# WC Grad Student ideas

## Prompts

* [ ] You find a cell phone in a forest. The only number in the history, repeated over and over, is your own
* [O] You discover your partner has been seeing someone else. That's weird, you've been seeing them, too!
* [O] Some relationships just weren't meant to be. It's time for this one to end, and both of you know it'll be for the best
* [ ] (For one month, use two pictures as the writing prompts)
* [ ] (Check that writing prompt twitter)

## Workshops

* [X] ["It is/was" story starters](../writing/workshops/it-was)
* [X] Writing voice for characters/types out of your wheelhouse
    * I have no clue about detectives, haven't liked those kinds of stories
    * Write one
* [ ] Expanding your genres
    * Pick a genre you don't like, write a first line/paragraph
    * Write a last line/paragraph
* [.] Genre bending
    * out of place elements (cell phone in fantasy setting)
    * things taken in stride (everyone in fantasy setting has cell phones)
* [X] Surprise
    * Using surprise intentionally
    * Not just reveals, but everything from language usage to character reactions
* [ ] Showing emotions
    * Show sadness without anything commonly associated with sadness (no crying, no talking about how they feel)
    * What does the character pick up? What do they eat? What do they say and to whom?
* [ ] Shit sandwiches
    * Giving good feedback
    * Writing good reviews
* [ ] When is infodumping okay
    * Just a chat, really
