Writing Exercises

Are you running out of writing exercise ideas? You've come to the right blog.
I believe, writing - or any other art form - takes practice. Some of us write morning pages, some keep diaries, some write a hundred drafts, others "keep in shape" with writing exercises.
Personally, I prefer writing exercises and am always looking for new ideas. Surely - I assume - I can't be the only writer out there, searching for fresh stimulation. That is why I designed this blog, to share my "starters" with you.
So, plant your butt on a chair and start writing. Better yet sign up and receive my new writing exercise postings via email.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Raise the Stakes 4

How can you make a reader care as much about your protagonist as you do? Make him/her strong, engaging and sympathetic; know your protagonist intimately. You do know him, do you?

What are your protagonist's goals, needs, yearnings? What is it that he/she must have, not matter what? What/who stands in the way? How much will your protagonist have to go through, to reach his goal?  


Write for ten minutes.

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