Your Prompts and Tips
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Prompts:
1. Most people go to the beach during the summer, but going to the beach when it’s cold is a completely different experience. Write a few pages in which a character decides to take a wintertime trip to the beach.
2. Write a few pages about a character who sees a strange message written in fireworks during a 4th of July show. What does it say, and who is the message intended for?
3. Write a few pages about a couple of characters who are trapped on a boat but quickly begin developing feelings for each other: just not the kind you'd expect!
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Tips:
1. You may remember learning in elementary or middle school that writing has three primary purposes: to entertain, to inform, and to persuade. When you read, ask yourself what the author’s purpose is.
2. Read with a pencil (literal or digital) in hand. From highlighting and underlining words and passages to scribbling notes in your journal, close reading does just that: it brings you closer to the story. Remember that reading is an active process.
3. Stories usually have one driving force behind them: plot or character. Of course, both of these elements are strong in good stories, but one usually has more influence. When you are reading, think about whether a narrative is carried by a compelling plot or a character that almost walks off the page.
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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:
Measure your progress with key writing metrics, automatically,
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