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How to Write a Holiday Tale that Isn't a Turkey

 
< P > W h e n w e w r i t e s t o r i e s , w i t h t h e p u r p o s e o f s h a r i n g t h e m w i t h o t h e r s , w e e n t e r i n t o a n a g r e e m e n t w h e r e w e a l l o w o u r r e a d e r t o s e e a g l i m p s e o f o u r h e a r t , o u r s o u l s a n d o u r m e m o r i e s . I f w e t r u l y w a n t t h e m t o b e i m m e r s e d i n t h e t a l e , w e a c t i v e l y i m m e r s e o u r s e l v e s i n t h o s e m e m o r i e s s o t h a t a g l i m m e r o f w h a t w e s a w , h e a r d a n d f e l t c o m e s t h r o u g h . < / P > < P > T h i s i s e s p e c i a l l y t r u e w i t h h o l i d a y t a l e s . T h e b e s t w a y t o c o n v e y a h o l i d a y s c e n e i s t o t a k e a t r i p b a c k i n t i m e t h r o u g h t h e w o n d e r f u l w o r l d o f o u r u n c o n s c i o u s . H e r e a r e s o m e g r e a t w a y s t o d e l v e b a c k i n t o o u r c h i l d h o o d m e m o r i e s a n d i n c o r p o r a t e t h e m i n t o o u r h o l i d a y t a l e s . < / P > < P > 1 ) S i t i n a d a r k e n e d r o o m a n d c l o s e y o u r e y e s . A l l o w y o u r s e l f t o g o b a c k i n t i m e t o t h e v e r y f i r s t C h r i s t m a s t h a t y o u c a n r e m e m b e r . T a k e a d e e p b r e a t h a n d r e l a x . W h a t a r e t h e s c e n t s , s o u n d s a n d f e e l i n g s t h a t c o m e u p ? W h a t i s t h e f i r s t p i c t u r e t h a t p o p s i n t o y o u r m i n d ? < / P > < P > I s i t t h e s o u n d o f c h i l d r e n r a c i n g d o w n t h e s t a i r s t h a t c o m e s t o y o u f i r s t ? T h e f e e l o f y o u r h e a r t p o u n d i n g w h e n y o u a w o k e a n d f o u n d t h a t C h r i s t m a s w a s r e a l l y h e r e ? T h e w a r m t h o f y o u r p a r e n t s b l a n k e t s a s y o u b o u n c e d o n t h e m , a n x i o u s t o w a k e t h e m u p ? < / P > < P > T h e a u t u m n a n d w i n t e r h o l i d a y s w i l l a l w a y s b e a s s o c i a t e d , f o r m e , w i t h m y g r a n d m o t h e r s c o o k i n g a n d p u m p k i n p i e s . I r e m e m b e r r u n n i n g i n t o h e r l i t t l e h o u s e , a n d t h e s o u n d o f t h e f r o n t d o o r s s l a m b e h i n d m e . I w a s i m m e d i a t e l y e n g u l f e d i n w a r m t h . T h e s c e n t o f n u t m e g a n d c i n n a m o n a n d p u m p k i n s e e d s p h y s i c a l l y d r e w m e f o r w a r d , u n t i l I w a s w r a p p e d i n m y g r a n d m o t h e r s e m b r a c e . < / P > < P > 2 ) R e c r e a t e t h e s c e n e . S i n c e a p r i m e t r i g g e r f o r m e i s t h e s c e n t o f p u m p k i n p i e s , I o f t e n o r d e r p u m p k i n s c e n t e d c a n d l e s f r o m Y a n k e e C a n d l e s . I s i t o n t h e c o u c h , w r a p p e d u p i n a b l a n k e t , l i g h t t h e c a n d l e s a n d w a i t . W i t h i n m o m e n t s , t h e s c e n t h a s p u l l e d m e b a c k t o m y g r a n d m o t h e r s k i t c h e n . A n d I h e a r t h e s o u n d o f m y c o u s i n s p o u n d i n g d o w n t h e h a l l a f t e r m e , e a c h o f u s a n x i o u s t o w i n t h e f i r s t w a r m t r e a t . < / P > < P > Y o u c a n d o t h e s a m e . I f a s c e n t t r i g g e r s y o u r m e m o r i e s , y o u c a n e i t h e r b a k e t h e c a k e o r c o o k i e