Your character is enjoying Chinese food with friends, and when the fortune cookies are opened, the predictions seem to have specific meaning to each person. Within twenty-four hours, each prediction comes to pass. Write the scene as your character’s paper future becomes reality.
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Write the scene of discovery (i.e., tell a story), or brainstorm and create a list of related ideas.
Here’s five story elements to consider:
- Character
- Setting
- Plot
- Conflict
- Resolution
Never forget, writing is a process. The first draft is always a mess.
The first draft of anything is shit.
Ernest Hemingway
The Pencil-Driven Life 