characters

a.k.a. the weirdos in your story

below you will find PICTURES AND QUESTIONS TO GET YOU writing ABOUT INTERESTING characters in your story. PICK ONE YOU LIKE AND GET STARTED.

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WEB OF LIES

write a story about some tiny creatures who live in this scene.

do they live on the web? or next to it?

is the spider their pet? their guard dog? their enemy?


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POLYPHEMUS MOTH

what is this creature?

is it a pet? can it talk? does it have powers?

is it prey for another creature? or is this the predator?


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Jack-o-lantern faces

any moment now, the characters who left these jack-o-lanterns here will be back for their heads. what will they be like?

Are they friendly? or frightening?

should we run?

or are we one of them?

what are their names?

what are their personalities like? Can you tell from their expressions?

why are they here?

and what in the world is that one eating, and why does the one below it have such an evil grin?


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apple creature

what is this creature?

what would you do if your food suddenly sprang to life and started talking?

should we befriend it or eat it?

what would an apple say anyway?

what would it eat?

where would it live?

is it an alien? is it possessed?