People are People

This creative writing exercise is from the www.writingforward.com website.

"Choose a person and write a short story from that person’s life. This piece can be non-fiction or fiction, written in third person. Your mission is to tell a story rather than write a biographical piece. Use the prompts below if you need ideas:

1.Some relationships are complicated: siblings who don’t speak to each other, couples who sleep in separate rooms, exes who still come to holiday dinners.

2.Choose a celebrity or historical figure to write about. It can be someone living or dead. Do a little research about the person and then write a short piece telling a part of his or her story.

3.There’s always a bad apple in the barrel: the bully on the playground, the snitch in the office, and the drama queen who stirs up trouble at every opportunity. They have stories, too!

4.Authority figures: parents, bosses, and government officials. You know them; they’re in charge of the world. What’s their story?

5.Everybody loves a mysterious stranger. The cute barista. The handsome doctor. The eccentric woman who sits on the park bench every Thursday afternoon. Think of an interesting stranger you’ve seen around and concoct his or her story.

Tips: To add realism to your story, use dialogue, mannerisms, and gestures. Don’t spend too much time on physical descriptions; a few, choice details will suffice. Focus on revealing the inner conflict and struggles of your subjects through their words and actions."

https://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/creative-writing-exercises/writing-about-people