Prompt 008. - October 11, 2005Based on what you know about your characters, list three possible conflicts that could arise in your novel. Choose one of these three and flesh it out with details. What would be the rising action? The climax? The falling action? Where do the tensions lie amongst your characters ( Read more... )

Prompt 007. - October 10, 2005What do three of your characters do for a living? (Doesn't have to be your protagonist, just any three characters)If they have a job, what sort of job? Is it a career? Did they go to college? Are they in college? If they don't have jobs, are they students? Are they bums living off their mothers ( Read more... )

Prompt 006. - October 9, 2005
Describe three life changing events from your protagonist's past. Who did they involve? What effect will they have on your character as they go into the novel?

*Bonus*: What is your secondary character(s)'s favorite thing to eat?

Feslik1. At the age of 13, his younger sister Amiria committed suicide. She had been ( Read more... )

Prompt 005. - October 8, 2005What are your protagonist's worst habits? (Smoking, nailbiting, etc.) Does he/she ever attempt to overcome them? Are they successful? Why or why not? How do these bad habits affect their lives and the lives of people around them ( Read more... )

Prompt 004. - October 7, 2005What hair salon/barber does your protagonist go to? What hair cut directions does he/she give to the stylist/barber? What does his/her hair look like? Is it course? Fine? Thick? Thin? Curly/Wavy/Straight? Short/Long/Medium? Color ( Read more... )

Prompt 003. - October 6, 2005

What are your protagonist's top ten favorite things to do and why? Will any of these ten things come up in your novel's plot? If so, how?

*Bonus*: How old are each of your established characters? Extra Bonus for birthdates.

Yahan's top 10 things to do:

• 1. Spar with Malek and Lisel, the veterans of his squad.
• 2. ( Read more... )

Prompt 002. - October 5, 2005Does your protagonist have a name yet? Does the name fit? Regardless, there might be a more suitable name out there. Go through the alphabet and find a fitting name for each letter. (i.e. --> Ashley, Beverly, Cassie, Debbie, Evelyn, Fiona, Georgia, etc.) Then repeat this for two secondary characters ( Read more... )

Prompt 001. - October 4, 2005

Who is your protagonist? What does he/she do for a living? If he/she were to walk into Wal-Mart today, what would he/she buy and why? What does he/she look like?

*Bonus Question*: What is your protagonist's favorite novel and why?

There are four main characters, through whose points of view the story is told:

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