Creativity Muscle Workouts: The Unexpected
Jun 23, 2022
The UNEXPECTED is always a great tool in writing.
Whether it's...
- An unexpected outcome
- An unexpected setting
- An unexpected feeling
- An unexpected death
- An unexpected presence
- An unexpected emotional response
It's powerful. WHY?
Because you surprised your audience and that's delightful. It's the TWIST...
Now I say SURPRISE... not SHOCK! Delight not violate. So the WAY you employ the unexpected must work for your audience.
Therefore today's creativity muscle exercise is to use the SAME prompt as day 1 and go in the opposite direction.
- If in the woods, you went to frightening... then go to pleasant.
- If in the woods, you went with to sadness... then go to joy.
- If in the woods, you went with to horror... go with childlike.
- If in the woods, you went with to serious... go with humorous.
- If in the woods, you went to environmental... go with gluttony.
Tell the UNEXPECTED ending... and have fun inventing something...