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no. 3
[entries are due on November7th]

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ​

Hello one and all and welcome to this Month’s Prose of the Season, number 3! You may have been expecting something to do with horror or fear this month and in that you would be absolutely and totally WRONG!

Following conventions is the last thing we want to do here, and so instead of the usual task to write a piece of prose on a given theme, I thought we should change things up a little this month. Prose and storytelling aren't solely based on plot you know, and this month our theme will be that of Character or more elegantly, Dramatis Personæ.

The task this time around is twofold:

Step 1: Create a bio/profile of a character suitable for the setting of some form of social gathering – for example, an 18th century high society ball, a rave in a nightclub or a friend’s birthday party. Be sure to describe the character’s personality, motivations, likes and dislikes and background as well as their appearance. This is somewhat like creating a character for a Roleplay or Character dump story, but very detailed.

Step 2: Write a short scene involving the character in your chosen setting. This should be short, so as a guide I would say no more than 1500 words. Feel free to go somewhat over if you wish, yet not too far. In this scene, your goal is to demonstrate how the character interacts with other characters, be it ones they admire, are friendly with, are hostile towards etc. The goal here is not plot however, it is in character development. Narration style can be whatever you choose, first person, third person, omnipotent, free indirect discourse, whatever. I am also allowing you to choose form from either prose or drama, how exciting. If you choose prose, standard fair, however if you choose drama, then I will expect stage directions and proper formatting consistent with the genre, so there is an added elemtent of challenge but also benefite. The important part is that you demonstrate how they interact with other characters.

Seeing as there are two parts to this month’s challenge, there may well be two winners. And indeed, there will also be two or more honourable mentions.

- The bio and scene must follow the Creativity Corner's rules and regulations

- If you wish to know the criteria used for judging, you may see it HERE

- You may post in this thread, but please keep it spam free. Discussion is permitted.

Good luck, and I look forward to all of your entries ^_^.