Just got back from a writer's retreat in Taos and noticed a weird pattern

I spent last weekend at a small cabin rental outside Taos for a group writing thing, and everyone kept trying to pitch these huge fantasy epics with like 10 character arcs. But the prompts we were using were simple street-level stuff, like 'write about a lost key.' Has anyone else noticed people overcomplicating their responses to basic prompts? I feel like half the magic gets buried under worldbuilding.

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emmag2212d ago

Is it just me or does everyone ignore the simple stuff for big complicated plots?

oscar74312d ago

Simple stuff gets boring fast. My buddy spent 3 months planning a complicated D&D campaign and nobody even showed up half the time, but the one-shot with basic rules was the most fun we ever had.