The weather can affect a lot of things such as how people feel and change their mood. Switch it up a bit and put your character outside in the rain.
Is it down pouring or just drizzling? Is it raining in the middle of winter or summer? Is your character locked outside of the house or traveling somewhere? Is your character alone, with a friend, a love interest? Love scenes in the rain are totally cliche, but can still work.
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Next Friday, before revealing the next prompt, I’ll post your work with a link back to your blog if you wish.
Happy writing!
I find that weather is tough to pull off. :\
I never include it in my stories, lol. For some reason I never paid attention to it, but I guess you really only need to mention it if it’s really important? I don’t know.
True. I also tend to include it more in novels or lengthier works than short stories.
I usually just forget about it, lol. But it’s helpful for description.
Haha maybe because rain is overdone sometimes?
Romantically it definitely is, lol.
Mhm especially in the movies.
I find it to be cliche at this point.
Same. It annoys me.
I use rain to to introduce a “dark” character in my horror stories. Nothing like meeting a stranger in the pouring rain as clouds hang ominously overhead. Lightning lights up the skies and for a moment, you stare into the swirling abyss of evil. *cue horror music
Hm… That sounds good. 🙂