I finally tried prompts from new social media trends, but they confuse me.

Lately, I've seen a lot of writing prompts based on viral TikTok stories. For example, one prompt asked to write a short story from the view of a meme character. It feels hard to make these deep or meaningful. Another common one is about AI friends, which is weird to write about. I used to love simple prompts like 'write about a lost key,' but now everything is tied to online culture. How do you guys adapt to these changing prompts? Do you stick to classic ideas or jump on new trends?

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patriciah513d ago

Is it just me or do half these trends make you feel old and confused? I tried writing from a meme's point of view and my story was basically just a confused grandma, idk. I mostly just stick to the lost key type stuff now.

grayy723d ago

Actually, memes follow rules too, they're just new ones you haven't learned yet.

the_tara2d ago

Totally get what you mean, it feels like you need a translator for some of these trends. I tried one about an AI friend and it just felt so hollow and weird to write. @patriciah51 you nailed it, I also end up feeling like a confused grandma sometimes! What worked for me was taking the CORE idea of the trend prompt but putting it in a normal situation. Like instead of a meme character, I wrote about an old garden gnome watching families change over the years. You can use the new trend as a jumping off point but make it your own thing.