WRITING OBSTACLE
Change
Fire
Grief
Using these three words, explain in first person why your character had to run away from their hometown.
Red Blaze
“After the red blaze gang began to set the town ablaze building by building, the whole town fell apart. The GRIEF of people losing their loved ones for no apparent reason made them crazy.”
He said putting his hand on his chin.
“Then they came for me, and my family. Through the FIRE and smoke I could hear my wife and daughter scream. But I couldn’t save them.”
“I’ve never been very good at coping with CHANGE. But I knew I had to go on. For Liz, my wife. And for Madison, my daughter.”
“I left, the pain was to much. Hudson valley was no longer safe. So here I am. That’s how I got from a small town in the middle of nowhere to New York.” He said pain clearly heard in his voice.
“That’s going in the paper! It’s gonna be a hit.”