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They introduce you into the rhythm of the activity-- gradually. And as in other fields, they can often prove energizing and sustaining themselves. Start writing a scene for an exercise and you may find hours have passed and an entire new section of your manuscript has evolved. Such exercises and prompts can be especially helpful at the beginning of a project. Let's say you're just starting to sketch out the characters for a story or a novel. But today you find yourself staring at a screen or pad of paper that is stubbornly, resolutely blank. Responding to one of the following questions will not only get you actively writing, but it may also help you learn something new about your character(s). 1. What is this character's name? "Joe" won't do. We need to know if it's Mr. Joe or Dr. Joe or Reverend Joe. If Joe is the full first name. What's Joe's middle name. His last name. Any stories/history behind his name. 2. Where and when did the character begin elementary school? Describe that first day. 3. Make lists of the character's "favorites": books, movies, foods, etc. Be specific. 4. What does the character do on a typical Wednesday? A Sunday? Provide a sample datebook entry if you wish (or if the character would keep a datebook!). 5. Who is the love of this character's life? 6. Have someone else propose a toast in this character's honor. 7. What languages does the character speak, read, or write? Write a scene in which s/he overhears a conversation in an unfamiliar language. How to Use Radionics to Help You Make the Right Business Decision fit from training, too? And that includes warming up--with exercises.Remember what it was like to be in school? It may not have seemed like it at the time, but things were simpler when you found out quickly whether you had the right or wrong answer on a test.You have probably discovered that things are not so simple in the business world. It’s difficult to know what the right choice is. Sometimes what seemed like a good choice at the time wil Writing exercises are similar to other warm-ups. They get the required "muscles" moving. They introduce you into the rhythm of the activity-- gradually. And as in other fields, they can often prove energizing and sustaining themselves. Start writing a scene for an exercise and you may find hours have passed and an entire new section of your manuscript has evolved. Such exercises and prompts can be especially helpful at the beginning of a project. Let's say you're just starting to sketch out the characters for a story or a novel. But today you find yourself staring at a screen or pad of paper that is stubbornly, resolutely blank. Responding to one of the following questions will not only get you actively writing, but it may also help you learn something new about your character(s). 1. What is this character's name? "Joe" won't do. We need to know if it's Mr. Joe or Dr. Joe or Reverend Joe. If Joe is the full first name. What's Joe's middle name. His last name. Any stories/history behind his name. 2. Where and when did the character begin elementary school? Describe that first day. 3. Make lists of the character's "favorites": books, movies, foods, etc. Be specific. 4. What does the character do on a typical Wednesday? A Sunday? Provide a sample datebook entry if you wish (or if the character would keep a datebook!). 5. Who is the love of this character's life? 6. Have someone else propose a toast in this character's honor. 7. What languages does the character speak, read, or write? Write a scene in which s/he overhears a conversation in an unfamiliar language. Workplace Communication 201: It’s What You Say AND How You Say It Such exercises and prompts can be especially helpful at the beginning of a project. Let's say you're just starting to sketch out the characters for a story or a novel. But today you find yourself staring at a screen or pad of paper that is stubbornly, resolutely blank. Responding to one of the following questions will not only get you actively writing, but it may also help you learn something new about your character(s). 1. What is this character's name? "Joe" won't do. We need to know if it's Mr. Joe or Dr. Joe or Reverend Joe. If Joe is the full first name. What's Joe's middle name. His last name. Any stories/history behind his name. 2. Where and when did the character begin elementary school? Describe that first day. 3. Make lists of the character's "favorites": books, movies, foods, etc. Be specific. 4. What does the character do on a typical Wednesday? A Sunday? Provide a sample datebook entry if you wish (or if the character would keep a datebook!). 5. Who is the love of this character's life? 6. Have someone else propose a toast in this character's honor. 7. What languages does the character speak, read, or write? Write a scene in which s/he overhears a conversation in an unfamiliar language. How Learning from Others Will Help Accelerate the Growth of Your Online Business 1. What is this character's name? "Joe" won't do. We need to know if it's Mr. Joe or Dr. Joe or Reverend Joe. If Joe is the full first name. What's Joe's middle name. His last name. Any stories/history behind his name. 2. Where and when did the character begin elementary school? Describe that first day. 3. Make lists of the character's "favorites": books, movies, foods, etc. Be specific. 4. What does the character do on a typical Wednesday? A Sunday? Provide a sample datebook entry if you wish (or if the character would keep a datebook!). 5. Who is the love of this character's life? 6. Have someone else propose a toast in this character's honor. 7. What languages does the character speak, read, or write? Write a scene in which s/he overhears a conversation in an unfamiliar language. Are you in a Concentration Camp 4. What does the character do on a typical Wednesday? A Sunday? Provide a sample datebook entry if you wish (or if the character would keep a datebook!). 5. Who is the love of this character's life? 6. Have someone else propose a toast in this character's honor. 7. What languages does the character speak, read, or write? Write a scene in which s/he overhears a conversation in an unfamiliar language. 8. Describe an illness the character (or someone close to the character) has suffered. 9. How would this character spend an ideal vacation? (Perhaps sketch out an itinerary.) 10. What one question is this character most afraid of being asked-and how would s/he answer it? Even if the particular scenes or details that first emerge don't seem relevant or don't survive into the story or novel manuscript, you won't have misspent your time. Such information deepens your knowledge of your character(s), which can lead to richer writing later on. And you've been writing, rather than confronting that empty screen or page. Warm- ups work in multiple ways for writers, too. (c) Copyright 2004 Erika Dreifus. All rights reserved. Article reprint permission is granted provided that the entire article--including the "About the Author" information--remains intact and unaltered.
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