Curate, connect, and discover
Take a piece or dialogue (or write one) and add details between each character's responses that describe their reactions to what was just said, what they do physically, and/or what memories the conversation is triggering for them. How much can you add before it starts to annoy you as a reader?
Write a scene in which a character realizes they were wrong about something. Concentrate on what they are feeling. Here are a few examples:
--thought they were in danger but realizes they are safe
--thought they were safe but realizes they are in danger
--dreaded something that turned out to be fun
--looked forward to something that turned out to be awful
You get the idea. Bonus points if you do the exercise and its opposite.
The outside word is harsh and cold
That’s why we keep our doors closed…
My mom told me this the first time I asked the reason behind closing the door.
Then another question arised as to why we keep our windows open
And she replied “to view the world.”
But….
Wait…!
Why see the harsh world
If we close our doors to it.
Why have windows if we want cocoons…
It was then I realized lately
That we dont close our doors because the outside world is harsh and cold
But because we are scared of the outside world
Which consists of our “own”
And we still have windows because we are anxious to know whats happening out there
This lie we tell
The blame we put
Its all an escape
To the fear within us…
The fear towards us.
We close our doors
Because we fear the outside world
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