EXERCISE: Character Sketching?
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writercisesoriginal posting: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 01:41:51 -0500<
When you're sitting at a party or at lunch, and someone asks something like "who was the oddest person you knew?" most of us have someone that springs to mind. And there's a little story that goes with the name and face about why they're odd (weird, fascinating, interesting, booooOoooring, etc.)
So -- your assignment is to quickly write us a character sketch. Take that question, "who was the oddest person you knew?" and answer it. Make us see, hear, feel the oddness.
How about writing it in 10 minutes? Well, okay, take your time, but remember, this is a quick sketch, not a detailed life story.
"Riches and power are but gifts of blind fate, whereas goodness is the result of one's own merits." Heloise
When you're sitting at a party or at lunch, and someone asks something like "who was the oddest person you knew?" most of us have someone that springs to mind. And there's a little story that goes with the name and face about why they're odd (weird, fascinating, interesting, booooOoooring, etc.)
So -- your assignment is to quickly write us a character sketch. Take that question, "who was the oddest person you knew?" and answer it. Make us see, hear, feel the oddness.
How about writing it in 10 minutes? Well, okay, take your time, but remember, this is a quick sketch, not a detailed life story.
"Riches and power are but gifts of blind fate, whereas goodness is the result of one's own merits." Heloise
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