It helps to have friends who appreciate being wacky. Creative friends normally are the right choice - like Coryn here, playing along with my silliness (from circa 2007)
Image prompt:
What story is being told here?
Sometimes the boldest thing to do is just be completely out there: you know, crazy and over-the-top wacky. This takes people by surprise, knocks them off their feet a little.
This is one of the ways my experience with acting and my experience with writing overlap. Wackiness done well, from a pure space works very well. For whatever reason I was reminded of the expression on Daphne Zuniga's face when John Cusack makes a rather wacky choice in the 1985 (little known) classic, The Sure Thing. Watch the scene but be sure to watch for that glimmer of "What on Earth will he do next?" on Daphne Zuniga's face....
Quotes:
"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child." Dr. Seuss
"Usually the wacky people have the breakthroughs. The 'smart' people don't." Burt Rutan
Questions
When you hear the word "wacky" what comes to mind?
Consider connecting "wacky" and writing in a way you have never thought of in the past - what sort of creative freedom does this give you?
Lists
Make a list of 3 to 10 ways you would like to try to be wackier as a writer. If this sounds absolutely ridiculous to you, good. Write a list, anyway.
Make a list of 3 to 10 ways you stop reading books. Bonus: Make a corresponding list of what might have made you continue reading. (A-ha! Perhaps there is some value in being wacky. I've been told by more than one acting coach, "Whatever you do, don't bore me!"
Traditional Writing Prompts:
The thought of being wacky with my words makes me.....
Wacky is for _____ people, so with that in mind I'll.....
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