40 Days of 3 Questions – Day 27

by Ramona DeFelice Long

Welcome to 40 Days of 3 Questions!

For the next few weeks, meet here every morning with a notebook or document to answer three questions about writing, about your status quo as a writer, or about the writing life. You can answer briefly and go about your day, or you can use this as a warm up exercise before your regular writing schedule. Whatever works for you, works for me.

Day 27 Questions:

  1. In your current project, how does your protagonist handle situations she/he can’t control?
  2. Is this a character flaw or strength?
  3. Does the character’s reaction to these situations cause drama or emotional upheaval (or both)?

You may post answers in comments or keep your thoughts private–your choice!

And here is today’s pretty picture:

mindful gifts
How well does your protagonist know him/herself?

40 Days of 3 Questions – Day 26

by Ramona DeFelice Long

Welcome to 40 Days of 3 Questions!

For the next few weeks, meet here every morning with a notebook or document to answer three questions about writing, about your status quo as a writer, or about the writing life. You can answer briefly and go about your day, or you can use this as a warm up exercise before your regular writing schedule. Whatever works for you, works for me.

Day 26 Questions:

  1. Did you have a writing mentor or guide?
  2. What did you learn from that person?
  3. Do you or have you mentored anyone?

You may post answers in comments or keep your thoughts private–your choice!

And here is today’s pretty picture:

Though she be but little poster
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40 Days of 3 Questions – Day 25

by Ramona DeFelice Long

Welcome to 40 Days of 3 Questions!

For the next few weeks, meet here every morning with a notebook or document to answer three questions about writing, about your status quo as a writer, or about the writing life. You can answer briefly and go about your day, or you can use this as a warm up exercise before your regular writing schedule. Whatever works for you, works for me.

Day 25 Questions:

  1. If you could go back in time and give advice to your newbie writer self, what would that advice be?
  2. How did you learn it?
  3. If you could give advice to a new author today, what would it be?

You may post answers in comments or keep your thoughts private–your choice!

And here is today’s pretty picture:

Finished is better than perfect
Good advice, no?

40 days of 3 Questions – Day 24

by Ramona DeFelice Long

Welcome to 40 Days of 3 Questions!

For the next few weeks, meet here every morning with a notebook or document to answer three questions about writing, about your status quo as a writer, or about the writing life. You can answer briefly and go about your day, or you can use this as a warm up exercise before your regular writing schedule. Whatever works for you, works for me.

Day 24  Questions:

  1. Do you ever feel low or frustrated about the state of your writing career?
  2. What most recently triggered this feeling?
  3. Do you have a strategy to deal with discouragement?

You may post answers in comments or keep your thoughts private–your choice!

And here is today’s pretty picture:

Hedwig in snow
Can you believe all this snow?

40 Days of 3 Questions – Day 23

by Ramona DeFelice Long

Welcome to 40 Days of 3 Questions!

For the next few weeks, meet here every morning with a notebook or document to answer three questions about writing, about your status quo as a writer, or about the writing life. You can answer briefly and go about your day, or you can use this as a warm up exercise before your regular writing schedule. Whatever works for you, works for me.

Day 23 Questions:

  1. Are your characters ever based on you?
  2. What qualities do you and your character/s share?
  3. Was this purposeful or unplanned?

You may post answers in comments or keep your thoughts private–your choice!

And here is today’s pretty picture:

Ramona-child
Me at age 3. Not looking very thrilled, do I?

 

40 Days of 3 Questions – Day 22

by Ramona DeFelice Long

Welcome to 40 Days of 3 Questions!

For the next few weeks, meet here every morning with a notebook or document to answer three questions about writing, about your status quo as a writer, or about the writing life. You can answer briefly and go about your day, or you can use this as a warm up exercise before your regular writing schedule. Whatever works for you, works for me.

Day 22 Questions:

  1. Are any of your characters based on real people?
  2. Why that person?
  3. What is different and alike between character and real person?

You may post answers in comments or keep your thoughts private–your choice!

And here is today’s pretty picture:

sprint club at PW
Some real people who sprint every morning–and they are all characters, too!

40 Days of 3 Questions – Day 21

by Ramona DeFelice Long

Welcome to 40 Days of 3 Questions!

For the next few weeks, meet here every morning with a notebook or document to answer three questions about writing, about your status quo as a writer, or about the writing life. You can answer briefly and go about your day, or you can use this as a warm up exercise before your regular writing schedule. Whatever works for you, works for me.

Day 21 Questions:

  1. Do you generally write stories with open or closed endings?
  2. As a reader, do you have a preference for open or closed endings?
  3. If you’ve written an open-ending story, why did you make that choice?

You may post answers in comments or keep your thoughts private–your choice!

And here is today’s pretty picture:

snow leaf
A leaf in the snow–where could this story go?

40 Days of 3 Questions – Day 20

by Ramona DeFelice Long

Welcome to 40 Days of 3 Questions!

For the next few weeks, meet here every morning with a notebook or document to answer three questions about writing, about your status quo as a writer, or about the writing life. You can answer briefly and go about your day, or you can use this as a warm up exercise before your regular writing schedule. Whatever works for you, works for me.

Day 20 Questions 

  1. Do you have an internal editor?
  2. Is this editor a critic or a champion?
  3. Can you shut off the critic and listen to the champion?

You may post answers in comments or keep your thoughts private–your choice!

And here is today’s pretty picture:

joan-of-arc-saved-france-women-of-america-save-your-country-buy-war-savings-stamps-haskell-coffin
Jeanne d’Arc

 

40 Days of 3 Questions – Day 19

by Ramona DeFelice Long

Welcome to 40 Days of 3 Questions!

For the next few weeks, meet here every morning with a notebook or document to answer three questions about writing, about your status quo as a writer, or about the writing life. You can answer briefly and go about your day, or you can use this as a warm up exercise before your regular writing schedule. Whatever works for you, works for me.

Day 19 Questions 

  1. In your current project, is any character (other than a killer) keeping a secret?
  2. How does this secret affect the plot or the character’s arc?
  3. How are you using this secret to create drama?

You may post answers in comments or keep your thoughts private–your choice!

And here is today’s pretty picture:

VCCA bird 1
“a little bird told me”

40 Days of 3 Questions – Day 18

by Ramona DeFelice Long

Welcome to 40 Days of 3 Questions!

For the next few weeks, meet here every morning with a notebook or document to answer three questions about writing, about your status quo as a writer, or about the writing life. You can answer briefly and go about your day, or you can use this as a warm up exercise before your regular writing schedule. Whatever works for you, works for me.

Day 18 Questions 

  1. Do you ever read your work in public–literary readings, open mic, etc.?
  2. Are you comfortable reading in public?
  3. Would you like to do more, less, the same amount of public readings?

You may post answers in comments or keep your thoughts private–your choice!

And here is today’s pretty picture:

preview
Designing postcards–my idea of fun!