FICTION | DRABBLE WRITING PROMPT | RANDOM WORD
A Character or a Caricature
Let your conscience be your guide
Random Word Drabble Challenge Day 94 Word Is Character.
A drabble is a work of fiction that is exactly 100 words, no more, no less. I hope you enjoy it. Please scroll and read for at least 30 seconds. Claps, highlights, and comments are optional but very appreciated.
A curious lad wandered through the woods, kicking logs and rolling over rocks.
Alex stumbled upon an ancient book and began reading its treasured secrets of forgotten realms. As he read, he unwittingly stepped into the story, becoming a character in that very book.
Unaware of the Blue Fairy’s granted wish, he met a fox, a cat, and a puppeteer. Just when he thought he had no idea how to proceed, a voice said, “Let your conscience be your guide.”
“When writing a novel, a writer should create living people — people, not characters. A character is a caricature.” — Ernest Hemingway.
For this drabble, the random word to build the story around is “character.”
Thanks to Nancy Oglesby and Fiction Shorts for the daily challenge.
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