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Prompts:
1. What if the first day of fall marked a day when something other than leaves fell, all around the world? Whether people, coffee cups or clouds, write a few pages about a global falling of some kind.
2. Write a few pages that take place on one of the other planets in our solar system or create a planet all your own. Does it rain diamonds as it does on Jupiter and Saturn? How have the characters had to adapt to survive the unique circumstances of that world?
3. Write a few pages about a kids’ party magician who has the perfect cover to hide the fact that he actually possesses magical powers.
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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. Almost every story has some unexpected aspect, ranging from a small moment with a sudden turn of phrase all the way to a sweeping plot twist. When you read, think about what surprises you and how. Is it a pleasant or unpleasant surprise? Do you wish the story surprised you more?
3. Whether a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people-eater or a candlestick that can talk, anytime an author successfully gives life to an inhuman character, it is a feat. When you read one such story, think about how the author brought the being to life. Do they humanize it? Or, do they embrace it as a different kind of creature entirely?
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TO DO LIST:
Add tasks to your sortable list, then revel in checking them off.
SCRATCHPAD:
Cache your gems as they fall in this always accessible place.
PRIVATE JOURNAL:
Reflect on your process — good, bad and ugly — in your dated diary.
TRACKING:
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