Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Wednesday's Writing Prompt — Switching Identities

If your character could choose to be anyone else, who would they choose to be? A super hero? A movie star? A professional athlete? A family member? Why would he want to be this person? What is the motivating desire behind his wish? Jealousy or envy? Aspiration or admiration? Boredom with his own life?


Now what would happen if your character could actually become this person, or trade places with him for a day? What would that experience be like? What would your character be forced to encounter that he wasn't prepared for? Perhaps it can only happen in a dream, but what does this switch reveal about your character? What does it change?

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