Ava_adore123
09-23-2008, 04:07 AM
I really don't feel like critiquing so I thought I would contribute to TW another way. :D
I don't like to just jump into stuff I'm working on so I usually start off with a writing excercise. They can either set you into writing-mode and improve the work you have, or allow you to come up with something new & different. They're cool... Anyway, here's some methods I use.
EXCERCISE ONE: Beginnings
Here's a few beginnings. Choose the one that sparks the most inspiration within you and work from there.
A) She was confident that she knew exactly who she was, what she wanted and who she was to be. But, in the voitile nature of life, one day can blow all previous conceptions out of the water...
B) "Tell me what to do next," he nervously instructed...
C) They dragged him in, like a dog avoiding the vet. He was covered in dried blood and bruises, and stunk sourly of urine and vomit. And beyond the wasteland mess, his eyes stood vacant, bulging from their sockets. This was not the Ethan I remembered...
EXCERCISE TWO: Dreams
Another thing I like to do, seeing as I have very vivid dreams, is use dreams I remember as writing excercises.
Dreams contain a LOT of emotion and can make you feel something so deeply just from an association within them, to a colour or image. If you can dissect a symbol within a dream that made you really feel, write about it.
Or alternatively, just describe the dream in creative writing form-- How it made you feel? What happened? What were the implications of what happened or what was to happen?
EXCERCISE THREE: Using REAL Moments
I read book called 'Writing Your Life.' By someone-or-rather. It's designed for those who want to write memoirs, but the excercises work for fictional writing too. I won't entirely copy her ideas obviously.
A) Think of an INTERESTING conversation you've had with someone, or simply over-heard. Write a dialogue piece on this, it can be a story or a play, and make sure you sharpen it to make it appropiate for fiction, whilst staying true to the characters.
B) Think of a person you've met, preferably an aquaintance, who you've found particularly fascinating.
What did you find interesting about them specifically?
Do you think this was only their surface or a real picture of who they are?
Write a brief piece of what you think they could be like while they're alone. Use your imagination to stretch what you already know about them into a full character piece.
I don't like to just jump into stuff I'm working on so I usually start off with a writing excercise. They can either set you into writing-mode and improve the work you have, or allow you to come up with something new & different. They're cool... Anyway, here's some methods I use.
EXCERCISE ONE: Beginnings
Here's a few beginnings. Choose the one that sparks the most inspiration within you and work from there.
A) She was confident that she knew exactly who she was, what she wanted and who she was to be. But, in the voitile nature of life, one day can blow all previous conceptions out of the water...
B) "Tell me what to do next," he nervously instructed...
C) They dragged him in, like a dog avoiding the vet. He was covered in dried blood and bruises, and stunk sourly of urine and vomit. And beyond the wasteland mess, his eyes stood vacant, bulging from their sockets. This was not the Ethan I remembered...
EXCERCISE TWO: Dreams
Another thing I like to do, seeing as I have very vivid dreams, is use dreams I remember as writing excercises.
Dreams contain a LOT of emotion and can make you feel something so deeply just from an association within them, to a colour or image. If you can dissect a symbol within a dream that made you really feel, write about it.
Or alternatively, just describe the dream in creative writing form-- How it made you feel? What happened? What were the implications of what happened or what was to happen?
EXCERCISE THREE: Using REAL Moments
I read book called 'Writing Your Life.' By someone-or-rather. It's designed for those who want to write memoirs, but the excercises work for fictional writing too. I won't entirely copy her ideas obviously.
A) Think of an INTERESTING conversation you've had with someone, or simply over-heard. Write a dialogue piece on this, it can be a story or a play, and make sure you sharpen it to make it appropiate for fiction, whilst staying true to the characters.
B) Think of a person you've met, preferably an aquaintance, who you've found particularly fascinating.
What did you find interesting about them specifically?
Do you think this was only their surface or a real picture of who they are?
Write a brief piece of what you think they could be like while they're alone. Use your imagination to stretch what you already know about them into a full character piece.