I love the winter Olympics.
It's exciting to watch the athletes go for the gold. Whether they're skiing, skating, snowboarding, bobsledding, curling, running the luge, or doing the half-pipe, the winter Olympians inspire.
These amazing athletes give it their all, and then find the strength to give even more.
Strength. Endurance. Perseverance. Wouldn't an Olympic athlete make a great character to write about?
Try doing just that. Create a fictional character who competes at the Winter Olympics. Which sport does he or she participate in? What motivates this character to practice a sport at the very highest level?
Write a paragraph using a first person "I" point of view. Let your athlete tell us what it's like to win a gold, silver, or bronze medal.
Or let your character speak about coming so close, but not earning a medal. After all, most athletes at the Olympics don't. But they still keep going.
I find that inspiring for us writers. We may not win a gold medal, but we keep going, too. Go, writers!
