Literary Road Blocks
So while traveling through the expansive world known as The Net, I stumbled upon The Writer's Digest website. Lately, I've been having some severe writers block concerning several works in progress.
I thought I'd share some exercises with everyone that I found interesting and fun. Of course, I'll post my own writings in response to the exercises later, but thought I'd give everyone a head start :)
*You can pick one or more but are not required to do them all.*
My own personal excercise is the following:
1. Select a random song from your music collection, and write a scene with two characters that reflect the atmosphere of melody/song.
Writer's Digest Exercise(s):
2/15/2005: Write a description of yourself from your pet’s point of view. Consider your appearance, actions, values, etc. -Contributed by Rose Kent, Cincinnati, OH
1/25/2005: Open a baby name book and randomly pick a name. Write a brief history about a character with that name. What’s in his pockets (or handbag)? What are her hopes, dreams, desires, fears? Outline a story using that character.
-Contributed by Donna Childs, MA.
1/11/2005: Read a horoscope for today. (It doesn’t have to be yours.) Write about a character who’s experiencing what’s described in the horoscope.
1/4/2005: You’re going to be on a new reality TV show. Describe the new show and your role on it.
12/11/2004: Write a story in which the main character is in an argument but is obviously in the wrong.
*I particularly find this exercise to be really fascinating!*
I thought I'd share some exercises with everyone that I found interesting and fun. Of course, I'll post my own writings in response to the exercises later, but thought I'd give everyone a head start :)
*You can pick one or more but are not required to do them all.*
My own personal excercise is the following:
1. Select a random song from your music collection, and write a scene with two characters that reflect the atmosphere of melody/song.
Writer's Digest Exercise(s):
2/15/2005: Write a description of yourself from your pet’s point of view. Consider your appearance, actions, values, etc. -Contributed by Rose Kent, Cincinnati, OH
1/25/2005: Open a baby name book and randomly pick a name. Write a brief history about a character with that name. What’s in his pockets (or handbag)? What are her hopes, dreams, desires, fears? Outline a story using that character.
-Contributed by Donna Childs, MA.
1/11/2005: Read a horoscope for today. (It doesn’t have to be yours.) Write about a character who’s experiencing what’s described in the horoscope.
1/4/2005: You’re going to be on a new reality TV show. Describe the new show and your role on it.
12/11/2004: Write a story in which the main character is in an argument but is obviously in the wrong.
*I particularly find this exercise to be really fascinating!*