It’s not just your protagonist who must change!
In a story your protagonist faces the possibility of change before they can solve the problem they face, win their true love, or defeat their enemy…in short, achieve their heart’s desire.
Funny thing is: as writers, we face that moment of decision too.
That’s what I’m talking about on the podcast this week.
I don’t know about you, but where I live, the season has definitely changed.
A month or so ago, the weather was changeable, spring-like and hanging on to the old season. Now we are fully into the next season: hot, humid, and surrounded by school-free kids running wild through the backyards.
Set a story on a day when your character notices the season has changed.
Include details in your story that let the reader know how this new season expresses itself in your character’s setting. (And, if you’re writing something futuristic, on a space station, it can be the turning of a new season without any reference to weather at all. Humans have a way of dividing up time and marking it off on the calendar.)
Use the change of season to echo some significant change in your character. Be as subtle or obvious as you please.
• Make sure your story travels from start to end: don’t just write a scene, make someone or something change between the first word and the last.
1. You should use the prompt in your story (however tenuous the connection).
2. You must write the story in one 24 hr period – the faster the better.
3. Post the story in the comments — if you’re brave enough.
4. Find something nice to say about someone else’s story and leave a comment. Everybody needs a little support!
Share this challenge on Twitter or Facebook
Some tweets/updates you might use:
Don’t miss my short story: Changing Seasons #WriteOnWed #storyaday http://wp.me/p1PnSG-yh
This week’s #WriteOnWed short story prompt is all about change #storyaday http://wp.me/p1PnSG-yh
Come and write with us! #WriteOnWed #storyaday http://wp.me/p1PnSG-yh
See my story – and write your own, today: Changing Seasons at #WriteOnWed #storyaday http://wp.me/p1PnSG-yh
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