I read somewhere (please, don't ask for source, because I couldn't tell you now) that when one encounters writers' block, one is to write about why they can't come up with an idea.
I have a deadline for a short story. I've never written one before. But I thought it would be an amazing way to flesh out a side character for my main story. I think this is a great chance to really breathe life into a person who, as my "big story" goes, is just as "real" as the main characters, but has much less "screen time".
My first method of preparation was to research HOW to write a short story, and to that end I found a trove of information. I found a method that I'd like to try, and now, I'm sitting down with this character in my mind ...
...and I have no idea what her trouble will be.
She's part traditional D&D rogue and part Indiana Jones. Someone who goes after rare artifacts and ruthlessly sells them to the highest bidder. She's not evil, persay, but her ethics are questionable.
But I don't know what trouble to get her buried in over her head. Suggestions?
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