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| Mr. D, The Wallpaper Guy, makes quick work of stripping my ugly, ivy wallpaper. (Photo by Carol Newman) |
If you have ever thought the details of your life were about as interesting as watching Mr. D, The Wallpaper Guy, strip ugly wallpaper, take a look at this link everyday life in old scrolls to an article about scrolls from the 1300s recently discovered in Russia.
The reader cannot help but want to know more about how things worked out for the father requesting items and the man planning to propose marriage.
Here is the important thing to note: in both scrolls there was something at stake for the writer. The father's need for the items seemed urgent. The man proposing was risking his future. Both men were longing for something.
LAUNCHING PAD
Look back at your life. Make a list of times in your life when something was at stake. Maybe it was your happiness, maybe your view of your future, maybe it was your health or safety or home.
For example, when I was in college we still had curfews. Without my parents' permission, I had spent the weekend in another city with friends and waited until the last minute to begin the trip back to school. If I didn't make it back before curfew, my parents would find out I had been away.
But then the stakes suddenly got higher. I was driving the maximum legal speed of 70 MPH on the highway by an area of truck stops and diners. Because of all the lights, another driver did not see my car, left the diner driveway, drove across the median and directly in front of my car.
It isn't necessary to use the words "at stake" as I did in my example. Just tell the story and it will be apparent.
CHOCOLATE INKWELL
Oh for goodness sakes. Even I do not need a chocolate recipe this week -- Halloween week. Rip into some of that trick-or-treat candy and call it done.
Today's Writing Tip and others can be found on page 26 of Write Your Life Story Workbook available at www.angelinyourinkwell.com/buy.html
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