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catalysts for writing
catalysts for writing
Check out Kirsten Bakis' blog series. The exercises are designed to take a half hour, some are just 10 or 15 minutes. When you finish them in order, you should have a rough draft of a new story. Or you can do any of them with a story you've started and need fresh perspective. Anyone want to try it?! I'm throwing down the gauntlet on a new challenge! Who is with me?? :o)
For the first exercise, The Hand Fate Deals You, using a random number generator, I got the numbers 41, 16, & 24. So the first sentence must include "something burning." The middle of the writing should include "something buried in the ground." The last sentence should contain the phrase "a woman's arm." Intrigued? For the character number, I went with my lucky number 5, so my main character is "a thief." Sweet! Now I must write for 15 minutes. Figure out your numbers and join me!
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Marion Zimmer Bradley, author of one of my all-time favorite novels The Mists of Avalon, which retells the King Arthur legends from the women's point of view, offers an excellent overview of short story writing here: http://www.mzbworks.com/what.htm
Are you working on a story? Novel? Screenplay? Comic book? The steps outlined in the info graphic linked below can guide you as you build your story.
Seven Steps to the Perfect Story What do you think? |
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