New Beginnings
Prose - 1355 Q1
I was desperate for an idea to write about, nothing stimulated my creativity, so I searched for interesting prompts for short stories, and a magical list appeared with many intriguing ideas. I chose the story about a stolen ring. I love rings they are my favorite piece of jewelry. I always wear my two rings (one is with my best friend and the other is with my cousin). So these were the inspiration for my piece.
At the beginning I started writing from the perspective of the woman telling the story, but there was nothing challenging or different about it, it was even a little boring. Plus, it also limited my plot because it would end once she lost the ring, so instead, I decided to rewrite the story by switching the point of view to the ring. I really like this piece because I tried something new, such as writing in the perspective of an object, in this case a ring. It was challenging because it doesn’t necessarily have feeling but I managed to wiggle in some opinions. This change of standpoint ended up being my favorite part of my story, making it different and much more interesting. I seem to have a problem with endings because this piece is no exception. I asked for feedback for my ending and I was told it felt rushed. So I went back and carefully added details where I thought they were missing.
The strongest aspect of this piece is the different type of narrator I am using, since it’s an object. This involved a lot of description and very little dialogue (dialogue is what I find easier to write) so this was a challenge. Overall, I’m really happy with my story but I also feel my ending is weak because it’s very cheesy, but it makes me smile whenever I read it, and that’s the whole point.