Asian writing prompt
The Soldier Who Built the Wall
Write a story set during the construction of the Great Wall of China, focusing on a young soldier who is taken from his village to work on the wall. Explore his struggles, the friendships he forms, and the personal growth he experiences amidst the backdrop of one of the most monumental engineering feats in history.
Suggested length: A short story: 1,500 to 5,000 words, or flash fiction under 1,000
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Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- 1Make the dialogue sound of its time without becoming hard to read.
- 2Tell it from someone the history books ignored.
- 3Write it as a letter that took weeks to arrive.
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