Weekly Writing Challenge
Hello and welcome to this week’s weekly writing challenge. As you may have noticed, it’s Saturday, not Sunday. I’ve been meaning to make the change for a while, and now I finally remembered. (That’s pretty good for less-than-a-week-to-Conflux brain.)
Last week I challenged you to write at least a paragraph from one or more of your characters’ perspectives. I thought I’d share one of the paragraphs I wrote for a character of mine called Mabel from a children’s story. Keep in mind I’m just getting to know her, so this might be a bit…rough.
Talk about me? Well… My name is Mabel. I come from a large family – I’m the eldest. I work for the four princes of Lorne. I do maid things as well as whatever else the princes request. I have a good life.
I don’t want much more out of life. As long as everyone is happy, then things are good. I’m good friends with Prince Edo. I care a lot about him. I wish he could be happy with me, but I’d never tell him that. His brothers, the twins, know. The twins are quite clever. Edo is as well, but he’s so enamoured with Helene that…I’d rather not talk about it.
That’s your basic introduction paragraph. From there you should get to know your characters more by having them delve into their relationships. Ask them about what they want out of life and for the world, even. You’ll find your character turning into a pessimist, optimist, coward, aggressor…
This week’s challenge may sound simple, but it’s a bit more complicated than it may at first seem. I challenge you to write a humorous short story (or longer if you like). Not a lot of people can write good humour, so it’s definitely a trait worth cultivating.
You pick the setting, the characters, and the plot. As long as it’s humorous, it works.
For other challenges, check out past writing challenges.
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