Endings are always the hardest part, aren’t they? Maybe you should think of an ending first, and then think of how that happened. Obviously you’d write it forwards, but think of it backwards. Like. . .maybe you want it to end with a boy starting a new life in foster care. So then . . […]
Written on Monday, June 23rd, 2008 by guadalupespears :: 0 comments to this post
Endings are always the hardest part, aren’t they? Maybe you should think of an ending first, and then think of how that happened. Obviously you’d write it forwards, but think of it backwards. Like. . .maybe you want it to end with a boy starting a new life in foster care. So then . . . why did he get sent to foster care? Maybe his parents were abusive or negligent. Then you could have him describe a specific incident of abuse or neglect. Or how the social worker found out about the problems at his house. Maybe he’s got a little brother who told someone at school and he’s mad at his brother because now he’s being taken away from his home. Then you could think of a way to start. Sometimes I like to start stories mid-conversation or mid-action. Or you could start with the kid telling his story to someone else. “Well, I guess it all started when my brother told . . . ” Good luck!
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