Wednesday 3 September 2014

How to write a story


First you have a piece of blank paper. And somebody hands you a character. A 21 year old girl. We'll call her Girl. But nothing would happen if Girl was all alone. So you decide to create another character and call him Boy.

If I told Girl to walk to the left and Boy to walk to the right and to continue walking, the story would end like this. They never meet.

If I told Girl to walk to the centre and Boy to walk to the centre but stop before they touch each other, the story would end like this. They almost meet.

If I told Girl to walk closer to Boy, touch his hand and walk away, the story would end like this. I'm not sure.

But something remarkable happens. The Boy decides to hold onto the Girl's hand. He introduces himself, he is longer Boy and Girl is no longer Girl.

This is the story of how one action can turn your life completely around. You see that pretty girl in your class, you don't have to remain nameless to her. You can write your part of the story and let her write hers.

That's how most stories are written isn't it?


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