WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a short dialogue that reveals much more about the narrator than the person they are talking to.
Often when writing from the narrator’s perspective, the reader’s attention is on what the narrator is seeing and hearing. By inverting this, a great sense of character can be created. What does their conversation reveal to the reader?
Insecurity
“But— but it’s not fair!” I protest. She glares at me.
“Listen, nothing’s fair. Nothing is ever fair. You can either learn that, or leave.”
“He doesn’t know that! Why does he get to stay but I don’t?”
“As I said, nothing is ever fair.” She pauses, contemplating. “And, for the record, I never said you couldn’t stay.”
“Setting me with an impossible task is basically telling me to leave. It’s almost as if you don’t want me here! Wait. Is that it? You just don’t want me here anymore? Are you trying to get rid of me?”
“No! Where would you get such an idea? You need to stop for a second and figure yourself out. You’re spiraling out of control.”
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