Last year I enjoyed asking myself questions about my character as she was developing. Since I am trying to get to know my new character better, I am all over asking myself those odd questions again. I ran across a thread on nanowrimo where they wanted us to describe what was in our characters pocket. I thought that would be an adventure and so here we go:
Describe what is in your character’s pockets. Be fully detailed! You will be surprised at what you learn!
As he stood there burning holes through her with his icy gaze, he demanded that she empty her pockets. She dug deep into the recesses of her denim pocket and gently deposited her most prized possession on the table – Her iPhone, with an attached pair of earphones. She glanced up at him as if to defy him, but only for a moment. After which she resumed digging in her pockets. She very evenly placed her findings down on the table – the mint she had grabbed on the way out the door after lunch from the restaurant in town, some change she received when she stopped at the gas station earlier to get some gas and grab a soda on her way back home, and her favorite tube of lip gloss – it seemed only fitting that it was called flusterose because well, at the moment she was feeling slightly flustered and she figured her cheeks had to be burning a soft rose color by now.
She reached into her back pocket and extracted the business card she had been carrying with her for the past two weeks. It was worn around the edges and the creases were apparent from being looked at several times a day. She really hoped he didn’t notice and glanced up at him, trying to read his eyes. They softened slightly, as his gaze met hers. The moment passed quickly and he reached for her cell phone. He needed to check and assure himself that she was taking this all seriously.
Side note: This will not be part of the story at all, so don’t worry. I’m not cheating. This wouldn’t fit in the story at all. The HE is a cop who befriended the new girl in town who seems to think she can do everything all by herself (don’t they all?).
So, what’s in your MC’s pocket?
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Oh man, I was hoping there would be more. What a great introduction!
Aww, thank you. It was fun to write. I like to do this a little before I get into a long writing stretch. Oddly this little scene probably wouldn’t fit into the whole book, but I thought it was about the only way I could have her empty her pockets LOL
Thanks for the compliment. I’ll give little glimpses here and there throughout November and before.
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