Your Prompts and Tips
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Prompts:
1. Flip the common symbolism of rain on its head. Instead of having it symbolize sorrow, write a few pages about a character who radiates joy on a stormy day.
2. Write a few pages about a character who is the size of the BFG (Roald Dahl’s Big Friendly Giant).
3. The Easter bunny, Santa Clause, the tooth fairy...a lot of folkloric beings have become ingrained in our culture. Today, step outside the box and write a few pages about a new imaginary being that leaves behind gifts, except, this time, they are for the adults.
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Tips:
1. Literature is a mirror into the author's mind, but also into the reader’s. Every story is open to interpretation: yours, mine and theirs. When discussing a story with others, focus on how the work elicits your interpretation, and be specific. Don't be dismissive of other people's interpretations. Instead, ask how they came to it.
2. Writing is a holistic process: whatever you’re thinking and feeling inevitably makes itself known on the page (or screen!). Try writing when you’re mad and when you’re happy. Make note of any differences you notice. Was it easier or harder to write when you were angry? Did you struggle with anything in particular with your happy session?
3. 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?
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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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