Showing posts with label writing exercises. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing exercises. Show all posts
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Sunday, 7 February 2010
What's your favourite book and how would you persuade me to read it?
Choose a favourite book and write in 50 words to describe what it means to you.
My book is The History of Mr Polly by H. G. Wells
Read at 14, this is one of the books that introduced me to the joys of language and storytelling. An Edwardian shop assistant who failed at school but learned through his own efforts to love the English language while misusing many words. It encouraged me to use language with gusto.
My book is The History of Mr Polly by H. G. Wells
Read at 14, this is one of the books that introduced me to the joys of language and storytelling. An Edwardian shop assistant who failed at school but learned through his own efforts to love the English language while misusing many words. It encouraged me to use language with gusto.
Friday, 22 January 2010
Writing exercises
What happened today that you can write about?
Think nothing did? Go back over your day in your mind.
If you’re writing fiction then what incidents happened that you could use as the basis for a story?
Did someone use a phrase that intrigued you or that you hadn’t come across before?
What about an incident that had you splitting your sides laughing?
Or two circumstances coming together that were odd or funny or tragic.
And if you write for business what happened with your clients?
Did someone ask you for something that you haven’t done before? Hope you said you could then worked out how to do it.
Or was there a problem with a service that you had to fix?
Or even better a rewarding piece of feedback from someone.
Any or all of these can be the springing off point for your imagination to create a story, a piece of text for a website/blog or inspiration about a new product or service you can introduce.
Even the most routine ordinary days can produce extraordinary happenings – if you’re tuned into looking for them.
Incidentally if you go over your day backwards it helps your mind process the events of your day and cuts down the work it has to do while you sleep.
Think nothing did? Go back over your day in your mind.
If you’re writing fiction then what incidents happened that you could use as the basis for a story?
Did someone use a phrase that intrigued you or that you hadn’t come across before?
What about an incident that had you splitting your sides laughing?
Or two circumstances coming together that were odd or funny or tragic.
And if you write for business what happened with your clients?
Did someone ask you for something that you haven’t done before? Hope you said you could then worked out how to do it.
Or was there a problem with a service that you had to fix?
Or even better a rewarding piece of feedback from someone.
Any or all of these can be the springing off point for your imagination to create a story, a piece of text for a website/blog or inspiration about a new product or service you can introduce.
Even the most routine ordinary days can produce extraordinary happenings – if you’re tuned into looking for them.
Incidentally if you go over your day backwards it helps your mind process the events of your day and cuts down the work it has to do while you sleep.
Monday, 18 January 2010
What type of writer are you?
Describe yourself as a writer in 25 words without using a negative word.
Thursday, 7 January 2010
Writing exercises
Set a timer for 15 minutes and write about yesterday. You can be factual, weave a story about an incident or write as a text message or letter to a friend.
When the timer buzzes, stop even if it is mid sentence.
Count how many words you’ve written, multiply by 4 and you have a measure of your writing speed. That gives you a means of thinking how long it might take you to write a blog entry, an article or even a book.
When the timer buzzes, stop even if it is mid sentence.
Count how many words you’ve written, multiply by 4 and you have a measure of your writing speed. That gives you a means of thinking how long it might take you to write a blog entry, an article or even a book.
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