[stylist] Writing Prompt #1: Tapping the Source

[Jewel S.]

A writing prompt for everyone interested:

Choose a major work of fiction that you really like. In a sentence,
try to state the major reason you love this work.  Then, list several
ways in which you feel the author achieved this effect. The reasons
don’t have to employ any fancy terms and they don’t have to make any
sense to anyone but you. You’re simply trying to tune in to the source
of magic.

--Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed
Creative Writing School
by Gotham Writers' Workshop Faculty