Tuesday, December 16, 2014

12 Days of Christmas Writing Prompts (Day 4)

12 Days of Christmas Writing Prompts

 Day 4 of Don's Christmas Prompts

Celebrate the Holidays with 12 Writiing Prompts!
Here you go!

On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me 4 writing prompts!

The Greek root of dialog is "through" (dia) "meaning" (logos). We can delve into the meaning of our stories and the the heart of the conflict within our characters through dialog. This prompt is aimed at helping you listen to your characters. 

Imagine your character meeting a stranger on the street, in a store, or in the woods (any location). The person says, " I can see you are..." Now let the two speak, and you the writer only listen to them and record the conversation. Trust that this stranger will see something in your character that you did not. Dialog: through meaning. 

To holiday this prompt up, have the stranger looking like a dedraggled Santa. 

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