o r b r e w t h e e g g n o g . O r y o u c a n g e t o n e o f t h o s e s c e n t e d c a n d l e s a n d s i m p l y l i g h t i t . < / P > < P > I f t h e f e e l o f s w e a t e r s i m m e d i a t e l y t r a n s p o r t s y o u b a c k t o y o u r s n o w t h r o w i n g d a y s , s l i p o n e o n . I f y o u a r e l i k e m e a n d l i v e i n F l o r i d a , t u r n t h e a i r w a y u p f i r s t . C l o s e y o u r e y e s a n d h e a r t h e s o u n d o f c h i l d r e n s h o u t i n g a s t h e y t r y t o n a i l e a c h o t h e r w i t h s n o w b a l l s . P i c t u r e t h e i r f r e s h f l u s h e d f a c e s . < / P > < P > 3 ) I f t h e r e i s a p a r t i c u l a r h o l i d a y c h a r a c t e r t h a t s p a r k s y o u r m e m o r i e s , r e n t h o l i d a y m o v i e s . S o m e o f m y f a v o r i t e s a r e F r o s t y t h e S n o w m a n a n d M i r a c l e o n T h i r t y f o u r t h s t r e e t . W a t c h o n e f o r a w h i l e , u n t i l y o u g e t t h e h o l i d a y f e e l i n g , t h e n t u r n t h e s o u n d o f f . W a t c h t h e p i c t u r e s a n d l e t y o u r m i n d g o . < / P > < P > 4 ) U s e a l l o f t h e s e p i c t u r e s a n d s e n s a t i o n s a n d f e e l i n g s i n y o u r s t o r y . < / P > < P > I f y o u a r e w r i t i n g a b o u t a l i t t l e g i r l i n a b i g f a m i l y , t h i n k b a c k t o w h a t h o l i d a y d i n n e r s w e r e l i k e f o r y o u . D i d e v e r y o n e t a l k a t o n c e ? D o e s y o u r c h a r a c t e r l i k e t h i s o r d o e s s h e f e e l o v e r w h e l m e d ? W h a t i s i t l i k e t o b e t h e s m a l l e s t o n e i n a r o o m f u l l o f a d u l t s ? I s t h e r e a c o u s i n o r n e i g h b o r t h a t i s c o n s t a n t l y p i c k i n g o n h e r ? D o t h e c h i l d r e n g e t b o r e d a n d d e c i d e t o e x p l o r e t h e f o r b i d d e n a t t i c ? < / P > < P > 5 ) O n c e y o u h a v e a s c e n e i n m i n d , w r i t e d o w n a l l o f t h e s e q u e s t i o n s . D o n t w o r r y a b o u t a n s w e r i n g t h e m u n t i l y o u h a v e r u n o u t o f q u e s t i o n s . T h e n t h i n k b a c k t o t h e p i c t u r e , s o u n d o r f e e l i n g t h a t y o u a s s o c i a t e w i t h a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s . < / P > < P > 6 ) N o w d e s c r i b e e v e r y t h i n g t h a t y o u c a n a b o u t t h e c h a r a c t e r s . W h a t a r e t h e i r a g e s ? W h a t d o t h e y l o o k l i k e ? A r e t h e y t h e y o u n g e s t o r o l d e s t i n t h e i r f a m i l y ? W h e r e d o t h e y l i v e ? W h a t i s t h e i r f a v o r i t e t h i n g ? W h a t a r e t h e i r b e s t f r i e n d s n a m e s ? W h o i s t h e i r a r c h n e m e s i s a n d w h y ? < / P > < P > G e t a s m u c h d e t a i l a s p o s s i b l e d o w n . < / P > < P > O n c e y o u c a n d e s c r i b e a l l o f t h e s e t h i n g s , t h e p i e c e s o f y o u r s t o r y w i l l b e g i n t o f a l l i n t o p l a c e . M o r e i m p o r t a n t l y , y o u r c h a r a c t e r s a n d y o u r s c e n e s w i l l b e r e a l a n d a l i v e . B e b r a v e a n d p u t a s m u c h o f y o u r s e l f i n t o t h e s e s t o r i e s a n d y o u r c h a r a c t e r s . Y o u r r e a d e r s w i l l l o v e y o u f o r i t . < / P >
Author: Caterina Christakos
 
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