Enter The Contest Read & Rate Entries View Past Winners Get A Book Published Free Typing Test Writing Resources Free Articles Search This Site Home | Contest | Write A Book | Write Ebooks For Cash | Be A Travel Writer | Write Children's Books Write For Newspapers | Write An Ezine | Write A Blog | Writing Skills & Tips | Novel Writing Software Please take a moment to bookmark this page and join our free hot tips list. The Forces of Nature in Your Stories By: Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ Nature plays a big role in stories. Nature can make a character more authentic because it can influence his/her action or behavior. If you ever find yourself stuck on to how to describe one of your characters, add a force of nature in your character description. Describe how your character behaves or reacts during a bad (or good) weather. Take for example a few movies where forces of nature were vital. Imagine how the characters and the plots would change if the following forces of nature were taken away: ~ the tornado in the Wizard of Oz ~ the lightning in Phenomenon (John Travolta) ~ the volcanic eruption in Dante's Peak (Pierce Brosnan) ~ the icebergs in the Atlantic in Titanic (Leonardo diCaprio) ~ the avalanche in Vertical Limit (Chris O'Donnell) Try to substitute another force of nature in the examples above and see how it affects the story and the characters. Try it yourself on the following: 1. Deanna Ball possesses a strong sense of duty. She's stuck in a traffic jam. Force of nature: Earthquake 2. Randall Graves is people-oriented and works well with others. He's in a bar watching afternoon football with friends. Force of nature: Snowstorm 3. Dessa Woods has an intimidating personality. She's on vacation with a couple of friends. Force of nature: Avalanche 4. Geoff Earhart is organized and methodical in his approach to everything. He's been ordered to recover a vital piece of equipment from a capsized ship. Force of nature: Lightning storm 5. Mac Taylor is the persistent type. He's been trailing a woman who looked like his best friend's dead wife. Force of nature: Torrential rain Copyright 2004 Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ Shery authored the book WEEKLY WRITES: 52 Weeks of Writing Bliss. Grab a copy from Amazon.com and get free unlimited access to the WeeklyWrites.com Exclusive Members Area featuring new modules, journaling software, exclusive content and free courses for writers. Visit http://weeklywrites.com for complete info.

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