The current writing exercise I’m on says: “Pick one of your characters from the last exercise and write two brief descriptions of him or her as seen by the other two characters. (Note: this exercise is most fun if at least one of the two observers dislikes the observed character ( Read more... )

Alright, the writing exercise I'm currently on in my writing book says “List one outfit typical of what [your character] might wear. Be as specific as possible. Add an appropriate hairstyle for each. Now scrutinize your descriptions. Does each make a coherent impression? Imply personality traits and/or socioeconomic status? Intrigue readers? If not ( Read more... )

So recently I've been reading some books that give writing advice, and the one I'm currently reading has writing exercises at the end of each chapter. I figured that since I'm typing my answers to them anyway, I might as well post them on my Livejournal if anybody happens to be curious for some reason. (Also because I like being able to sort my ( Read more... )

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