Our next idea is to focus on body language. This is an interesting way to write stories. And it's an interesting thing to observe. A lot of times body language doesn't fit the words that people are saying. And this contrast between what people are seeing with the words and what they're saying their body language is interesting to describe and can create a new dimension in your stories. So let's take a look at the first one and see what we can see here.
All right, so we have four people. And it looks like some of them are asking questions, and some of them are explaining. But take a look at the body language. One guy is pointing right one guy is holding the map and looking at the map and the two women there one has her hands, her arms crossed, right and one has her hands in her pockets. Right? So pay attention to that and also look at where they're lying.
And the two women have sunglasses, just kind of interesting. It will make it more difficult to see their, their eyes, right and the expressions in their eyes. And here's some questions for you. Are these people tourists? Or are they posing as tourists? What are who are they looking for?
What will they find instead? And what are their relationships? Right? Then you can focus on the people who are asking for directions or people who are given directions, right. Let's take a look at their different one. All right, definitely interested in body language.
We have a couple, but they're not quite together. And we can see his expression and what exactly he's looking at. But she's not very happy. That's for sure. Why is she not happy? Why is she disappointed?
You forget her birthday, that you break a promise? Or maybe it's not on him, maybe she has something important to tell him. And she can't quite gather up her courage to do that. Are they breaking up? Again, you can use these questions to write your little scene. Or you can just describe their body language.
You can even try to write the conversation just describing their body language, a conversation where no words are said. Here we have another picture of a couple, but these guys look much more comfortable with each other than the first one. And at least from the back, they look pretty content. What are they looking at? What are they talking about? Also, look at the details of the picture.
It looks like it's it's relatively cold, right? They're wearing jackets and scarves and she has I think boots on the environment around them doesn't look very inviting and Looks like it's maybe it's early spring or maybe late fall. So those are the things to think about. And now, here are some questions. Maybe it's only wintertime. Why are they sitting on a bench in the winter?
They seem comfortable with each other. What's the relationship? We can't wait till their ages from the back. So you have some room for imagination here. Where will they go after they get up from the bench? And what will they do?
Can if any of these questions appeal to you take a few minutes and write about these people and try to pay special attention to their body language and describe it in your scene. Here's another one. It looks like it's obviously a young couple. They're in the restaurant. It's interesting. She has a plate of food.
He has a glass of wine right? She doesn't have wine, he doesn't have food. There's nobody else behind them. The restaurant is look looks quite informal and quite cozy. And how comfortable do they look with each other? That's up to you to decide.
They're facing each other and they're both smiling. Here's some questions. Is this a first date? Or are they celebrating something? And why is there no food in front of him and not drink in front of her? I don't know why that kind of intrigues me.
How long have they known each other? And how have they met? So these are some questions if you like them, go ahead and try to write your scene. And again, try to pay attention and describe body language as much as you can in this little exercise. All right, last picture. We have two women who are facing each other looking at each other.
Are they friends? Why are they sitting on different benches are the neighbors Did they meet in this park by accident or on purpose? So lots of things to think about. And here's some more questions. How often do they see each other? Are they pretending to be friends?
And what do they have in common? All right, if you like this picture, if you like this questions, go ahead and write a little bit. And then we'll go to our last section where we're going to mix and match some of these pictures and see what we can do with that.