Writing Exercise: The Family Story, Your Silver Treasures
So you want to write your family story? You want it down for prosperity that Uncle Clem likes to pinch cheeks and Grandma sipped Yukon Jack every night? Alright then,…
Writing Exercise- List of Best Non Fiction Writing Books
"Write brutal. Write without shame. Don’t worry about those silly grammar rules you learn in school. And ignore the need to construct a basic sentence. You don’t need any of…
Writing Exercise- Finding Your Creativity (or how Monty Python did it)
One of my favorite creators is John Cleese. I fell in love with him at the $3.00 all day art house film festival back in the 70’s watching all the…
Writing Exercice- The Outline Made Understandable
Let's build the structure of your story now that the characters are created. The Outline part of the writing is very linear and like building a house, there are necessary…
Writing Exercise- Character Traits- Lesson 6, Dislikes/Likes/Details
Dislikes/Likes/DetailsWe are moving on to deliberate infinitesimal character traits to make them 3D fully flushed person. This is where it gets fun, as you can already see the character and…
Writing Exercise- Character Traits- Lesson 5, Professional/Public life
Character Traits- Lesson 5, Professional/Public lifeWhat we do in our public or professional life is very different then we act at home. Character's who grow up rich or poor, but…
Writing Exercise- Character Traits- Lesson 4, Personal Habits
Character Traits- Lesson 4, Personal HabitsWe move on to the little things that define a personality. Like rubbing the grain with a cloth and wax to define a piece of…
Writing Exercise: Character Traits- Lesson 3, Personality
All characters have specific personality traits that make up the core of how they react to things. If I said to you “This person polishes her toenails every night” or…
Writing Exercise- First Time Writer Sage Advice
I am going to take an itty-bitty break from the Character exercise to toss out some First Time Writer Sage Advice. Admittedly, this is prodigious advice for anyone who taps…
Writing Exercises: Character Traits- Lesson 2, The Basics
Character Traits- Lesson 2, The BasicsWe will continue on the creation of your little monster. The Basics tell as much about a person as any category. You will usually steal…