Describe your protagonist’s life, including relevant backstory, important relationships, and major conflicts, by describing, in as much detail as possible, the physical condition and amount of money they have in their possession. Any perspective. Any POV. #WritingPrompt #WIP pic.twitter.com/kxTAtooxxy
— Dr Alexandria Szeman: Award-Winning Author 📚🖋 (@Alexandria_SZ) March 19, 2020
Describe your antagonist’s life, including relevant backstory, important relationships, and major conflicts, by describing, in as much detail as possible, the physical condition and amount of money they have in their possession. Any perspective. Any POV. #WritingPrompt #WIP pic.twitter.com/dYNceNRy9D
— Dr Alexandria Szeman: Award-Winning Author 📚🖋 (@Alexandria_SZ) March 20, 2020
Reveal two characters’ relevant backstory, history, relationship, and conflict(s) in a scene composed entirely of dialogue, i.e., no non-dialogue passages at all. Any action must be revealed in dialogue, as in “Don’t you walk away from me,” she said.#writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/Bqb2j00h2Y
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 19, 2019
Reveal a character’s relevant backstory, history, relationships, and conflicts by showing them in a rage. No dialogue. No stream of consciousness. No dramatic monologue to the audience. No 1st Person POV. Instead, SHOW what they’re doing in this rage.#writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/Tt8IfEMZyW
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 20, 2019
Reveal a turning point in your protagonist’s life, including relevant backstory, relationships, history, & major conflicts, by describing the contents of their bedroom/bathroom trashcan. No dialogue, monologue, stream of consciousness passages.#WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/pygbJnlVfT
— Dr Alexandria Szeman: Award-Winning Author 📚🖋 (@Alexandria_SZ) March 21, 2020
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