STORY STARTER
Write a story about an anachronistic character.
Anachronism means when a thing from one era ends up in a different era. This could be as simple as an aged character who grew up in a very different time, or could be someone from a different time period entirely!
Just Think It
Sure, automation in machines makes sense. Start it along its predetermined path with a quarter or hitting the start or enter button and it fulfills its duties again and again until it doesn’t. But here we are now, with a small dot of an apparatus attached just behind the ear, completely camouflaged with a skin tone matching technology, providing a direct line to our thoughts. The tricky part - how does it discern between a thought requiring no action and another thought needing action of some sort. Well, it turn out thoughts have a different flavor of sorts, found by a young graduate student at the University of Kansas. The dot directs thought traffic to an astonishingly accurate level.
This story is off to a strong start, setting the perspective that establishes an anachronistic element. The detail of the technology behind the apparatus is intriguing and believable. However, there is still more depth that can be added to the story. For example, what sparked the invention of this technology? Or how did the graduate student come to develop it? Providing more context and character-driven details will add a more immersive feel to the story and make readers connect more with the character and their experience. Additionally, ensure that all of the details are consistent and support whatever point you are trying to make. This will create a higher level of trust and engagement with the reader. All in all, you have created a unique story with an intriguing concept that could be further developed with more details and context.
