Ouch, That's Got to Hurt!

Take the opportunity to describe the physical difficulties your main character encounters.  It could be anything, from a splinter they received doing construction to a sunburn they got on a stake-out.

Describing the annoyance or pain your main character feels at these difficulties will not only add to your word count, but it will also let the reader sympathize with the main character.  Maybe your reader has had a similar splinter or sunburn, so they can relate.

Even if they can't, it will add to the impressiveness of your main character.  Is she pushing through a race despite a sprained ankle?  Is he sitting patiently - if miserably - through an opera to appease his in-laws?  Either way, it will express the determination of your main character to see the situation through.

In the prompt below, decide what injury or physical discomfort the character is experiencing.  Then, describe it in detail, and write whether the injury sidelines the character.  If not, are there long-term complications because the character didn't heed the injury when it happened?

Have fun, and keep writing!

Prompt:  Ouch, that's got to hurt!

My sister constantly insisted on more safety precautions when we went sledding.  It reached the point where she stood at the bottom of the hill and scowled as I went flying past, ignoring all her warnings.  I walked back up the steep hill, dragging my sled and thinking how great the next run would be.  She didn't know what she was talking about, I thought, as I sat on the sled and started down the hill...