Writing Ideas from the Crazy Side of the Internet: You’ll never find out

This one is pretty self-explanatory. Write and take it in any way you choose. Have fun with it! 

Writing prompts from crazy side of the Internet: Character Development

To start off the exercises of character development, I found a funny post that may be somewhat relevant. If you know me well, you know that I have an article, meme, video, etc. from somewhere on the Internet for literally every situation. If anyone wants to challenge me, comment below a concept, idea, situation, etc. and I will find the corresponding funny Internet thing. Because that is what I do in my spare time :/

So here is the prompt, the Internet inspiration is below: Try and create a character for yourself. You, of course, know yourself better than anyone else; you know all your facets and masks (I-You #jewthought). But I want you to step away from that for a second. Think about one moment that defines who you are. For example, for me I could use a moment in second grade when I was writing a story in my notebook. I was young and imaginative, scribbling in pink pens on my composition note sheets. I told stories of fairies and ponies and crazy dysfunctional families that were so unlike my own. Once you have settled on a moment, start to describe yourself: just what you displayed in that one moment. How would an author create you?

Got Character Development?

I am of the firm belief that the character makes the story. I am not a particularly big fan of writing plots, because a lot of plotlines are archetypal. You can have the same plotline with different characters, and it would still be a new story, but if you have the same characters with a new plotline you’re basically writing the same story.

My next few posts will examine the beauty of character development with links to some helpful websites. Enjoy!