Sunday, May 19, 2013

Writing Prompt --- Fix it

Nothing was ever more stressful with my father than when something was broken that he was trying to fix.  The screaming, the frustration.  Have you ever tried to fix something with someone else when neither of you knows how to do it?  Makes for a great dilemma, doesn't it?

Write a scene between two people while they try to fix something or get something to work.

Who are the two people? What is their relationship to each other?
What is the thing that is broken?  What would it accomplish if it were working properly?
Which of the two people will benefit from the fixed thing, or will it be both of them?
Does one of them get more stressed than the other? Does one know how to fix it, but the other won't listen? Do they need help but don't have it available?
How do they treat each other in the middle of the stress?
Does it get fixed? Has their relationship changed in any way from this?  Don't be cliche.
Are you going to go for comedy or serious?

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