Today’s Tiny Task is:

Make a list of 5 things you’d love to see more of in society

Be Specific.

• Not just “kindness”, but “a twenty-something with the pink hair and double-septum piercing who ran across a busy street to pick up the oranges that scattered when the old man dropped his grocery bag
• Not just “beauty”, but “the way the sudden gust of wind through the cherry blossoms makes me giggle as if I’m in a freshly-shaken snowglobe.”
• Not just “activism”, but extraordinary actions and grand gestures rooted in love, not hate, that help ordinary people see a better way of acting and reacting.

Why? Because the things you want to see more of in the world are a mirror of what matters to you.

And because specificity makes your storytelling relatable to readers.

You can write hopeful stories, critical ones, dark, dystopian tales — but your underlying values will still shine through. So get clear on them now.

Bonus points: Trying to write in isolation is like trying to assemble  the Lego Death Star  without the instructions. Start making a plan now for how you’ll use the community here to gain the support, and the momentum you need to turn your ideas into powerful stories — and keep going.

Discussion:

What surprised you about your list? Are there elements here you’ve already written into your work? Would you like to do it more intentionally?