Add some anticipation to your writing. Let your story, poem, or piece begin to build up to something that the reader may or may not see coming. Make sure not to give too much away. Leave bread crumbs. Let the clues add up. Let the pieces of the puzzle slowly come together.
Have fun!
Take a short poem, like a haiku or even a six word story/poem, and expand on it. Fit it into what you have been writing. Use one you haven’t written. Why? Because you need to imagine what the story is behind the piece. Imagine what was going on in the writer’s mind and run with it. How does that fit with what you are thinking with your writing.
Stretch the piece. Stretch your creativity.
Happy writing!
The character actor in a movie typically isn’t the star. Not only are they a supporting character but they are the glue that keeps the movie from being boring. However most movies would not survive without them. They provide depth the the movie. (They are usually my favorite characters.)
Create one for your fiction project. Write an essay about one. Develop a poem around the premise.
Play with it. Try some stuff. Think about your favorite character actors and your writing. Make something happen.
Trust me it will be amazing as long as you have fun with it!
Create some back story that doesn’t already exist in your writing. Pick a character you haven’t talked about much. Pick a topic you haven’t covered. Build up to what is already there.
Have fun with it!
Time yourself.
You’ve got fifteen minutes.
Start with a train of thought and run with it. It could be something on your character’s mind or something on your mind. It could be based off of a word or a feeling.
Just write. Do not stop writing until the fifteen minutes is up. Do not pause to think. Whatever you think is what you put down on paper.
Trust me… you can have fun with this!
Happy Writing!
How about a sneak peek? Throw a hint at the what the ending looks like. A poem that speaks of the future may be the way to go. An essay about where you think things should go with a topic of extreme interest to you. A moment of foreshadowing for your character.
We are on the downhill stretch so why not shine a light on what is at the bottom.
However you see it, whatever comes to mind when you think sneak peek, go ahead and throw it in there.
Happy Writing!
Your image that you described yesterday… take it and build something more from it. Build a scene. Make it a part of a poem. Write an essay on how that image relates to something, to your characters you created earlier, or to you. Develop that image.
Happy Writing!
Okay let’s try this.
Close your eyes.
Hum the first three lines to your favorite song.
Breathe deep.
Capture the first thing that comes to mind.
Hold that image in your mind for ninety seconds or so.
Now open your eyes and describe that image.
Use whatever format comes to you first.
Make sure you capture everything you saw in your mind. Capture what you felt.
Get it all down.
Happy Writing!
So yesterday you created your character and tried to sell them.
Today… let’s be realistic. No one is perfect, even in fiction. So no matter what form you are writing in we need to face flaws.
Take some time to be honest about the flaws of your character. These flaws are what makes your character realistic and gives them depth.
Go ahead. Get creative.
Turtleberry Press 