The world of writing prompts is littered with basic story starters that don’t do anything more than get a writer writing. While there is nothing wrong with that, there comes a point where writers want more out of their prompts. By using deliberate practice to focus your writing, these advanced writing prompts will not only test your imagination, but they will stretch your writing muscles and push you to learn.
But what exactly is deliberate practice for writers?
Deliberate practice is a term coined by psychologist K. Anders Ericsson to describe how expert performers practice by breaking down specific skills in deliberate, systematic, and bite-sized chunks. Ericsson argued by doing this, people could quickly develop their skills. For writers, deliberate practice can look like a lot of things.
Here, it looks