In the novel, THE ART OF FIELDING by Chad Harbach, the narrator reveals challenges for Henry, the shortstop.
"Half the crowd anxiously counting on him and the other half cheering for him to fail. Like an actor in a play, his inner turmoil was on display for everyone to observe; unlike an actor in a play, he didn't get to go home and become someone else."
Do you ever feel like Henry? Put these feelings into a character.
Show in your character's career or an aspect of life, the ways he or she are on display. Their audience has mixed feelings about their success. As you write the details of this persona, show how to get beyond the criticism and release into another aspect of the character's personality.
How can one find a resting place within the inner and outer turmoil? Permit your character to use magic or fantasy and discover a way to "paint a rainbow's elbow."
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