So my friend Phoebe (@coriandre_life) got on to doing a month-long writing dare on her page, and the idea was amazing so I joined the bandwagon.
The Imperfection Dare consists of day-to-day assignments to write about, and my guide is below. (Those in bold are already finished.)
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Day 1: Write a scene that takes place in a coffee shop.
Day 2: Write a scene involving a simple item that triggers a memory.
Day 3: Write a scene that is told entirely in the form of a letter from one character to another.
Day 4: Write a scene in a church.
Day 5: Write a scene that takes place in a farm.
Day 6: Write a scene where you absolutely love the outfit one of the characters is wearing.
Day 7: Write a scene with no dialogue.
Day 8: Write a scene that takes place in a concert.
Day 9: Write a scene with only one character, alone.
Day 10: Write a scene where some kind of emergency occurs.
Day 11: Write a scene wherein one of the characters is a musician.
Day 12: Write a scene that involves the word angel.
Day 13: Write a scene with only dialogue, no narrative.
Day 14: Write a scene where a character cries.
Day 15: Write a scene taking place in an (almost) empty room.
Day 16: Write a scene based off something that occured in your life.
Day 17: Write a scene from the point of view of an animal.
Day 18: Scroll through your photo library, close your eyes, and chose one photo randomly. Write a scene around it.
Day 19: Steal a scene from a movie, and write it in your own words. Or change it so that what you want to happen, does happen.
Day 20: Write a scene taking place in an alley.
Day 21: Write a scene involving a newspaper.
Day 22: Write a scene where two characters kiss, unexpectedly.
Day 23: Write a scene involving a park bench.
Day 24: Write a scene where the last dialogue spoken is your all-time favourite quote.
Day 25: Write a scene with a character who has dyed hair.
Day 26: Write a scene that takes place exactly where you are now.
Day 27: Write a scene from the point of view of someone who is either blind or deaf.
Day 28: Write a scene that is completely shocking.
Day 29: Write a scene involving a strong, evident scent or smell.
Day 30: Write a scene where only three words are spoken.
Day 31: Write a scene with a character based off yourself.
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Let's roll!
And yeah, a few other things worth mentioning:
For possibly every story, I get inspiration from some movie, book, song, person or event. Sometimes I build references into the writing, or draw the scene from that inspiration. The sign "powered by" before the start of each story will list these inspirations :)
Also, if you are wondering what that thing is on the cover - it is a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. Its purpose is to leave things in shards. Yep.
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Ensemble of Shards
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