For example, if I were to say, "Have you heard of The Princess Bride?"
Hopefully you have, and if so, you would most probably reply something along the lines of, "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Or perhaps, "A-a-a-a-s yo-o-o-u wi-i-i-ish!" (If you were really cool, you'd say, "Have fun storming the castle!" But most likely you'd say one of the other two first.)
For something like the film Castaway, you would holler despairingly at the top of your lungs, "WI-I-I-LSOOOON!"
"I've got a bad feeling about this."
"Wax on. Wax off."
"My preciousssssssss."
"YOU! ARE! A! TOY!"
"I think we're going to need a bigger boat."
Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.
I promise I'm not just indulging myself here, because all of this is getting to a point. And guess what? This is where you come in!
As some of you might know, it is November, which means this month is National Novel Writing Month or "NaNoWriMo" as they call it. During NaNoWriMo, each person sets a writing goal for themselves. In my case, 1,000 words a day. For the next 30 days, I had to crank out 1,000 words of an original story every day. To some people, that sounds really easy, and to others, that might sound terrifying. To me, it's a bit of both, but mostly, it's exciting, challenging, creative, dogged work. For the past four years, I have done it. I've only succeeded twice, but it is really fun stuff to try. Sadly, this year, I am a super busy snowflake, so I will have absolutely no time to write 1,000 words a day. However, since I still love to write and create, and I'm still bummed out that I won't be doing NaNoWriMo, I have another challenge for you guys! Here it is:
Create a scene. The type of scene that would highlight a book or a movie. Try to incorporate perhaps a time stopping line, or perhaps an ironic, or iconic setting, or maybe an inspiring speech or conversation, or action. Once you've got an idea, write it out and post it. You don't have to freak out and think that it's not as cool as you think. I worry that too. Mostly, your goal should just be to leave me, or yourself, wishing you could read more. I hope you guys have fun, and I can't wait to hear back from you!
