Hey all, sorry for the delayed posting. As the semester starts winding down, the work load increases, if that makes any sense. Anyways, here is a bit of an exercise for adding a fresh character to your story. We did this in writer's group a while back and it actually turned out pretty good.
Items you'll need: A phonebook, doesn't have to be local, just a phonebook. Paper (or if you're hip and modern a laptop), and your imagination.
Process: With this kind of excercise, instead of starting with a character in mind and giving them a name, you'll start with a name and give them a character. Open the phonebook to a random page and choose the first name that you come to. Take that name and build a person out of it. Some things to think about while doing this if you get stuck: Do they have a family? What do they do for a living? Where do they live? What do they look like? What kind of history do they have?
Result: Congratulations! You now have a brand new character to complicate-I mean spice up your current story or you can take them and start a whole new venture! The possibilites!
Now go forth and populate your literary worlds! Happy writing!
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