If only the prompt had been about the interaction of side character C & D instead of pairing A and B...
Oh, this would not work for me at all - if I only want to write about side characters C and D, then I will enter the exchange with everyone agreeing that I will only write about C and D. :-)
Fortunately, all exchanges I can remember off the top of my head allow creators to specify what exactly they want to create. There's no sense in forcing yourself to write about people you have no interest in.
I often browse prompts but then decide just to write them without participating in the challenge
Oh, I do that too! I suspect everyone does. :-) It's still different when you are in an exchange, because then you will not automatically gravitate towards the prompts that immediately appeal to you. I've written stories that I consider among my best works to prompts that I would not initially have chosen.
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Oh, this would not work for me at all - if I only want to write about side characters C and D, then I will enter the exchange with everyone agreeing that I will only write about C and D. :-)
Fortunately, all exchanges I can remember off the top of my head allow creators to specify what exactly they want to create. There's no sense in forcing yourself to write about people you have no interest in.
I often browse prompts but then decide just to write them without participating in the challenge
Oh, I do that too! I suspect everyone does. :-) It's still different when you are in an exchange, because then you will not automatically gravitate towards the prompts that immediately appeal to you. I've written stories that I consider among my best works to prompts that I would not initially have chosen.