Sample Blog Prompts, as collected by 803, 806 & 809

Character/Protagonist Questions: 

• Describe your protagonist.  In what ways do you relate to him or her? Be specific and explain. 
• Who influences your protagonist? Is the impact of that influence positive or negative? Do you see similar things at work in the lives of your friends and peers? Explain.
• Describe a character relationship that has evolved or changed over the course of the story.  Do you think that all relationships change over time? Why? How? Or why not? Explain.
• What kinds of things are preventing your protagonist from getting to the resolution? Why? Do you think conflict has an impact on emotions? How?
• How did your protagonist change by the end of the story? Was it for better or worse? What does this teach you about character change in the lives of real people? Yourself?

Conflict/Resolution/Theme Questions: 

• Describe both the internal and external conflicts in the story.  Do you agree with how they are being handled? Explain. Can you relate?
• Why do you think the story resolved the way it did What theme did it reveal? Did you like the ending? What does it teach the reader about life? 
• How would you rewrite the ending or a scene? Why? What would that change about the theme and what a reader would take away? 

Zooming in On Details Questions:

• Describe/quote some imagery you found that feels symbolic.  Unpack it in the context of the story and the real world.  What is symbolized?
• Quote a line from the story that really spoke to you personally.  Unpack it and describe why. 
• What were unique craft moves the author used to get you thinking? Describe/quote them and explain how they worked.  How did this author inspire you as a writer?