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Prompts:
1. Imagine you were given a golden ticket to go anywhere in the world. Where would you go? Write a few pages about your travels to a far-off destination.
2. Write a few pages in which the protagonist’s grandmother tells him or her a secret about their family history that no one else knows. How does this affect the character’s life? Do they spill the secret to someone else?
3. Write a few pages set at a Halloween bash where everyone has come in costume—everyone, that is, except for one person. Maybe they are a real-life vampire or a celebrity. It could be dark or funny, or darkly funny—it’s up to you!
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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. 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.
3. They say, “No risk, no reward,” and that applies to writing too. Whether starting every sentence with a certain letter, writing a story from the perspective of an ant, or choosing a topic that is not often discussed, some of the best stories stand out because they break the mold in some way, big or small. Take risks in your writing!
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Add tasks to your sortable list, then revel in checking them off.
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Cache your gems as they fall in this always accessible place.
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Reflect on your process — good, bad and ugly — in your dated diary.
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