TECH: 5 writing exercises?
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writercisesOriginal posting April 7, 2017
Over here, google news showed me an article about writing exercises!
http://www.military-technologies.net/2017/04/06/5-exercises-to-improve-your-storytelling-skills-2/
And, since I know you probably need more exercise, here's a summary. Go ahead and read the article, it's short, but...
1. Observe people. Wherever you are, there's likely to be a mall, coffee shop, or some place that you can practice the fine art of people watching. Pick out someone intriguing, and make up your own story about them.
2. Take a look at old postcards and photographs. Heck, search for antique photographs on eBay? Take a look at that image. What does it make you think of?
3. Browse graveyards and phone books. Names, epitaphs, all that good stuff! Let the etchings inspire you!
4. Stop reading, and listen. Podcasts, audiobooks, YouTube, we have lots of audio and visual alternatives. Pay attention to the stories, and how they're told, then... write!
5. Writing prompts. Try timed exercises -- that ticking clock makes writing pour out, sometimes, too. There are various sources of writing prompts around the web now.
Go ahead. What's your favorite exercise?
tink
Over here, google news showed me an article about writing exercises!
http://www.military-technologies.net/2017/04/06/5-exercises-to-improve-your-storytelling-skills-2/
And, since I know you probably need more exercise, here's a summary. Go ahead and read the article, it's short, but...
1. Observe people. Wherever you are, there's likely to be a mall, coffee shop, or some place that you can practice the fine art of people watching. Pick out someone intriguing, and make up your own story about them.
2. Take a look at old postcards and photographs. Heck, search for antique photographs on eBay? Take a look at that image. What does it make you think of?
3. Browse graveyards and phone books. Names, epitaphs, all that good stuff! Let the etchings inspire you!
4. Stop reading, and listen. Podcasts, audiobooks, YouTube, we have lots of audio and visual alternatives. Pay attention to the stories, and how they're told, then... write!
5. Writing prompts. Try timed exercises -- that ticking clock makes writing pour out, sometimes, too. There are various sources of writing prompts around the web now.
Go ahead. What's your favorite exercise?
tink