Stream of Consciousness
Georgia And The Black Sea
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter - What If? Writing Exercise for Fiction Writers prompts The Exercise - Choose a country where you have always longed to go but haven't yet been and set a story there. Read old and new Fodor's guides as well as other recent travel guides and National Geographic; buy a map; study the country's politics, religion, government, and social issues; read cookbooks - always, always looking for the persuasive detail, something you would almost have to be there to know. The Objective - To write with authority and conviction about a place you have never been to.
By Denise E Lindquist2 months ago in Writers
My Pet Hilda
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter - What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts The Exercise - Write a composition on the subject "My Pet." The only requirement is that this must be a pet you have never owned. It can be anything from a kitten to a dinosaur, from a fly to a dragon. Describe what your pet looks like, how you acquired it, what it eats and where it sleeps, what tricks it can do and how it gets on with your family, friends, neighbors,or the people at the work. The Objective - To expand your conception of characters and relationships.
By Denise E Lindquist2 months ago in Writers
SET ME FREE!!
Are you free? No, you are not. You were never free. You have lost in this world so deeply that you can't even imagine how being free will feel. You are so busy that you don't even have the time to discover what you really want and what really makes you happy.
By Shristi Pandit2 months ago in Writers
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 Lindquist2 months ago in Writers
What It Feels Like
This wasn’t supposed to happen, she said. She thought she had weathered all the storms, she thought she had fought all of obstacles that already taught her everything she knew about life. The thing is, he was different. He opened up this piece of her that she thought died. This piece of her that was trapped, alone, imprisoned in her own thoughts. Closed off and shut the door. Crying in the dark. Understanding for so long, that no one will ever be able to understand her. She lived most of her life with that in her head. At this point in her life, she was ready to accept that. He stopped her in her tracks.
By Slgtlyscatt3red2 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 Lindquist2 months ago in Writers
