The Challenge for today is a follows:
Dialogue Introduction: Have two characters introduce each other using only dialogue—no backstory, no internalization, just dialogue between the two. Max 250 words.
And here is my best shot --
"Why are you holding that Quill?" Irving said,
pointing at Marda's ink-stained dress
"I'm writing, why do you think I'm holding it?"
"Yeah, but what
are you writing?"
"A Fairy Tale."
Irving huffed. "It's so typical of you to be lost in
your own imagination. When are you going to come back to the real world?"
"And live life like you? No thank you. I'd rather have
my stories."
"Of course you would, because you don't want to deal
with the fact that our parents are dead."
Marda slapped down the ink bottle in her left hand blackening the parchment where her story was taking shape. "This is how I'm dealing with it. At least I'm trying to live life with a smile on my face. Look at what your reality has done to you. All you do is mope. That's not living to me, and I think mum and dad would want us to be happy, no matter what."
"You know what dad told me just before the sickness
took him? He told me I was the man of the house.
Men do not have time to be
dabbling in ink speckled stories."
Marda was on her feet now, quill still in hand. "That's
good then, because Mrs. Mcallister just told me we are being given to separate
homes. So why don't you just go be a man by yourself?"
Irving reach out his hand, but Marda turned her back.
"I'll fix this," he said, "because that's what men do."
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27 comments:
loved that slice! you told me their dire situation so eloquently with their fumed discussion.
way to go!
It's amazing how just a few lines of dialogue gives us a clear picture of identity. Well done!
I love fairy tales. This told me a lot about them as characters. Thanks!
I used to write stories for a similar reason. It helped me cope. I hope everything turns out all right for them. :)
Irving's kind of a dick, isn't he?
Or he's just angry.
Nice one there:) just dropping by to say hi to fellow campaigner - in your group- hope to get to know you better by end of month
This is fabulous :) I feel like I learned tons about them from this short piece. Great job!!!
I love Quill. He escapes to his fantasy land, and if I were around Irving, I'd do the same thing.
You have beautiful writing! I'm attached to your characters already :)
Wow! So amazing! I feel like I know your characters just from this little bit :)
Great to see you again!
Just stopping by to say hi! I'm in short stories, Sci-fi, fantasy and YA of Rachael Harrie's Writers' Campaign. I've been a part of Rachael's campaign for a while now. It's amazing how we can network like this and meet some many awesome people.
What a fun concept! And you did a great job fleshing out your characters through dialogue. :)
Wow! Great, great job! Love them already!
This looks really hard! I dont think I could do it...but you did great!
I do the same thing Marda, don't let your brother stop you! Great dialog here!
Oh my goodness. So much emotion! You can't leave me hanging like this!
I love people who live in imaginary worlds. Great job with this!
That was cute, and sad. I hope there's a happy ending somewhere in there.
Aww. :( I hope they aren't separated. Great names! Irving is so funny, trying to be the man of the house!
This was cute. :)
Thanks for stopping by and following! I'm following you back!
I look forward to getting to know you during the campaign!
Here you are! I forgot to pop over from your old blog!
This is great. I'm with The Capillary. I hope there's a happy ending...
You're characters are very interesting. Can't wait to read more.
Cute picture at the bottom of this post! I hope there's a happy ending somewhere in there.
Beautifully written dialogue! Looking forward to hearing more about your characters during tomorrow's challenge!
wow! I really felt the tension there.
Hi, I'm a fellow campaigner and found you on the sci fi group. Nice to meet you.
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