A friend sent me the video below, which made me think of how some of the best writing can come out of making two very different characters interact in a scene.
What happens? Will there be conflict? Friendship? Humor?
Add to the mix, make one or both of the characters be a “fish out of water.” The uncomfortable feeling in an unlikely setting can add to the humor and/or conflict.
* Place a cowboy and a circus performer in a fancy ballroom with a king and queen. Why are they there? What happens next?
*A gang of thieves kidnap a Hollywood actress and a Harvard professor. Why? What happens next?
*Or write about the unlikely friendship in the video below. Why did they become friends? What happens next?
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