PROMPT THIRTY-ONE – THAT STINKS
This is a character driven prompt. Take a few moments to visualize a character. It can be as simple as stating a stereotype like a newspaper boy or a boring banker. Then think of the worst thing that could happen to him/her. You can even take it a step further and decide on a character for the B-Story and create the worst situation that could exist between them.
Here are a few character suggestions to work with.
A teen-aged witch
A star college football player
An alien spy from another planet
Your best friend
My pitch for this exercise is based on an alien spy from another planet.
Star Power –Zarklo received very specific instructions for his mission on Earth. Stay out of sight and observe the humans. All that is left in the proverbial galactic space dust when he wanders onto a
movie set and is mistaken for the title character in the latest creature
feature. Fame, fortune, and did we mention fame?
His picture is on billboards and in advertisements across the globe. Then he
receives news that his supervisor is on his way to monitor his mission