Assignment #4

Fairytales have happy endings. All of us know what happened in that mushy fairytale, Cinderella. Yeah, its romantic, the prince actually finding Cinderella. They lived happily ever after. But happy endings can be, well...boring. No zing. So predictable. So...happy. What if the shoe fit one of the sisters? What happens then? Play with your imagination here. Be funny if you like. Or serious if you feel like it. Or be an Alfred Hitchcock. Whatever you are into, write your ending to the Cinderella story -- but this time make it so the shoe fits one of the icky sisters. What does Prince Charming do? How does Cinderella cope with it? And what about the Fairy Godmother? Start your story here.

Ok this assignment is evolved into a nine page skit for a short play "The Trial of The Fairy Godmother". It is way too long to post here. If you want to see it shoot me a comment with your e-mail address and I'll be happy to share it with you.

Writing this way is stretching me. I've never done anything like this before and I'm really enjoying it. If you are interested in using the writing prompts I'm working from the site is www.creativewritingprompts.com