Take a walk, but pretend you are anywhere but where you are or anyone but whom you are. Try to see your town or neighborhood through fresh eyes, as your character would see it. Try to think your character’s thoughts as you go along. You might notice something you never have before, or find a fascinating new twist for your WIP.
Advertisements
Nice, I’ll have to try this!
Glad you like it! Let us know if it works out for you!
Walks are always more fun through a character’s eyes. Trees and electrical poles become a minstrel’s acrobatic apparatuses. Flowering weeds become mesmerically beautiful and worthy of a bouqet for a tailor’s sweetheart. Squirrels are to be chased by otherworldly foxes. I never love a walk through my neighborhood more than when it’s not strictly me doing the walking. (:
It’s neat that you’ve actually done this! Of course, you really seem to live through your characters and have a lot of fun with them!
I love it! I think the idea itself is worth writing a little story about!
If you do write a short story, feel free to post it! I would love for us to share things like that on my blog!