Wednesday, June 29, 2016

IntShoWriMo 2016 Prompts: Day 29



Write a story about a father looking for his son. The child was one of the passengers in a plane that crashed earlier that day. — creativewritingprompts.com

Tromping through the Korean jungle wasn't his idea of a good time, but he wasn't there for himself. He was there for her; she needed him. — Writing.Com

In Lauren Groff’s novel Fates and Furies (Riverhead Books, 2015), which President Barack Obama named his favorite book of 2015, a marriage is detailed first through the husband’s perspective, then the wife’s. His memories are fond, but hers, not so much. Take on that old adage about two sides to every story and pick a supporting character from a novel, film, or short piece, and rewrite a story from his or her point of view. You could even invent a character related to a famous one, as Sena Jeter Naslund did in her novel Ahab’s Wife (William Morrow, 1999). Experiment with how a scene or plot can be completely transformed just by a change of perspective. — PW.Org

You come home to find your split image sitting on your couch. Just as you’re about to conclude this might be your long-lost twin, the stranger speaks and dispels your doubt. “I need you to be me for one day,” s/he says. “My life depends on it.” What does s/he want you to do and do you agree? What are the consequences if you dis/agree? Write your story. — Akpan

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