Serious question, does anyone else write prompts backwards now instead of starting with the opening line?

Henry Grant · 2026-09-17T10:45:04.141304+00:00

I used to brainstorm a first sentence for 20 minutes and get nowhere, but since a workshop in Austin last March I jot the ending first and the rest falls out in about 5 minutes. Curious if anyone else builds from the last line, or am I the only one doing it this way?

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