Heart and Soul
Okay, I did promise no self reflection in the prompts! But you don’t need to use it to dig beneath your dirty (or dull) layers ;-) Use it as a way to generate a real, heartfelt list that, with some tweaking, could be used for a character. Start with ten real ones, and then let them flow.
Though some may be weighty or serious, don’t let the prompt limit you. I certainly believe with all my heart and soul that Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream would beat any other flavor in a wrestling match on my tongue ;-)
When you’re done, look over what you’ve written. Take some directly, tweak some, get inspired by others to go a different direction then craft a character from the variety.
I combined this with another writing prompt and incorporated it into a poem! So it’s not a character study, but thank you for the inspiration, nonetheless!
http://tarradiddle.multiply.com/journal/item/81/08.07.09_42_and_10
Comment by tarradiddle — August 7, 2009 @ 9:53 pm
Thank you for sharing! I loved it :-) The two prompts meshed well. And, yes, of course it’s perfectly okay to take something in another direction. Writing is what counts :-)
(Sorry it took a bit to approve the comment. I was off on vacation and Blogsome was posting the prompts I put up before I left.)
Comment by Dragon Writer — August 9, 2009 @ 5:28 am