With so many teenagers starting university this week thousands of families are waving goodbye to their sons and daughters.
This week therefore, the exercise is to write a farewell scene but try and do something a bit different.
Saying goodbye doesn't need to involve tears and regret. There can be a mixture of emotions. Parents may be upset at their daughter moving out but there'll be a great deal of pride and even some relief. On the girl's part, she might be nervous but she'll also be excited at the thought of living independently, making new friends and staying out until the early hours.
Farewell doesn't need to be the end of a chapter. It can also be a new start or a time for characters to reinvent themselves.
And the scene doesn't need to involve people. Say goodbye to a house you once lived in or the town where you grew up. How did you feel on selling your first car? Have you ever had a pet die?
When you come up with something, post your scene as a comment on this blog or link back to your own blog so we can all read it.
Keep writing
Elaine Saunders
http://www.completetext.com/
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Elaine,
Thanks for visiting my blog - greatchristianfiction.blogspot.com. Jane Eyre is one of my favorites and I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting Hathersage this summer (the place where Charlotte wrote the book - and where she took the name Eyre and Rivers for the book) It was a hauntingly beautiful visit....yes, and the book is sad. I think I'm impressed all the more by her strength of character and faith despite the great griefs of her life.
Isn't it fabulous to actually go on location with your favourite books. I love Lyme Regis in Dorset, the setting for Jane Austen's Persuasion. The harbour wall called the Cobb and the steps Louisa Musgrove fell down are exactly as she describes it.
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