Weekly Creativity #228 | Flash Contest #49: Write a Story where a Character Confronts Their Worst Fear
Write a story where a character confronts their worst fear.
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Write a story where a character confronts their worst fear.
An update from our sixty-third Writing Workshop
A summary of the workshop held on Saturday April 23, plus some of the output published below
In this workshop, William practiced the concept of fast sketching characters. Sometimes, less is more when it comes to detail, and a sparse description of a character is really all you need for your character to come to life for the reader.
An update from the thirtieth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett
A summary of the workshop held on Saturday March 5, plus some of the output published below
We began this week's workshop with an exercise; first, we chose a character from a story or novel we had been writing and then made up a new character in our minds.
An update from the twenty-fifth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett
A summary of the workshop held on Saturday January 29, plus some of the output published below
This week, Conner enumerated what makes a great character, the most important attributes being that a character should be flawed and be put under stress so that, according to Charles Baxter, "the story goes forward, something in the ...
Write about a life-changing event in a character’s life. This could be ordinary, magical, or anywhere in between—just make it something important to your protagonist.
An update from our thirty-seventh Writing Workshop
A summary of the workshop held on Saturday March 20, plus some of the output published below
This week Stone Soup Contributor Madeline Kline, 13, led a workshop on antiheroes in which she taught us that antiheroes are captivating because of the relatability of their flaws.
Two characters have made a mistake or done something they know is wrong. One wants to tell the truth, and the other wants to lie about it. Tell the story of what happened, and how things turn out.
Stone Soup contributor and 20-21 intern Anya Geist, 14, talks with Stone Soup newcomer Shelby Miller, 11, about the inspiration she gets from her author grandfather, writing scary stories, and the lovely privacy of writing in her own room.
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An update from our thirty-third Writing Workshop!
A summary of the workshop held on Saturday February 13, plus some of the output published below
This week we talked about larger than life characters, and the different tools writers use to portray them.
An update from our twentienth Weekly Writing Workshop!
A summary of the workshop held on Friday August 14, plus some of the output published below
This week, the last in our first series of Writing Workshops, our founder William Rubel returned to an earlier theme: character sketches.