Sound
Welcome. Well, three sessions down. Good for you. You will notice today’s session will be slightly longer. As your muscles strengthen, they will be able to cope with a bit more. They can be twisted in different directions. You’ll notice longer warm up, writing and cool down time has been allowed.
Field Notes:
Today a sound is the key that is going to initiate a call to action. That sound will be the focus of your scene.
Wherever you are, listen to all the ambient sounds. Try to describe them —their origin, loudness, pitch, interval between the times a particular sound is heard, and so on. Still your mind, even close your eyes to focus. Doing so will help you sense the sounds. Find something that is unusual, attracts your thoughts.
WARM UP
10 minutes
Your story unfolds from when this scene's central character/s notices something different in the background sounds. Their life's path changes. Their response sets this scene.
Remember, imagine this is part of a larger project. Don't whack readers in the face with it, guide them carefully and let them use their own imagination to expand what you give.
Write only what is important to understanding the plot point you want to share, what readers become impatient to find out more of. Use everyday background sounds to help manoeuvre your audience into what caused your character’s reaction. What does the sound trigger?
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to write a scene to subtly unfold the sound element. Tempt readers to predict what may happen. Tempt them to pick up your future works.
WRITING
25 minutes
Write for 20 minutes and stop.
Target 250-300 words.
It does not matter if you don't reach the new target. Of course, if you get on a roll and want to continue, absolutely do that.
COOL DOWN
10 minutes
You’ve earned a break. Grab a cuppa and sit in a comfortable spot to read your creation. Don’t be too critical.
Will your reader be curious about what happened?
Do you leave any hints about where the plot will go from here, or where it came from?
Did the sound link to the central action your words have set in motion?
Do you think your reader’s mind will react as you wanted?
Hope you handled the slightly bulked up session. We’ll do a couple of these now. Just to increase stamina.
Share with us if you wish. Have fun and success with any projects you are working on.
See you soon
Damon