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jackiebanh

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Hey, so at the moment I have no clue on what to write for my Belonging creative text and was wondering if I could get some ideas. Thanks
 

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Write about a business man who thinks he is slowly turning into a sliding door, and is alienated from the people and revolving doors that populate his offices.
 

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Find a stimulus that seems 'vague' and write a creative based on it. Go through more stimuli and see if the story you wrote could be moulded to apply. It's better for a story to be metaphoric than literal, so it might be easier to mould than you think
 

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Start deconstructing the belonging rubric and come up with the two or three main belonging rubric points you want to focus on your story, and start planning out elements of a story-i.e. plot, setting, character transformation, I would highly recommend you focus on your personal/cultural experiences for a good short story. Make it realistic, authentic and poignant. Start writing-once you start, it is easier to change, to improve-starting is the hard part, but it is an essential process:) Best wishes for your creative writing:)
 

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Write about a business man who thinks he is slowly turning into a sliding door, and is alienated from the people and revolving doors that populate his offices.
I'm pretty sure this is Metamorphoses: 21st Century Redux

I wrote a story about a mythical birthday-cake on a mountain for my trials and got a 20.

It all depends on your stimulus material on the day, so you're best off practising with different ideas and just writing a lot. As well as rereading what you write, finding what's shit/good, and adjusting it accordingly for next time. And in all seriousness, the wackier the idea the easier it can be to stand out from the crowd - as long as you carry it off convincingly, otherwise you just end up looking like an ass.
 

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