
Friday, July 13, 2007
Dialogue

Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Conflict
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Character

#1. (From Robin Hemley's Turning Life into Fiction)
Recall someone you know well -a friend, a relative- preferably someone with a strong personality. Identify two or three of those personality traits and list them at the top of the page. Now create a scene that shows these personality traits in your friend or relative - but never mention these personality traits. Try to convey them with dialogue, action and salient detail. So, if your Uncle Lou is childlike, forgetful and generous, show him as such in the scene. But try to avoid easy stereotypes of generosity, forgetfulness etc.
#2. (From Janet Burrowway's Writing Fiction)
Think of a scene from your own life in which a discovery led to a quick decision. Write the scene, but change the character to someone significantly different from yourself.
#3. Create a character of your choosing, and put him/her in a situation that (1) is difficult of stressful in some way, and (2) in which he/she needs to interact with at least one other character
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Beginnings

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