STORY STARTER
In a classic body swap scenario, you wake up as a famous philosopher, about to give a grand speech on the meaning of life to thousands of people.
What will you tell them?
STORY STARTER
In a classic body swap scenario, you wake up as a famous philosopher, about to give a grand speech on the meaning of life to thousands of people.
What will you tell them?
“I paid 20 Swiss marks for this?” Ending with the audience weighing the value of your words was a great idea!
One really cool thing you’ve done here is you’ve allowed your character to be themselves (even when they were someone else.) They seemed to stick to their own opinions and even use their own language while in an area where this would often be seen as inappropriate. Solid job, solid idea.
Feedback: You’ve asked about voice and character development - two things I thought you did well. My only solid quibble is with your opening. Your character reads to me as someone who acts first, or at the very least, stumbles forward in life. Taking time to describe the crowd is helpful, but it may serve you later in the piece. Now, what is currently your second sentence, that’s the golden start. It’s my favorite sentence in this whole story and makes for an excellent (and very on brand) opening. On that same note, I don’t think you need that last line. Totally up to you. Ending with an angry audience packs a stronger punch than a room fading (in my opinion!)
Awesome job using the audience to pull your protagonist back on point. It helps!