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What kept me waiting — a ten-minute writing prompt

Something that finally came. Write both the wait and the arrival.

What a child is asked afterwards

What kept me waiting

What did you wait a long time for? How did it feel when it came?

Everyone gets the same subject. What differs is the follow-up: one question for children, two for teens, three for adults. Only the children's wording is simplified.

Where people usually get stuck on this one

When you can't be honest

Write as if no one will read it. You can choose what to show after you finish.

When nothing comes to mind

Write down one thing that happened recently. It does not have to be a good story.

When you stall halfway

Explaining is what stalls you. Put down what you saw and what you heard instead.

Today's constraints on this prompt

Decide the title first

Set the title first and the piece stops wandering.

Save your best line for last

The last line is the one that stays.

Every sentence under 12 words

One long sentence can sink the whole piece.

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