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Prompts:
1. A lot of people enjoy a large meal on holidays such as Easter. Write a few pages in which a dinner get-together goes awry for the host. Did he or she burn the ham? Do two of the attendees really not get along? The choice is yours!
2. Write a few pages about a heated game of dodgeball in a high school gym glass that some students are taking a little too seriously.
3. Write a few pages about a character who reluctantly embarks on a fishing trip and reels in something other than a fish.
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Tips:
1. There are seven primary types of conflict in a story: person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. fate, person vs. nature, person vs. society, person vs. technology and person vs. the unknown. Each one brings with it its own unique challenges. When you read, think about which types of conflict characters are facing and how they drive the narrative forward.
2. Any good mystery provides enough clues that the reader is able to make well-founded guesses about the outcome, but not so many that they can predict exactly what is going to happen. As you read, note how many clues the author is giving. Are there any plot twists or red herrings? Do you feel the author left enough clues or so many that you figured out the big mystery halfway through?
3. Whether it’s about trekking through a faraway land of dragons or running into an ex while grabbing coffee, there is something we can relate to in just about any story. When you are reading, put yourself in the protagonist’s shoes (or any other character’s, for that matter) and explore how their hopes, worries, conflicts, etc., relate to you and your life, past or present.
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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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