This week all the prompts are going to focus on Character. Here’s the first:
REWRITE A CHARACTER FROM YOUR PAST
Pick a character, a real person, from your past. Put them into a story. Be as kind or as cruel as you like (you might want to change their name…)
Use a real character.
Go!
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It’s funny that your prompts will be focusing on characters this week – I was just thinking today that I need to write more dynamic characters.
Pulling one from my past turned out to be more challenging than I thought. I narrowed the choice down to two particular people who are real characters in my mind and had real influence on me in one way or another. I really enjoyed breaking that person down in a character sketch tonight and examining their strengths and weaknesses.
Then I went to another prompt generator to get an idea of what to DO with my character. I think I found the perfect thing for him, and I’m pretty excited. Thanks for the prompts, Julie. I always learn something or find some inspiration from them.
Alexis, thanks for your idea of using different prompt generators for different aspects of the story. It really helps when you are stuck.
Thanks, Alexis. That inspires me to keep posting!
I’m gonna love this one =D
I bet your character’s going to jump off the page!
Eighth story down. I still can’t believe I have so many stories in me. This one was about an unfriendly neighbor when I was abut 5 who wouldn’t let my brother and me ride our tricycles on her sidewalk. In the story she was won over by a plate of chocolate chip cookies. Who could refuse such a treat?
That’s funny – I wrote about my neighbor when I was growing up too!
Isn’t it funny how, the more you write, the more stories clamor to be told?