Take today and write on your own story, if you don’t have a story use the archive to create one.
Author: russellr
Flat Characters
Brainstorm ideas for flat characters in a story.
What makes them flat?
Why would you need flat characters?
How can a flamboyant character be flat?
Life in There Own Head
Write a story about someone that lives there entire life in there own head.
Why do they live there life in there head?
How do they act in the real world?
Is there a way they will stop living life in there own head?
Control
Write a story about someone that has to be in control.
Why must they be in control?
How far are they willing to go to keep control?
What happens when they lose control?
Excel in a Sport
Write a story about someone trying to excel in a sport.
What sport are they trying to excel in?
How far are they willing to go to excel?
What will they do if they don’t excel?
Chasing a Dream
Write a story about someone that is chasing ther dream.
What dream are they chasing?
How are they chasing there dream?
How can the dream not turn out they way they want?
Deformed Character
Create a character that is deformed in some way.
Why are they deformed?
Is the deformation visible?
How does the deformation affect there life?
Free Write
Take today and write on your own story, if you don’t have a story use the archive to create one.
Characters on Sight
Create three characters from people you have seen on the street today.
How accurate do you think theses characters are?
How do you make assumptions about people by how they look?
How can you make an interesting character that does not match how they look?
Head Case
Write a story that takes place entirely in the character’s head.
How strange does such a story become?
Why would the story take place in someone’s head?
How can this expand upon the character?