Write a story about the person in the following image.
Self Portrait by ~sketchpimp on deviantART
Tag: story
The Artist
Write a story about an artist that is slowly going insane.
Characters First
Brainstorm ideas for the next story, but start with the characters not the plot.
How would building the characters change a story versus writing a plot?
What can be had by this exercise?
What kind of story can you build if you only have a set of characters?
Steps of Success
Write a story about someone that has the steps of success in their life written down.
What happens if they step off the path?
What are they feeling by staying on the path?
Two or More
Experiment with writing a story from 2 or more characters points of view.
How many characters are you seeing the world through?
How does this help/hinder the story?
What can be changed to help the story?
Working Late
Write a story about a worker having to work late.
Why are they working late?
What feelings are they having about the work, the boss, and the job?
Is this something that is normal or is it something that is abnormal?
Eyes of the Pet
Write a story about the world from the eyes of a pet.
What does the pet see diffrent from the people around them?
Do they trust in the owners or believe something contradictory to the owners?
Beaten and Brutalized
Write a story about someone that has hit bottom. has been beaten, and brutalized by the world and one person coming in and changing their life.
Why does the one person help?
Why does the person need help?
How does the help change both people?
Impossible Love
Write a story about an impossible love.
Why is it impossible?
Why are they in love?
What can be done to make it possible?
What is the pain like because it is impossible?
Coma Change Reversed
Write a story of a person that wakes from a coma, and comes back to family and friends acting different than they did before. Write the story from the point of view of coma patent.
What is so odd about what is going on?
Is there something sinister going on?
How could you make the story more interesting?
How does this story compare to yesterdays? (if you write yesterdays)