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| Lauren Mitchell (Australia) |
On the weekends, prompts keep my creativity warmed up so I don’t “pull a muscle” on Monday morning. During the week, prompts jump-start my writing routine. Consider using your own characters and settings for these prompts. You might come up with dazzling new ideas for your WiP! All you’ll need for these exercises is your writing materials and an open mind. Remember to drink lots of water and stretch!
Start it up!
Exercise 1
Pretend you’re related to an infamous historical figure. Write a journal entry describing a day in your life with this wicked relative.
Ramp it up!
Exercise 2
What is your favorite type of snow: wet and heavy, light and powdery, large flakes, small flakes? Write a flash fiction piece from the point of view of snow.
Burn it up!
Exercise 3
Write a scene or story between two characters who desperately need each other but don’t speak the same language. How do they communicate? How do they bond?
Every Wednesday I post prompts and exercises for your “writing workout” so keep checking back! Happy writing!!!
8 comments:
A scene between 2 people who can't speak the same language would be a very good exercise on body language! :)
#3, welcome to my family. My grandparents didn't speak any English (other than very good) and I didn't speak any Finnish when I was growing up.
And it's the same deal when we visit my husband's extended family in Germany. Many of them don't speak English and I don't speak German.
Great exercises this week!
Awesome blog post laura. I think it would be hard trying to write a scene between people who don't understand one another. But a great challenge x
Ooh, I'm especially intrigued by #3. Like Eve said, that would be a challenge, but it might be fun.
Number 3 is for me. :) I can tell you the way they will communicate is...kissing.
Great communication tool...the lips.
Teresa
Laura- Absolutely! It's a good lesson on showing what a character is thinking and feeling instead of telling it.
Stina- You definitely have good ideas for #3 then!
Eve.E- Thank you! Hope you're having a great week!
Shelley- It is fun! It's a good lesson on showing what a character is thinking and feeling instead of telling it.
Teresa- LoL, that's a good one!
Ooh, I love number two! I could goon for hours about snow.
Talli- I love snow! We haven't had much of a winter here in the U.S.'s northeast, though. It's been so mild.
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