OBJECT WRITING / WHO
Let’s describe a ”who” a person! First, figure out if you wanna use first, second or third person when you are writing. Get to know more about the ”who” of your choice, use your senses think of a storyline and what more to tell about this person, what’s important to say, what’s going on around this person.
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How do this person look?
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How old is this person?
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Where do this person come from?
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What have this person seen, felt or been through?
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Where is this person going?
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How does this person act?
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Do this person dream of anything, long for anything, miss something or someone?
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Is this person afraid of anything?
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What about this persons relationships?
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Is this person happy, sad, exited, stressed?
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Is there a secret? A lie? A conflict?
SONG FOR ANNA
(Elin Ruth Sigvardsson)
Tomorrow, Anna, when the snow whirl's round
I will be waiting on the lee side hiding from the storm
And any evening when the heavy sky falls
you will be catching it before it even reaches my door
´Cause like the core of a star
I belong where you are, Anna
SUNNY CAME HOME
(Shawn Colvin / John Leventhal / John B Leventhal)
Sunny came home to her favorite room
Sunny sat down in the kitchen
She opened a book and a box of tools
Sunny came home with a mission
She says,
"Days go by, I'm hypnotized I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind Into the fire"
EXERCISE / OBJECT WRITING / WHO
Pick a character from the list or come up with one yourself and give yourself 2-5 minutes to write freely using your senses. Try to describe and build a story around the character the ”who”.
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Sailor
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Thief
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Postman
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Hero
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Loner
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Artist
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Child
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Sandman
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Chemist
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Vagabond
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Ghost
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Actor
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Mother/ father
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Cinderella
You can also pick an historical person or an artist that you like! Why not use a name and make a song around that name or person that you wanna sing about.