T.W.I.N.E.: Starting with Dialogue

If you've ever been to TWINE, you know we're big fans of writing prompts. Prompts are pictures, lines of text, or even lists of items that somehow suggest a story. They can get you moving again when you're stuck, and they can be a great daily warm-up exercise that works with your subconscious to create new and surprising creative ideas!

Heather Wright has some excellent writing prompts at her blog and in her book Writing Fiction: A Hands-On Guide for Teens, including using just a snippet of dialogue to suggest an entire scene or story.

Give this one a try:

Character 1: "I can't believe he gave that to her."

Character 2: "I can't believe she took it."

What do you think is going on here? Write for ten minutes, continuing the dialogue, or incorporating it into a scene that tells us more about who's speaking, who they're talking about, and what the mysterious "it" is! Share your writing by emailing it to us at twine(dot)scld@gmail.com.

Virtual T.W.I.N.E.!

Unable to come to the monthly in-person meeting? Don't worry - you can still participate! Once or twice a month we'll post a writing prompt and invite you to send us your creative writing. Fiction, poetry, even original artwork or your own song lyrics are all welcome. Then we'll post it right here on the TWINE blog!

E-mail us at twine(dot)scld@gmail.com. You can either send us your work as an attachment or copy it directly into the body of the email. Please give us your first name and which SCLD library you visit the most -- we might expand TWINE to more physical locations if we know the interest is there!

T.W.I.N.E.

Starting with Dialogue

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