[identity profile] lyonessheart.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] hd_writers
We all have days when writing a story seems just too big to handle but this blog here always makes me smile and helps me get back on track. I have taken the liberty of taking one of they exercises for writers to share with you.

The 12-Day Plan of Simple Writing Exercises

Day 1:
Write 10 potential book titles of books you’d like to write.

Day 2:
Create a character with personality traits of someone you love, but the physical characteristics of someone you don’t care for.

Day 3:
Write a setting based on the most beautiful place you’ve ever seen.

Day 4:
Write a letter to an agent telling her how wonderful you are.

Day 5:

Write a 20-line poem about a memorable moment in your life.

Day 6:
Select a book on your shelf and pick two chapters at random. Take the first line of one chapter and the last line of the other chapter and write a short story (no more than 1000 words) using those as bookends to your story.

Day 7:
Write a letter to yourself telling you what you need to improve in the coming 6 months.

Day 8:
Rewrite a fairy tale from the bad guy’s point of view.

Day 9:
Turn on your TV. Write down the first line that you hear and write a story based on it.

Day 10:
Go sit in a public place and eavesdrop on a conversation. Turn what you hear into a short love story (no matter how much you have to twist what they say).

Day 11:
Write the acknowledgments page that will be placed in your first (next?) published book, thanking all the people who have helped you along the way.

Day 12:
Gather everything you’ve written over the previous 11 days. Pick your favorite. Edit it, polish it and either try to get it published or post it on the Web to share with the world. Be proud of yourself and your work.




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Date: 2015-09-21 05:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] smirkingcat.livejournal.com
oh these sound so interesting
*feels her fingers itching*
i will make time next year and try me on those- i wont do it this year because with my luck....
but thanks for sharing these look amazing!

Date: 2015-09-21 08:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] josephinestone.livejournal.com
Oh, I really like this. Some of them would take me much longer than a day; like the fairy tale one. Day two I really want to do. I think their are only two people I've ever really not like in my life, but it is just an interesting idea.

Date: 2015-09-25 10:05 pm (UTC)
vaysh: Potter? (a_Potter?)
From: [personal profile] vaysh
These are great exercises. I really love the mix of thinking about writing & publishing in a theoretical way, and actual writing exercises.

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