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Sketching a New Character
If you're a busy person during the holidays and don't have time to write stories, think about sketching down some small vignettes. Holiday travel might be tiresome, but waiting for trains or planes can be a great opportunity to write down a few character sketches. Like the guy at the airport with the burlap sack; why is it tied with a red string? What does he have in there? Is it an animal? A snake? Is he getting on MY plane?
Or the tall guy coming down the gateway ramp...will he remember to duck through the doorway? Oh yes, he did. Check out his hands, those are some long fingers. Like...E.T. I wonder if he'd be good at picking locks, or stealing wallets. Hm, it would be hard to get lost in a crowd if he did. Or the lady with twin babies traveling without help. What if there was an emergency and she could only help one child, which would she choose?
Overheard cell conversations on trains can be rude, but interesting. A little notebook and pen could be the perfect thing to jot these thoughts down, or a phone with a notepad application. (Don't stare at people and then write things, be discreet or you might be someone else's sketch.) So enjoy your holidays, and if you encounter someone odd, don't be annoyed, create a character!
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Excerpt: The rush I was feeling had never felt finer than the time my friend, RayRay and I had found what probably was a stolen bike on the ground near the end of Weehawken, when I felt the warmth of the summer wind beat upon my face as we had raced down the viaduct, cruising down to Hoboken at a reckless speed. Well anyway, as usual, our night began unplanned. While other kids picked fights and played gangsters, we searched for other sorts of entertainment.
Excerpt: Both Tramp and Hawk knew plenty of fellow riders who had lost a leg from missing a jump on or off the moving monster. Railroad spikes were used to hold the boxcar doors open. They would be pounded in the slider track using a second spike as a hammer; many men had lost a hand trying to stop the 1200 lbs door from closing in on them if the spike gave way, their hand being crushed by the weight of the door or even torn from their body. Some had even lost their lives either to the trains or, if they managed to survive the ride, the elements got them sure enough. Not many men knew how to survive the elements. At night, in the desert, it can freeze you out; and during the day fry the skin right off you.
Excerpt: As the train left the station, I showed my investors how the train operates, walking them through the steps to bring it up to speed. Once it was running full steam, we relaxed and enjoyed the picturesque desert landscape passing by outside. One of the investors asked me about the potential labor strike; I assured him it was of little concern. With what I paid my workers, they couldn't afford to strike.
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Excerpt: Everything clicked into place for Elaine. The trips, the late nights "working" when she couldn't reach him on his office phone, his quietly setting aside their plans for the future.
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