Welcome to 1,000 Characters!
This is a project about exploration, into writing and into characters. The goal is to create one thousand characters, and learn more about all of them. Most days (at least twenty per month) there should be a new story snippet to keep the words flowing. Do not fret that everything (or at least most things) are short, as that is the intention.
1,000 Characters is a practice for better storytelling, improved fiction. The focus is diving into characters, looking curiously and deeply into their hopes, dreams, desires. Exploring new characters, their stories, the places they live and work, becomes a journey of fun. This process of discovery should, in many cases, lead to longer stories, possibly even a novel. Dare it be said: maybe novels.
Published: Oct 05, 2020
Melony snapped the photo. "There," she said holding up her phone for Cara to see.
"I don't like it."
"Again?" Melony looked at it again and grimaced. "I think it's fine. I can't keep taking these."
"It's a passport. I'm stuck with image for ten years!"
"I realize that. But who's going to look at it?"
"Customs agents." Cara grinned.
Melony laughed. "Sure. But it'll be tiny. Have you seen one before?"
"Just take another one."