Character Question Of The Day #4

Character Question of the Day #11

You can answer the question for your character(s) or write a piece that incorporates the question.

Does your character prefer to communicate by telephone, email, text, video call or in person? What is the reason for their preference?

Sunday Sparks

Sparks of inspiration can come from anywhere.  I am constantly viewing the world through a storyteller’s eyes, and my ideas are inspired by everything from the most commonplace situations of daily life to the most unexpected occurrences.  

This blog’s Sunday feature is Sunday Sparks, a series of prompts to help get you thinking in new directions about your characters and their lives and interactions.  These prompts will be broad and non-specific on purpose, The challenge will be to use your creativity in interpreting them and to craft a story or a scene inspired by them. 

This week’s prompt is:  one character proposes something to another

Tuesday - Two Characters

Characters A and B are at a wedding. This does not have to be the marriage of A and B.  One of them might be marrying another character, or they both might be observing the marriage of two other characters. One might be officiating the ceremony, standing as a member of the wedding party, participating only as a guest, catering the event, or filling any other role you can think of. The roles of characters A and B in this wedding are up to you.

The character officiating the ceremony asks, “If anyone has any reason why these two should not be joined in marriage, let them speak now or forever hold their peace.” 

There is a moment of silence and then B (or A) cries out, “I have a reason!”

What happens next is up to you!

Here are some things to consider:

What reason does B give for why the couple should not marry?

How does B feel when explaining their reasoning? Are they afraid, angry, guilty, gleeful, heartbroken?

How does A react to B’s behaviour? 

How does A respond to B’s reasoning?

How do other characters react?

Does the couple marry anyway?

Does the relationship between A and B change because of this situation?  Is it changed for better or worse?

Is this story a comedy or a tragedy?

“Someone Says” Saturday

This week's dialogue-based writing prompt is:

“You can’t blame it on me this time.”

Friday Five

Write a piece that contains the following five elements:

good or bad news

a craft or art project

instrumental music

a resolution

a specific month of the year

Try to incorporate all five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste & smell) in your piece. Use the five elements listed above in any way you like.

Character Question of the Day #10

You can answer the question for your character(s) or write a piece that incorporates the question.

Does your character consider themselves to be outdoorsy or do they prefer to stay inside?

Character Question of the Day #8

You can answer the question for your character(s) or write a piece that incorporates the question.

What is your character's economic status (destitute, poor, lower middle class, upper middle class, wealthy, ultra-rich)? Has this changed over time? If so, how and why? If not, how would your character react to a sudden change in their economic status?

Character Question of the Day #3

You can answer the question for your character(s) or write a piece that incorporates the question.

Has your character ever broken a bone? More than one? If so, how did this happen?

Tuesday - Two Characters

For this prompt, Characters A and B do not have to be in a romantic relationship. They can be in any kind of relationship you choose.

Characters A and B are shopping at the supermarket.   A is playing with the shopping cart (climbing into it and expecting B to push them around, or pushing it really fast down an aisle and then suddenly letting go.  What A does with the cart is up to you).  Despite B’s repeated requests for A to stop before someone gets hurt, A keeps on doing what they’re doing.  Sure enough, A manages to get injured.

What happens next is up to you!

Here are some things to consider:

Is A’s injury serious or minor?

Does A require medical attention?

How does A respond to getting hurt?

How do other characters respond?

How does B respond?  Are they angry with A? Do they say ‘I told you so’? Are they panicked? Are they sympathetic?

What are the consequences of A’s actions?

Has the relationship between A and B changed because of this situation? If so, has it changed for better or for worse?

Has A learned anything from this experience?  Has B learned anything? If so, what was it?

Character Question of the Day #1

You can answer some or all of the questions for your character(s) or write a piece that incorporates some or all of the questions.

Have you ever thought about the end of your character's life?

Do they grow old or die young?

How do they go?

Do they have time to prepare or is it sudden?

Who is most affected by their loss?

Is anyone glad they're gone?

Do they believe in an afterlife?

Do they believe in reincarnation?

What sort of legacy will they leave behind?