Not sure if this should be here, or in the blogs section. I think here... Anyway. I LOVE writing! But I haven't actually posted much of my sucky work yet, and I'm not sure I really want to. However, I'm going to challenge myself. I'm NOT going to post things I previously wrote, but I AM going to post new material. My challenge is this...
You give me a character, a situation, and a setting. It doesn't have to be detailed. I don't need a full bio, and I don't always need a setting. But I do need a character (doesn't even have to be human) and a situation. I will write a short scene about it. For example, Banather challenged me to write a scene about a man coming to the end of a marathon. That's ALL he told me. This is what I came up with:
"Pace yourself. Almost there. Remember to breathe. In through the nose, and out through the mouth." The pain in his chest intensified as his sharp intake of breath rattled in his lungs, but he couldn't stop. He had to keep breathing. He had to keep running. The muscles in his shins were screaming in agony, and he could taste iron on his pallet. Blinking back the salty tears and sweat that hung on his lashes, he rounded the corner, ready to break, when he saw it. The brilliantly coloured banner indicating personal victory waving in the breeze ahead of him. Although his vision had faded considerably, he knew that the finish line was just yards away. Grabbing his water bottle, he forced the fresh hydrate into his open mouth, and it splashed down his face, drenching his shirt. He could feel his heart pounding in his ears as his eardrums began to create a dull pain. He bounced on the balls of his feet, his sore heels barely hitting the ground as his legs moved with intense force. His arms beat the air at his sides, fighting against the sharp pain of his ribs cramping up on his left side. His nose began to itch, but he couldn't sniff. He couldn't reach his hand up to stimulate the area and halt the irritation. He had to keep concentrating on his breathing and the steady pace of his body moving at that constant rhythm. At long last, he raised his arms in the air with all the force he could muster, and he felt his chest tear through the ribbon as he crossed the finish line. Victory was his, and with the delight of his success, all pain was forgotten.
So... give me a character, a situation, and a setting, and I'll see what I can come up with.
You give me a character, a situation, and a setting. It doesn't have to be detailed. I don't need a full bio, and I don't always need a setting. But I do need a character (doesn't even have to be human) and a situation. I will write a short scene about it. For example, Banather challenged me to write a scene about a man coming to the end of a marathon. That's ALL he told me. This is what I came up with:
"Pace yourself. Almost there. Remember to breathe. In through the nose, and out through the mouth." The pain in his chest intensified as his sharp intake of breath rattled in his lungs, but he couldn't stop. He had to keep breathing. He had to keep running. The muscles in his shins were screaming in agony, and he could taste iron on his pallet. Blinking back the salty tears and sweat that hung on his lashes, he rounded the corner, ready to break, when he saw it. The brilliantly coloured banner indicating personal victory waving in the breeze ahead of him. Although his vision had faded considerably, he knew that the finish line was just yards away. Grabbing his water bottle, he forced the fresh hydrate into his open mouth, and it splashed down his face, drenching his shirt. He could feel his heart pounding in his ears as his eardrums began to create a dull pain. He bounced on the balls of his feet, his sore heels barely hitting the ground as his legs moved with intense force. His arms beat the air at his sides, fighting against the sharp pain of his ribs cramping up on his left side. His nose began to itch, but he couldn't sniff. He couldn't reach his hand up to stimulate the area and halt the irritation. He had to keep concentrating on his breathing and the steady pace of his body moving at that constant rhythm. At long last, he raised his arms in the air with all the force he could muster, and he felt his chest tear through the ribbon as he crossed the finish line. Victory was his, and with the delight of his success, all pain was forgotten.
So... give me a character, a situation, and a setting, and I'll see what I can come up with.