Prompts
Fear, Anger, Pleasure
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise — Write three short paragraphs, the first "fear," the second "anger," and the last "pleasure" without using these words. Try to render these emotions by describing, physical sensations or emotions. Try to make your language precise and fresh. The Objective - To learn to render emotional states without a falling back on tired and imprecise language.
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Writers
Fiction Prompt About A Sex Scene. Content Warning.
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise — With this caution and exhortation in mind, write a sex scene for a story in which you know your fictional characters well. The Objective - To gain access to this rich material indirectly so that this universal experience can feel singular, as though coming to be for the first time in history.
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Writers
The Cons of Being a Writer
I am a writer, not a professional writer yet just freelance writing everywhere including Vocal Media, a playwright, and a screenwriter. If you ask me being a writer may be easy however it can be a challenge just like any other job or career whether you are just writing or degree seeking writer. There are key points that you need to know if you are going to be a writer you might want to think about if you are planning to be one. You may not like it however it is the harsh truth on being a writer.
By Gladys W. Muturi3 months ago in Writers
the girl unseen by her beauty
looking at herself all she sees is flaws, not noticing her doll eyes, her cupid shaped lips, her nose that perfectly alines with her face. all she could notice was how much she ate that previous day and how people would feel about her the next.
By Gianna Cetrone3 months ago in Writers
One Character In A Fiction Story
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise — Write a story whose forward movement is propelled by: a character's belief in something: a tale such as in Alice Hoffman's White Horses, a religion, astrology, the I Ching, a friend's lie, or winning the lottery Allow something imagined to fire your character's imagination and provide the fuel to cause that character to act and move the story toward some conclusion. The Objective - To respect the minds and imaginations of your characters. To see how a character's imagination can transcend the confines of a limited point of view - as in Hotel New Hampshire and Zuckerman Unbound. To allow characters to experience the full range of thought of which we all are capable.
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Writers
My Reiki Story
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise — Write one sentence for a story that is in its fourth or fifth draft. Then revise the story to heighten and illuminate this final meaning. The Objective - To make you aware of how you come to final meaning slowly, slowly, as you revise a story. To bring you through this process to what you intend the story to mean and what you want to convey to the reader. And finally, to make everything in the story accrue to this final meaning.
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Writers
Two Native American Elders Visiting
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise — Begin a story from random elements such as two characters, a place, two objects, an adjective, and an abstract word. If you are not in a class, give this list to someone and have them provide you with the words so you will be surprised by them. If you are in a class have the class make up a random list. Then everyone must use these elements in the first two pages of a story. The Objective - To exercise your imagination, to prove to yourself that all you need is a trigger to get you started writing. And if you care about the story you start, the finish will take care of itself.
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Writers
The Wife And The Girlfriend
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise — A man is having an affair with his secretary. He goes to bed with her in a motel room. When he wakes up in the morning, he’s in the same motel room, but the woman next to him is his wife. Two pages of dialogue. A few lines of action. We can assume the description is already in place. The Objective — A writer needs to be able to imagine an improbable scene and bring it to life. This is a separate issue from making up a story.
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Writers
5 Small Habits That Improved My Creativity This Month
How do I even begin this… The key is to start from somewhere, right? I can say that I took a little, actually more than a little, break from this site. Contributing factors owed to how buzz-filled life became, and that's when I really had to pave more time for my writing. Slacking off isn't a wonderful experience, I tell you — and not only in writing, in literally all aspects of your life.
By Gift Abotsi 3 months ago in Writers
Dropping Out Of College
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise - You're a senior in college writing home to tell your parent(s) that you're dropping out of school for your last semester; you can't promise that you will ever go back. You want them to understand, if not exactly approve of, your reason(s) for leaving. Make these as specific as you can - and as persuasive. The second half of the exercise is to write the answer, either from one or both of the parents. Limit: 550 words The Objective - To get inside the head of another person, someone you have invented, and assume her voice to vary your narrative conveyance.
By Denise E Lindquist4 months ago in Writers
