Tutorial: Creative Writing: Steps to creating a short yet interesting scene

Steps to creating a short yet interesting scene
1. Weather (place them)
2. A sound
3. An object
4. Weather – now?
5. An article of clothing/accessory
6. The same sound
7. The object – a mood/emotion
8. Article of clothing – action
9. One physical trait of a character
10. Dialogue: question/statement (unexpected)


Example of Using These Steps

1. The cold rain pelted on the ground as she ran into the building, and looked around for her mother.
2. High heels clicked on the slippery marble floor, almost drown out by the patter of rain outside.
3. Her mother sat behind the desk.
4. The sound of rain ceased as she silently stared at her.
5. She gripped her locket in silent resolution – she was finally going to meet her mother.
6. The hall suddenly became quiet, and lonely.
7. Her mother was always too busy for her, sitting behind that desk.
8. She let go of the locket – it was all going to change.
9. As she got closer she noticed they had the same curly red hair.
10. Her mother looked up at her, “And who are you?”