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| Eye Color | Hair Color | Body Build | Unusual Features | Talents | Personalites |
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| chocolate brown | strawberry blonde | athletic | star shaped birthmark | can mimic any sound | secretive and witty |
| dark purple | midnight black | slender | streak of white in hair (piebaldism) | slight of hand magic tricks | outgoing, personable |
| emerald green | chestnut | tall with long arms | extra finger | piano prodigy | pensive |
| aqua | fiery orange | short legs, large head | crooked nose | can juggle anything | bubbly |
Story Suggestions
Interesting Settings
-Iceland
-The inside of a mountain
-A nursing home
-Venus
-A sailing restaurant
-A Roman garden in the year 120 A.D.
-King Solomon's castle
-A pier on the coast of Maine
Random Sentences to Incorporate
-If only I'd known that the seemingly unimportant red wheelbarrow would change my life.
-On January 17, 1978, I married a poet.
-"It's over" he said, "I won't be a part of this charade any longer."
-I wish my shoes had been yellow, then I wouldn't be in this mess.
-Now and then I can still hear the music playing far away, like a dream.
-"Tell me something magical" she said with an impish grin.
Fun Exercises to Try
-Begin a story with, "I don't know why I remember..." then write about a memory that randomly sticks out in your mind. Don't pick something significant (i.e. a death, a marriage, or the birth of a baby), stick to a memory that doesn't seem important, yet stays in your mind.
-For one week, record any dreams that you have. When the week is over, create a story using at least one detail from each of your dreams. Be creative! Anything goes in the dream world!
-Sit somewhere where there are lots of people. Watch their interactions for awhile then pick a few of them to be in your story. Come up with ways in which they interact and affect each other.
-Imagine a world with no laws, what would it be like?
-Go onto Google.com and click the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button. Write a story about the first subject that comes up. It can be a story, a poem, a report, or a play, just be creative!
For more exercises, check out "Writing Forward"
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Last Updated October 20, 2009