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has anyone thought about what you would write about if asked to write a short story about journeys??
 
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yeh mines going to be about me in an exam room and the clock stops ticking, the clock flies at me and suddenly im back in my past, and then i contrast it to what my life was just like then the bell goes

creative isnt it! i have kaylz to thank for that idea
 

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I think creatives are the hardest part. You've got to write a relatively simple story because you have to fit it in 40 mins, so you can't exactly write a novel and all the pages to develop characters etc. But you also want it to be profound and not gimmicky.
But if you write about something too simple, say, a walk down the road to get a sausage roll, then you're screwed.

I've been told, or I'm under the impression that unless you're a brilliant writer, then you ought ot write something metaphorical.

Personally, I'd say write something that you yourself have experienced, or at least something you can write convicingly about.
ie. I doubt I could, in 40 mins, write convincingly about the experience of a WWI vet.

Go for something simple, and try make it a little personal, maybe even a little more personal, because then when you're writing, you can just let it all go.

Answering the question is always good....So if they ask you to use something as a basis, use it as a basis. If it's stimulus, like the CSSA paper, my teacher told me that the stimulus quote or something should be at the climax, or some profound time in your piece.

Hope it helps.
 

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