One of the best parts of being a writer is going back and rereading old stuff you've written. Maybe it's a few weeks old, a few months, maybe even yeaars. I'm always surprised by it - by what doesn't work, and by what really, really does. I recognize it as my writing, though it feels at times like someone else wrote it.
Take a moment this week to go back and read something you've previously written. Take note of the bad lines, yes, but aslo the really good ones - you should be proud of these. Instead of tossing the entire draft out, save the lines you really like and try to rewrite the scene from them.
The idea here is not to tackle a full revision - though if it works for you, more power to you - but to see if your old writing can spark anything new. Maybe it will take you in an entirely different direction, a new twist on the same story.
I have every intention of working this prompt this week. Cross your fingers, and by Friday I should have something to show you!
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