Here’s the challenge:
Your character has a dream that inspires them to decide to do something they’d never considered before.
In 250 words trace the arc between the dream and the decision.
Here are some writing tips:
- Dreams are usually of little interest to anyone but the dreamer so restrict your description of your character’s dream to just a few energetic and salient details.
- Remember here – as always – scenes burst into life when they’re based on specific, accurate and sensory details.
- This is an exercise in setting up and paying off. Set up the motivation for your character’s later decision in the dream – and then pay it off in a surprising but psychologically convincing way in the waking scene.
Flash fiction challenge: deadline 31 March 2024
This month’s flash fiction challenge was inspired by a dream Richard wrote about in his Monday Writing Motivation.
