Write a letter or journal entry to a character who is not cooperating with your intended plot. Be sure that you fully detail all your feelings concerning their lack of cooperation, as well as why (and how) you think they should behave differently. #writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/5mPphaePJC
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 21, 2019
Write a letter or journal entry FROM a character who is not cooperating with your intended plot. Be sure the character details all their feelings concerning their lack of cooperation with your plot, as well as why (& how) they think they should behave. #writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/3TIW6LvBGT
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 22, 2019
Write a letter FROM a character who is cooperating with your plot to a character who is NOT cooperating. Be sure the character details all their feelings concerning the other’s lack of cooperation, as well as why/how they think the other should act. #writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/jgCZ4k4irL
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 23, 2019
Write a letter FROM a character who is NOT cooperating with your plot TO a character who IS cooperating. Be sure the character details all their feelings concerning the other’s cooperation, as well as why/how they think the other should act instead. #writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/nSa7TZWiv8
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 24, 2019
Pick any emotion for a character to be feeling strongly. Without naming that emotion AND without showing any of the character’s thoughts AND without any dialogue, SHOW what the character is doing that reveals their emotional state. #writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/SmBGCIUXzT
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 25, 2019
Reveal a character’s life, including relevant backstory, relationships, history, and major conflicts, by describing the contents of their bedroom. No stream of consciousness from inside your character’s head. No monologue. No dialogue. #writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/hgrLvCNJz2
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 26, 2019
Reveal a life, including relevant backstory, relationships, history, and major conflicts, from the perspective of a staircase. Stream of consciousness from staircase perspective okay but no monologue or dialogue with stairs. No anthropomorphism. Any POV #writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/FF8bzWh40w
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 27, 2019
Describe, as fully as possible, your idea of heaven, whether you believe it to be a real place or a metaphorical one. Use all the senses and include as much detail as possible. Any POV.#writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/qMev26rVac
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 28, 2019
Describe, as fully as possible, your idea of hell, whether you believe it to be a real place or a metaphorical one. Use all the senses and include as much detail as possible. Any POV.#writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/tVVutTM0AF
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
Describe, as fully as possible, your protagonist’s idea of heaven, whether s/he believes it to be a real place or a metaphorical one. Use all the senses and include as much detail as possible. Any POV.#writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/BlBMyMdItC
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 30, 2019
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