Writing Prompt #8-Building a Character
I’ve decided to change up the Writing Prompt process. I’m a goal-oriented person. Writing prompts are meant to get the creative juices flowing, however, they can also become a means to an end. When I first started writing, I used prompts to spark ideas. Before long I had a single character I tended to write about. Then she had a family. And a town. And on and on and on… So what we’re going to do is to create a character first. Then from there, you’ll use this character in each prompt posted. Now, of course you do not have to do it this way. You can change the character you write about. It’s your writing. You can do whatever you want! The purpose of this approach, though, is to help you create actual scenes using your character. Before long, you’ll have scenes you can insert into the story or book you’re writing. With that in mind, create a protagonist. …