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Prompts:
1. Write a few pages in which an aspect of a character’s life correlates with increasing warm weather. For example, as temperatures rise, so does the number in the character’s bank account. How hot will it get?
2. Write a few pages from the point of view of an actual monster who lives under a bed. Are they scary? Friendly? Shy?
3. Imagine you are scuba diving on the ocean floor and discover a shipwreck. Is it the Titanic? A sunken pirate ship? Write a few pages about a character's exploration.
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Tips:
1. Whether it’s between a mother and daughter, two long lost friends, or an old man and his pet iguana, relationships are a dynamic part of any story. As you write (and read), keep in mind how all the different relationships in any given story drive the plot forward and raise the stakes.
2. Do you ever reread a story? The first time around, don’t worry about analyzing every detail—just read for fun! Your goal is to get a more general, natural sense of the narrative! The second time around, you’ll have a working understanding of the story that makes it easier (and more rewarding) to dive deeper into the nuts and bolts of the story.
3. Reading and talking with others about what we’ve read brings us together. Think about the point of view the writer chooses to utilize in a story. Is it first-person, second-person, third-person, or a mixture? Would you say the POV chosen is the ideal one to tell the story? How would the story change if it was written from a different POV?
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Cache your gems as they fall in this always accessible place.
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