Week 2 Writing Prompt : Writing Into the Story

This exercise is adapted from Elizabeth Libbey's "Writing Outside the Story" (What If?, p. 236). 

Write a short scene that is part of the story of Stephen King's "Night Surf," but that doesn't appear in the published story. It could be something that happened before the events described here, something that happens after, or something that happens "off the page" in the story. You can stay in Bernie's point of view or write from the point of view of a different character. Ideally, your scene should have narrative movement, conflict and dialogue. It doesn't need to be a complete story, but it should come to some kind of resolution. 

Libbey's exercise suggests some ways to do this with your own story to help give it more richness and depth, such as a journal entry from your protagonist's point of view. If you have a story in progress or a draft of something that you'd like to work on, try this exercise with your own writing.