I don't think "generate a writing prompt" is a problem that people have. Great for exercises perhaps, but if you can't generate your own ideas, picking one at r

I don't think "generate a writing prompt" is a problem that people have. Great for exercises perhaps, but if you can't generate your own ideas, picking one at random isn't going to help. Mad Libs are fun though and they tend to be funny because they're surprising and often absurd. These kinds of things are great for people who fancy they might become a writer one day. It's the same as obsessing over your editor or your outline method. Nothing's going to write your story for you but a lot of "tools" are available to grant yourself the illusion of progress.