Helpful Writing Exercises
How's the new year so far? Are you more inspired to write this year, or are your muses hiding from the cold? *g*
Below are some helpful writing exercises seen at let_us_suffer. Just click on the links to see more!
Exercise #17Dreams are very useful in fiction, as well as fun to write. Sometimes we use dreams to give verisimilitude- they are, after all, a part ( Read more... )
Below are some helpful writing exercises seen at let_us_suffer. Just click on the links to see more!
Exercise #17Dreams are very useful in fiction, as well as fun to write. Sometimes we use dreams to give verisimilitude- they are, after all, a part ( Read more... )
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1) If my piece (story, chapter, essay, novel) were an object small enough to hold in my hands, what would it be? An orange? A cage with a cricket in it?
It's a miniature of Malfoy Manor in winter, captured perfectly forever in a magical snow globe. From time to time a snowstorm obscures the glass, so outsiders cannot look at what's happening inside the globe. In happy times you can see icicles forming and ivy-like fairy lights embracing the trellises.
2) My piece is a boat. I imagine it launching, and its journey, and where it ends up. Is it on a river, an ocean? a lake? What kind of boat? Weather?
The boat travels the oceans between the worlds, following the direction of favorable winds. Sea salt stung the passengers' lips. What riches would they give up for a freshly plucked tangerine from their home in the countryside. They dearly wish for something refreshing, something other than their daily fare of salted meat and fish. That grey land in the horizon is surely a product of their
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