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Traded a detailed character prompt for a simple setting prompt and got better stories

I used to write these long two paragraph prompts with backstories for every character. Last week I tried one that just said 'abandoned library with a single glowing book on the floor'. My writing group cranked out 8 different stories from that one prompt, all totally different. The character ones usually get like 2 or 3 responses. Has anyone else found that simpler prompts lead to more creative results?
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phoenixb66
Nah, simple prompts leave more room for the story to breathe.
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emmajackson
Simple prompts sound nice but maybe you're overthinking this.
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