Bring on a little happiness

IMG_7040WHY NOT? IT’S COLD OUTSIDE…

 A friend of mine was recently judging a short story competition. ‘The trouble was,’ she said, ‘there were too many depressing stories. Awful things were happening, and so many endings were tragic. In the end I craved something more positive.’

This doesn’t mean you have to make everything hunky-dory all the way through your story.

Problems are good in stories. Your hero can tackle his difficulty, maybe not solve it entirely, but definitely leave the reader with a feeling that things have changed, or are changing, for the better.

Do you agree that readers like positive outcomes?

CHRISTMAS – A TIME TO CELEBRATE HOPE. A TIME TO PRAY FOR PEACE.

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Could you write a story or poem that leaves the reader feeling hopeful?

Try this:

Choose a character and give her a name.

Now imagine answers to these questions:

Why did she lose her temper?

Was it justified?

Who took the brunt of this?

What happened next?

How was the issue resolved?

Frog:(Cheerfully): My friend says, if it snows, P1170368will you please make a frogman in the garden? That would be a really good outcome.