DISCUSSION/OFF-TOPIC POST

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[(Anonymous)]

What is up with all the super long, overly detailed, very specific prompts? As a writer, there's no way I'm going to fill a multiple paragraph prompt that outlines the entire plot of the fic. It scares me off from writing, even if I love the general idea of the prompt.

[(Anonymous)]

I think it's just that some people have a lot of ideas, but don't necessarily feel comfortable writing themselves. If you feel inspired by an idea in a prompt, just ask if you can take it in your own direction. I'm sure most people would be open to that (unless you want to take it in a direction they specifically hate, I guess).

[(Anonymous)]

As a filler of both long and short prompts (at least on other memes), I like both styles. Sometimes I want to write a quick oneshot. Other times OP seems to be in my head and their long detailed idea makes so much sense when it's outline like that and I want to write an epic.

I think it's just a stylistic choice that is going to suit some fillers and not others. I also like the discussion that some longer prompts can occasionally inspire.

[(Anonymous)]

I tend to scroll by prompts longer than a paragraph or anything with half a dozen +bonuses. But I've been around fandoms long enough to see some people get really weird about authors not filling a prompt to their exact specifications. I write fic for fun, so I don't like feeling as though I have to stick to a strict guideline when filling a prompt.

Then again, I also tend to ignore fics that have dozens of tags on AO3 (stop over tagging, ffs, it's not cute to write headcanon or author's notes in AO3 fic tags), so it probably just comes down to preference.

[(Anonymous)]

Some people like to fill those kind of prompts, and some don't.

[(Anonymous)]

+1