Have you ever watched an ant drag a bread crumb across the sidewalk? The bread crumb is three times the ant's body size, but somehow the little ant persists!
That's called Small Character, Big Ambition. The idea of a small creature trying to do something big is funny. And it's fun to write.
Think of five "pipsqueak" characters:
- An ant
- A worm
- A baby chick
- A pebble
- A newborn baby human
Now let's exaggerate. Think of five HUGE, pie-in-the-sky ambitions:
- To save Planet Earth from Intergalactic Giants
- To win every gold medal at the Summer Olympics
- To sail to Antarctica
- To rescue the president's cat from the Feline Space Invaders
- To build a castle on top of a volcano
Choose one of your "pipsqueak" characters. Next choose one of your ambitions.
An ant who wants to sail to Antarctica?
A worm who wants to win every gold medal?
A pebble who wants to save Planet Earth?
A baby chick who wants to lead an army?
Give your small character a name. What will your ant or worm or pebble or baby chick (or the character you make up) do to achieve his or her ambition?
Small Characters. Big Ambitions. Exaggerate and have fun!
