A Game of Reactions
Describe a character’s reaction to something without explaining what it is. See if your fellow prompt responders can guess what it is.
Have you ever played the party game Catchphrase? Very basically, you are given a word or phrase—usually a person, place or thing—and you have to describe it without saying the word or phrase itself. Typically, hilarity and excitement ensues. Plus, it's a nice way for writers and other introverted people (like myself) who may not otherwise be interested in interacting with other humans to socialize.
Anyway, this week's prompt requires you to write around a concept much like you would in a game of Catchphrase, using a character's response to it.
Writing Prompt: Describe one or more characters' reactions to something (an item or an occurrence) without explaining what it is. See if your fellow prompt responders can guess what it is or what is happening.
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Jess Zafarris is the Executive Director of Marketing & Communications for Gotham Ghostwriters and the former Digital Content Director for Writer’s Digest. Her eight years of experience in digital and print content direction include such roles as editor-in-chief of HOW Design magazine and online content director of HOW and PRINT magazine, as well as writing for the Denver Business Journal, ABC News, and the Memphis Commercial Appeal. She spends much of her spare time researching curious word histories and writing about them at UselessEtymology.com. Follow her at @jesszafarris or @uselessety on Twitter.
