Dear Nick,
You destroyed my life--
almost literally.
Mid-June. It's been nearly a month since an unspeakable tragedy befell Lemming High School; a shooting and suicide committed by Nicholas Bell. Six students and two teachers were murdered. Ten more people were injured, three of whom were staff members. Bell's reasons for his act are unclear to some and obvious to few others. You are someone who has been affected by the shooting. Maybe you are a distant family member who attends one of the deceased student's funerals. You might be a detective who has taken part in investigating the case. There is a chance that you're one of Bell's close friends. You may have even been involved in the shooting itself.
Regardless of who you are, this tragedy has impacted you in one way or another--and you are ready to confess your thoughts about what really happened on the morning of May 15th.
Before he killed himself, Bell was enrolled at Lemming as a senior. He was co-captain of the soccer team, played drums in the school band, was smart as a whip, and was adored by many. From the outside, he was the Boy Next Door; popular and athletic; almost movie-typical.
But who was he really?
That's for you to know, and for me to find out.
This is an epistolary storybook and is to be written in second person only. You are writing in the form of letters. Who they are addressed to is your choice, as is the reason you are writing. You may be writing to release emotions pent up from baggage, to keep in touch, to convey a specific message, or for some other reason. You could be writing to other characters. You could be writing to your own mother.
Your choice.
Rules: The purpose of this storybook is to write about a past event (in this case, the shooting) or occurrences surrounding said event. You don't have to concentrate entirely on the shooting. But the idea is that eventually, we will be able piece together the characters' personal accounts of what happened, and build a story around the facts.
Again, keep in mind that you are mostly writing about past events. Therefore you will be developing your characters by describing previous interactions in your letters. The SB's progression will be largely based on your characters' thoughts and feelings regarding what's already occurred. Your characters already have history and complicated relationships with one another. It's up to you to determine those relationships via your character's narrative voice.
It's okay to write in the present. Just not too much. Remember that you are not writing in first person. You are writing someone a letter. Adapt your style accordingly.
Note: One letter per post. All of your letters do not have to be addressed to the same person.
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Note2: Please include anything else you feel is necessary. I didn't include a few of the frequently-used CP attributes (history, for example) because I expect that you (as the creator of your character) will take care to develop those aspects in the construction of your posts. Direct characterization is great, but my hope is that this storybook takes a closer look at indirect characterization.
Most of all, just make sure to step into the shoes of your character and have fun.
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