Perdue University has a fun quiz that you can complete to help determine the difference between adverbs and adjectives. Even if you know the difference normally, this quiz is a fun refreher course. You can also use it as a supplement for kids in school. … [Read more...]
Feb 29, 2012
Writing Exercise: Spark Your Imagination
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So I haven't posted a writing exercise in a while. So here's one for today: Look around you. What catches your imagination? It could be a sound, a sight, an object, or a person. Where I live, there is a homeless(?) guy who is tall, lanky and always has a lift in his step. I wonder about what his story is and why he is the way he is today. That could be the start for an interesting story. You might see something in your house, like the mess left behind by a pet or child that could spark your … [Read more...]
Aug 31, 2011
Writing Exercise: Group Writing
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Get together with a group of people. Come up with a basic plot for a story together and a character for each person. Have each person write the same short story from their character's prospective. How do each of the stories differ? Are any of the elements the same? … [Read more...]
Aug 3, 2011
Writing Exercise: Describe
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Look at a photo of a person who you don't know for 30 seconds. Put the photo away and write the description of that person as detailed as possible. Try to imagine the character of the person as well as the physical features. Read the description to a friend, then show them a selection of three photos including the photo you actually used. See if the friend can choose the photo you wrote about from the line up. … [Read more...]
Jul 20, 2011
Writing Exercise: Someone Else
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Today's writing exercise is to write as if you were someone else. It could be someone you know, a friend, family member, book character or someone you made up. When you write as them, try to only write about topics that that person would write about using their unique voice. This helps you make more believable characters, and it also helps you learn observation and may help you get along better with someone you know. :-) … [Read more...]
May 25, 2011
Writing Exercise: Weather
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The weather in a story can have a large impact on the description of the book and transporting the reader to that area. The weather can also have an impact on the characters themselves, such as rain cancelling a fishing trip or getting snowed in by a large snowstorm. Write a descriptive passage about the weather in your hometown. You can choose the season. Write a short story based around that type of weather, guiding the characters to act naturally in that weather type. … [Read more...]
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