Getting Started
Even If You Don't Know Where to
Begin
An Exercise:
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Think of someone you
really hate or strongly dislike, someone who drives you nuts. Write
down his or her name here:
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If the person who's
name you wrote down were an animal, what kind of animal would he
or she be?
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If the person were
a color, what color would he or she be?
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List as many adjectives
as you can think of to describe this person. Don't worry if you
put down nouns too. Just begin to list:
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If this person were
an object in nature, what would her or she be? ie, a tidal wave,
a black rose... whatever.
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List
some verbs to describe how the person moves:
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Give
your person a new name.
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Imagine
that person doing something terrible. Don't hold back. The doing
is the action or the dramatic tension. Remember, it's easier to
write big than small. Try to write something you wouldn't normally
try. A fight, for example. Make it a big fight--maybe even a murder!
Nobody has to see it except you and your Inner Writer. Begin with
ideas and images from your answers above. Write without thinking.
Don't judge. Just write. Fast. In the world of the imagination,
there is no right or wrong. Go for it. Have fun!
Find
out how to develop your character in
The Art of Fiction Writing.
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be able to do that and I am eternally grateful to her for it."
~ Susan
Elizabeth Davis
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