Novel Kicks Writing Room: A Character Q&A
Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Today, I thought it might be good to revisit a previous exercise and look at getting to know your character. However, we won’t be talking to your character in their present day, for this, they are 16 years-old.
Get into the head of your character by answering the following questions. Remember, in this scenario, they are sixteen. Think about how differently they would answer compared to how an adult would answer. Maybe you could try answering from the point of view of different genders and see how the answers differ?
- What did you want to be when you were five? What do you want to be now?
- What scares you?
- What is your biggesr secret?
- Who is your best friend?
- Who has betrayed you?
- If you needed to save one thing from your house, what would you save?
- What is in your bedside table?
- Where would you like to visit and why?
- Why did your Dad leave?
- Are you happy?
Let me know how you get on in the comments below. How did you find answering the questions? Which one was hardest to answer? Which answer suprised you? Did you learn anything about your character that has now further informed the piece of writing they feature in?
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Novel Kicks Writing Room: One Sentence In Different Genres
Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
It’s all about trying different genres today.
We are going to begin with this one sentence –
He/She/They/I walk into a room. Everything stops. Silence falls.
Starting with that one sentence, we are going to write something within four different genres.
Historical Fiction
Crime Fiction
Contemporary Fiction and/or Romance
Horror
We are going to write at least three hundred words in all four of the genres above.
Try not to think about the quality of what you’re writing. Just write and see.
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Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Today’s exercise is about looking at the same event in three different ways.
First, pick one of the following scenarios –
- You’re at a magic convention and you bump into the one person who has made your life a misery.
- You go speed dating but it’s all your previous partners.
- You wake up and all of the colour has disappeared from the world. You go on a quest to find out why.
- Your life is being narrated by a mysterious voice.
by Novel Kicks Writing Room: Journal Entries
Hello and welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Today, I thought it would be fun to write a journal entry from the point of view of your main character from your work in progress.
What I thought would be interesting, is if we write three journal entries in total.
The first entry would be based toward the beginning of your story.
The second entry would be based in the middle of your story.
And, you’ve guessed it, the third entry would be from the end of your story.
With each one, focus on what is happening within that story section. Have your character ask themselves questions like –
What is currently going on?
How am I feeling now?
What is my reaction to what is going on?
How have I changed from the first/last entry?
by Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: No Music Allowed
It’s Friday which means it’s time to start writing some fiction.
Fiction Friday is our weekly writing flash fiction prompt.
The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can.
Don’t edit, just write. Once you’re done, you’re welcome to share in the comments but there’s no obligation.
Today’s prompt: No Music Allowed.
Your character, a musician, has woken up from another night where they’ve indulged in something they shouldn’t have. As they try to piece together what happened, they become aware that they can’t hear music.
What happens? Why has this happened?
Have fun!
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