Writing Exercise
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 Lindquist2 months ago in Writers
The Three Silent Habits That Slowly Destroy Your Life
Some habits don’t cause sudden damage. They work slowly, almost invisibly, until one day you realize your life is stuck. These habits look harmless, but they steal your time, energy and confidence without making noise.
By Salman Writes2 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. Muturi2 months ago in Writers
The Power of Small Daily Habits
Life doesn’t always change through big decisions. Most of the time it changes slowly, quietly and almost invisibly through the habits we repeat every day. This idea sounds simple, but once you understand it deeply, it can transform the way you look at everything. Because the truth is this: your future is hiding inside your routine.
By Salman Writes2 months ago in Writers
Rocks Rock
I’ve been thinking about rocks a lot lately, collecting different specimens of minerals and gems, arranging them in groups. I have favorites: lapis lazuli, moss agate, amethyst, bloodstone, and aquamarine to name a few. Like most English majors, I took the least mathy lab science sequence available to me—geology.
By Harper Lewis2 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 Lindquist2 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 Lindquist2 months ago in Writers
