FICTIONAL REGRET Fictional Regret Write a confession or

FICTIONAL REGRET

Fictional Regret Write a confession or apology for something you regret doing, saying, or feeling.

Fictional Regret Now, try to recall the scene in which you did the thing you regret. Imagine that you are not the person who did this thing. Imagine that it happened to someone else. You are going to write about this event in the third person.

Fictional Regret Write one paragraph describing the time and place where it happened. Include sounds, smells, and images. Be sure to describe in detail at least one object that you will mention again later.

Fictional Regret Describe yourself in the third person as you appeared in the setting you described above. Write one full paragraph. Include relevant background information, physical details, habits, and whatever else will help the reader sympathize with this character.

Fictional Regret Write a few more sentences describing the setting. Consider allowing the character to interact with the important object you described earlier.

Fictional Regret Now describe another character. This person may be present in the scene or not, but he or she is going to be affected by the action that’s about to take place.

Fictional Regret Start describing what happened. Include dialog and action, and don’t forget to tell us what the main character is thinking.

Fictional Regret Interrupt the action to include more setting description. Mention the important object again.

Fictional Regret Continue the action and dialog. Let it play out in detail. Write it in slow motion. Include facial expressions, gestures, body language. Refer to the setting whenever possible.

Fictional Regret After you have written everything you can recall, write one more paragraph describing the setting. Maybe something has changed in the setting. Maybe something has happened to the important object. End with an image that feels reflective and shows how the character has been changed by this event.