{"id":6747,"date":"2017-08-23T01:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=6747"},"modified":"2017-08-23T08:21:41","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T15:21:41","slug":"the-deepest-level-of-desire-prompt-329","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/the-deepest-level-of-desire-prompt-329\/","title":{"rendered":"The deepest level of desire . . . Prompt #329"},"content":{"rendered":"

You have probably heard this: Stories are about a character desiring something and the things that prevent character from getting what he or she wants. This is true for both fiction and memoir.<\/p>\n

Another word for desire is yearning, suggesting the deepest level of desire.<\/p>\n

\u201cFiction is the art form of yearning.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPlot is simply yearning challenged and thwarted.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ryan G. Van Cleave, \u201cThe Art of Yearning,\u201d May 2017 The Writer magazine<\/p>\n

How to write fiction or memoir<\/h3>\n

Give your character a problem, add some obstacles. How does the character overcome problems? Mix and stir.<\/h4>\n

Get started by interviewing yourself (for memoir) or interview your fictional character by answering the following questions.<\/p>\n

You can answer every question briefly, or go into detail using one or two questions to focus on.<\/p>\n

Something most people don\u2019t know about you.<\/p>\n

If you could change some things in your history, what would you change?<\/p>\n

Describe a perfect day.<\/p>\n

What makes you happy?<\/p>\n

What prevents you or your fictional character from:<\/p>\n

~Having a perfect day<\/p>\n

~ <\/strong>Doing what makes you happy<\/p>\n

~Getting what you desire<\/p>\n

More prompts to inspire deep writing that might get to the art of yearning, the deepest level of desire.<\/h4>\n

The Trouble Started When, Prompt #3<\/a><\/p>\n

Your Character Has a Surprise Secret, Prompt #7<\/a><\/p>\n

I am From, Prompt #52<\/a><\/p>\n

Who Will You Interview?\u00a0 #320<\/a><\/p>\n

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