I finished reading The Pocket Muse by Monica Wood and sizzle with exhilaration for my writing again.
OK, so as I read this little pocket-full of inspiration, I took notes, wrote down quotes, writing prompts and exercises then let my own imagination move my pen across the page. I thought I’d share some of these snippets with you:
Some conflict ideas:
- a mismatch between person and place: someone in the wrong house, wrong job, wrong school, wrong church, wrong club, wrong DIMENSION
- trouble getting from Point A to Point B
- trouble being understood
- trouble having something done to you (or for you!)
- trouble talking
- trouble listening
“I really like dialogue between two people who aren’t listening to each other.” ~ Raymond Carver
- winning something you don’t want (a pet aardvark; an outdated set of Encyclopedias…)
- saying “yes” when you meant to say “no”
- a family secret gets out
- a noise – or a silence – that won’t go away
Add some more conflict ideas! I’d love to have an ongoing list…
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