PROMPT 35 –
PLAY IT BACKWARD
Endings are
incredibly important. If an author nails the ending then readers are going to
be psyched for the next book. Get it wrong and you have the chance of losing
your readers. This writing prompt places the ending front and center during the
story creation process.
Start by
writing a killer ending. Maybe you have one in mind, a scene that screams
award-winning finale. If not, take a look at stories that ended strong. See if
they give you any ideas. You can even examine stories that failed to deliver a
satisfying ending. How would you end them differently? Once you have an ending,
decide how the characters reach that point. In other words, write the story
backward, from end to beginning.
My killer
ending ends with one word—Oops.
Manic Pressed Destiny – Dash has two problems. The first is
that he enjoys life—all of it. There simply isn’t enough time to go everywhere
and experience everything. That is until the personification of Destiny
recruits him for a mission to save the universe. Breath-taking views, beautiful
damsels in minor situations of distress, wickedly cool bad guys, and opportunities
for daring adventure. Unfortunately, there’s that second problem. Dash is a
total klutz.
