tho, you changed the mc's name from Chad Thundercock to Anon. Which is fine btw. It just made my curious on why you did so. Again, not a problem. If there is anyone who don't think we need to stir the pot with the same old memes, forever, than I am one of them. Not that I'm against using old memes. It is just that sometimes I feel like people force memes for virality or just use memes as templates for their feelings to fit in, instead of expressing themselves on their own, in their own way that express more about their personality. Sorry, this whole section had nothing to do with anything. ^^
>Looking forward to seeing more of these.
> Pic 1 is me tbh
^^
>also, I haven't forgotten about your zigger story, I will get to it soon
Dw. No stress. But I know you know. c:
>>404454
So I read this. And I still don't really know what I read. So yeah, who could it possibly be? ^^ Maybe Mr. Facade
Tho, I never blame you for me not getting it. Because I'm fairly certain it does make sense and can be understood, if I read it throughly enough.
Some writers 'tell'. Some writers 'show'. And some... >Imply. ;)
>image text
>this but reversed
I see. A clue.
>>404462
^^
>Nice to see this is back.
Thank you. C:
> Probably won't have a contribution this time around but I actually managed to get two solid story ideas out of the last batch you did.
Yeah, I saw that you uploaded one of them on your fim account. Tho, you changed the mc's name from Chad Thundercock to Anon. Which is fine btw. It just made my curious on why you did so. Again, not a problem. If there is anyone who don't think we need to stir the pot with the same old memes, forever, than I am one of them. Not that I'm against using old memes. It is just that sometimes I feel like people force memes for virality or just use memes as templates for their feelings to fit in, instead of expressing themselves on their own, in their own way that express more about their personality. Sorry, this whole section had nothing to do with anything. ^^
>Looking forward to seeing more of these.
> Pic 1 is me tbh
^^
>also, I haven't forgotten about your zigger story, I will get to it soon
Dw. No stress. But I know you know. c:
>>404454
So I read this. And I still don't really know what I read. So yeah, who could it possibly be? ^^ Maybe Mr. Facade
Tho, I never blame you for me not getting it. Because I'm fairly certain it does make sense and can be understood, if I read it throughly enough.
Some writers 'tell'. Some writers 'show'. And some... >Imply. ;)
>image text
>this but reversed
I see. A clue.
>>404462
^^
>>404442
>There's a trick to a good prompt
A part of a good prompt is saying something your audience responds emotionally to.
And just here I can't because I'm getting hung up on how Spike wasn't summoned. He was the consequence of taking a test, and like having a foal regardless of what you thought about what you were doing, you have to live with the consequences, and so suddenly late-adolescent Twiley had a dragon living with her and no pony to blame and no laws allowing for convenient murder, even if it isn't a pony.
So, I'm going to post about prompts instead. While trying to convince stable diffusion to populate said stable with equines that resembled the story I was writing ... I created some abominations.
You know how they say, a picture is worth a thousand words?
Maybe an AI accident could be a story prompt.
Here's a few that could >imply
their way into being a story. And I'll even throw in the story I think I'm seeing, or at least the bare skeleton of it.
>Be a pegasus
>That dipped into your catbird's stash of 'nip
>flight is hard right now and so am I.
>maybe there's a cute mare in the woods that can walk me home?
>Be at least half a sorcerer.
>Be a cat.
>And bad at magic
>Something took my claws. My magic?
>Be Flawless, sparkling like the moon on this beautiful night.
>Be angry, because Flawless.
>"You've destroyed everything on this holy week!"
>"The only valid response is unholy destruction!"
>"I'LL START WITH HOOVES
>"ALL HOOVES AND THINGS LIKE HOOVES
>"CLAWS HAVE KERATIN SO THAT COUNTS"
>There's a trick to a good prompt
A part of a good prompt is saying something your audience responds emotionally to.
And just here I can't because I'm getting hung up on how Spike wasn't summoned. He was the consequence of taking a test, and like having a foal regardless of what you thought about what you were doing, you have to live with the consequences, and so suddenly late-adolescent Twiley had a dragon living with her and no pony to blame and no laws allowing for convenient murder, even if it isn't a pony.
So, I'm going to post about prompts instead. While trying to convince stable diffusion to populate said stable with equines that resembled the story I was writing ... I created some abominations.
You know how they say, a picture is worth a thousand words?
Maybe an AI accident could be a story prompt.
Here's a few that could >imply
their way into being a story. And I'll even throw in the story I think I'm seeing, or at least the bare skeleton of it.
>Be a pegasus
>That dipped into your catbird's stash of 'nip
>flight is hard right now and so am I.
>maybe there's a cute mare in the woods that can walk me home?
>Be at least half a sorcerer.
>Be a cat.
>And bad at magic
>Something took my claws. My magic?
>Be Flawless, sparkling like the moon on this beautiful night.
>Be angry, because Flawless.
>"You've destroyed everything on this holy week!"
>"The only valid response is unholy destruction!"
>"I'LL START WITH HOOVES
>"ALL HOOVES AND THINGS LIKE HOOVES
>"CLAWS HAVE KERATIN SO THAT COUNTS"
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>>404497
>And just here I can't because I'm getting hung up on how Spike wasn't summoned. He was the consequence of taking a test
^^
Hehe, to be new. Dw, btw, we all were new at some point so it's not anything to be embarrassed about but what you are talking about is a common misconception.
>Spike
Spike is not a dragon. He is the idea of a dragon from the realm for dreams, which is really the realm concepts. But that's way further into the series.
What happened during the test was that Twilight summon a spirit of the concept of a dragon. She broke through the veil. At first, spike was huge, right? But then Twilight calms down, and the veil closes. "Spike", the spirit, shrinks without the connection to the subjective dimension. Later he changes again as Twilight forge the familiar bond between them and start to sustain him with magic from her, that's when he is 'actualized' in our world, as Spike.
So don't feel embarressed, we all thought this at first. But its foreshadowed as spike's "egg" (the familiar summoner stone) isn't the egg that Spike came from, as Spike states early in the series.
Really, since the thought dimension is above chronos, he was both egg and full adult dragon.
Its really cool lore. If you are more interested in this you should look into the peak of this series, Stygian. He is the key to all of this. I'm only throwing Stygian under the buss (tho, I felt that finale was underwhelming anyway) because I have an inkling of who you might be so (I culd be so wrong but if it is you will know).
>And just here I can't because I'm getting hung up on how Spike wasn't summoned. He was the consequence of taking a test
^^
Hehe, to be new. Dw, btw, we all were new at some point so it's not anything to be embarrassed about but what you are talking about is a common misconception.
>Spike
Spike is not a dragon. He is the idea of a dragon from the realm for dreams, which is really the realm concepts. But that's way further into the series.
What happened during the test was that Twilight summon a spirit of the concept of a dragon. She broke through the veil. At first, spike was huge, right? But then Twilight calms down, and the veil closes. "Spike", the spirit, shrinks without the connection to the subjective dimension. Later he changes again as Twilight forge the familiar bond between them and start to sustain him with magic from her, that's when he is 'actualized' in our world, as Spike.
So don't feel embarressed, we all thought this at first. But its foreshadowed as spike's "egg" (the familiar summoner stone) isn't the egg that Spike came from, as Spike states early in the series.
Really, since the thought dimension is above chronos, he was both egg and full adult dragon.
Its really cool lore. If you are more interested in this you should look into the peak of this series, Stygian. He is the key to all of this. I'm only throwing Stygian under the buss (tho, I felt that finale was underwhelming anyway) because I have an inkling of who you might be so (I culd be so wrong but if it is you will know).