Let’s see what random characters, situations, props and settings we get and write some short stories together.
Can I actually stick to a word count??? Let’s find out!
Setup and payoff are the foundation of any good story… but they’re SUPER hard to pull off.
Let’s go over some examples, both good and bad, then create our own setups/payoffs together!
GeoGuessr is a website where you are thrown into a random spot in the world on Google Maps streetview, and you have to try and guess where you are.
It’s fun to play just by itself, to see how close you can get, but it’s even more fun when you put a spin on it: writing a description of each random area you’re given.
Food is an important part of making a story feel real.
Let’s take a look at some examples from books, then practice writing our own tasty/terrifying descriptions of food together!