“The reader (of a competition) might have 50 stories entitled ‘The Dream’, and one entitled ‘Why Cactuses Don’t Work.’ Which is going to intrigue more?”
Play with it.
Have fun, find something strange and quirky that no one has ever used as a title before and then write the story that goes with it.
Thanks for the fun exercise. I think I’m going to have to go play with this one later. I like the first two I picked : abundant nightmares. Not pleasant, but interesting.
A horror story…perhaps someone scared to go to sleep….yes, it’s an idea with legs!
Bridget, thank you so much for sharing this awesome exercise…..as always, you are my ten out of five stars mentor….hugz…..Magz:)
Thanks Magz – give a go and come back and tell us how you got on
I got Empty Eyes. Sounds rather depressing 😀
But I rather like the alliteration and you could make it more Philip K Dick-esque if you added….
With flattering lips and empty eyes.
Now that is a character to write about.
Actually that isn’t a bit like PKD, is it? I see it more as an 17th century insult flung down by a caviler poet or decadent 1920s girl slinking around the corners of jazz night clubs….
Great exercise Bridget! 🙂
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