Valentine’s
Day is almost upon us, once again. A holiday filled with cupids, red and pink
hearts, and announcements of affection to friends, family, and especially that
one certain person that has enriched our lives. What a lovely holiday.
Yeech!
What it
means for me is that this week’s Writing Prod will need to include some
connection to this the most sickeningly-sweet holiday of them all. That should
increase the difficulty of the task by quite a bit – considering that romance
is my personal kryptonite.
The prompt
is one that I call . . . Product Placement. Normally, you would pick a product
that you can buy in a store, or online, and then turn into an object that
symbolizes an important message / theme in your story. It becomes the centerpiece
for your story.
However, in
deference to Valentine’s Day I am going to change that a bit and specify that
the product be taken from a holiday related commercial and used as a romantic
element in your regular story. Or that you take a regular commercial and use it
as a centerpiece for a romantic tale.
This should
be quite a challenge for me.
Beerheart
Princess
Blanche loved beer. The finest brewers in the land worked for her father, the
king. How then was a simple hops farmer like Samuel Jackson to win the heart of
the fairest maiden of the land if he had nothing to offer?
Then one
day he uncovered an ancient book that spoke of a magical brew that existed long
ago and heralded by all as the finest drink ever devised. The book even mentioned
where the recipe for the perfect ale could be found; in the far away land
of Wine
Armed with
only a drinking mug and a brave heart, Samuel faces a series of sobering challenges in order to win the affections of
the Princess.
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