The character could be you . . . when you were younger.

Or: Someone you know, dead or alive

Or: A fictional character

Walk in your character’s shoes.

Get up and walk around, looking at things, touching things, as if you were that character.

Look through the eyes of the character you are writing about.

Spend 6-8 minutes on this.

When you return to your chair, respond to the prompts below from your character’s point of view.

Use one of these prompts as a springboard to write about a character of your choice.

What did your character see that interested them?

What does your character want to know more about?

Write from your character’s point of view:

I think . . .

I suppose . . .

I remember . . .

I know . . .