I haven’t really ever given a lot of thought into a character’s uniqueness. This exercise helped me explore and see past a stereotype of a character. The writing exercise is to take a character that people stereotype the list 5 surprises hence the 5 Surprises exercise.
A Professor of Chemistry
- Graduated with a 2.3 GPA
- Doesn’t like to be hands-on
- Plays pool every night while drinking beer
- Doesn’t like teaching
- Eats processed foods
A Cheerleader
- Afraid of heights
- Doesn’t like to be social
- Isn’t popular
- Stays up late painting
- Loves to eat chocolate everything
You think I nailed the exercise? This has given me something to think about especially for our character Fenton or the short story serial Grotesque Angel.
I hope you’ll give this exercise a try because it helped me realize a few things.
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