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Prompts:
1. From a scuba-diving pizza delivery man to a full-time Netflix viewer (yes, they really exist), write a few pages about a character with one such unconventional job.
2. Using the first letter of your name, write a few pages that start with some alliterative lines about a sweet summer treat that’s melting in the sun.
3. Write a few pages set at a local café where a character overhears a conversation that they can’t pretend they didn’t just hear.
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Tips:
1. From if a character will have a happy ending to how a romantic interest will play out, we all make predictions while we are reading, often without even realizing. Read a story and pay attention to the guesses you make along the way. Once you finish reading, compare your predictions with what actually happened. Did you find it too predictable? Or, would you have never guessed how it would turn out?
2. Reading aloud is underrated. Yes, we all hear the words read by the voice in our head, but that is no match for the real one. When we read aloud, we can better pick up on rhythms we may not have noticed in our heads and enjoy the beauty of sound in language. Whenever you come across a sentence that emphasizes sound, try reading it out loud to appreciate it even more.
3. Whether an outright romance novel or a story in which a character reminisces on a romantic memory for a moment, loving relationships can play a varying role in many stories. When you read such a story, ask yourself: Does it show the reader a character in a different light? Does it expose a character’s driving force? Or, is it part of a conflict that drives the plot forward entirely?
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