Writing Prompt, Narration.

Here are the elements you need to work with to satisfy the challenge posed by the Bogle.

2.  keep the tone strictly formal.  As a beginning in that direction, here are three rules to follow:

    a.  avoid all use of first- and second-person pronouns when speaking as the narrator.  No I, you, me, 

my, mine, yours, etc.  (characters can get away with this, if you use quotation marks for what they say.)

    b.  no contractions when you speak as the narrator.  Can’t becomes “cannot,” “they’ll” transforms to

          “they will,” etc.  (Again, characters’ speech in quotation marks can get away with this.)

    c.  no prepositions at the ends of sentences.  “They go in” morphs into “They enter the house.”

          And, free of charge, two pieces of advice come next:

    d.  avoid being vague.  To this end,  steer clear of the word “thing” and all words containing it  (e.g., “everything“) .

    e.  edit out colloquialisms( https://literarydevices.net/colloquialism/ (Links to an external site.) ) , slang and cliches

        ( https://literarydevices.net/cliche/  (Links to an external site.) ).

However, if characters speak, they can do so informally from the safety of the quotation marks

         used to encapsulate their words.  

3.  We want to focus on Plot ( https://literarydevices.net/plot/ (Links to an external site.) ) this week.  You already have a protagonist (https://literaryterms.net/protagonist/  (Links to an external site.)); you invented that individual for Week One.  I, the Witch (who has, at the Grammarian’s summons, slipped up beside you in spirit to help you deal with the Bogle), will aid you by providing a setting ( https://literaryterms.net/setting/ (Links to an external site.) ).  I will also set you a problem you must have your character solve. Your Task is to have your character solve it, however you please.  

Setting:   please select a word from each column to choose your setting . . .

Column 1  Column 2  Column 3

windswept                                                         overgrown                                                       library

dismal                                                                 sun-soaked                                                      prairie

underground                                                      verdant                                                            parking lot

secluded                                                             overcrowded                                                   attic

bullet-riddled                                                     pink                                                                  college campus 

Problem  —  please select a word from each column to choose your problem . . .

Column 1   Column 2  Column 3

wombat                                                              needs                                                              an understanding friend

beautiful princess                                              pines for                                                         a new barbecue fork

Great Dane                                                         has a prophetic dream about                       the magic walnut

vicious criminal                                                  cannot purchase                                             insight into Psych. 101

harried college student                                     cannot locate                                                  a really good alibi

You are also very welcome indeed to invent your own . . . .