Prompts
Suggesting An Approximate Age
Author's Note: My life today and early life, or non-fiction, are mostly what I write now. I also started writing poetry while writing rap for a grandchild who thought that, because I wrote, I might be able to write him a few rap songs. He came back with I didn’t rhyme enough.
By Denise E Lindquistabout a year ago in Writers
A Fiction Character, I Already Wrote About
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts - My life today and early life or non-fiction are mostly what I write now. I also started writing poetry while writing rap for a grandchild who thought because I wrote, I may be able to write him a few rap songs. He came back with I didn't rhyme enough.Now I can rhyme. Poetry came from that. This is what I started with.Fiction is difficult for me I want to write rap to be a rapping granny you see to write about a way we can see that life and maybe some other fun fiction hehe The Exercise: First work with a story that you've already written, one whose characters need fleshing out. Write the character's name at the top of the page. Then fill in this sentence five or ten times: He (or she) is the sort of person who ___________________, For example: Meyer Wolfsheim is the sort of person who boasts of wearing human molars for cuff links. Then determine which details add flash and blood and heart to your characters. After you have selected the "telling" detail, work it into your story more felicitously than merely saying, "She is the sort of person who..." Put it in dialogue or weave it into narrative summary. But use it. The Objective: To learn to select revealing concrete details, details that often tell us more than the character would want us to know.
By Denise E Lindquistabout a year ago in Writers
Naming Fiction Characters
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise:Name the following characters, keeping in mind that you can plant, within a name, a clue to their role in your fiction.* A petty, white-collar thief who robs his boss over several years.* An envious, bitter woman who makes her sister miserable by systematically trying to undercut her pleasure and self-confidence.* A sweet young man too shy to speak to an attractive woman he sees every day at work.* The owner of a fast-food restaurant who comes on to his young female employees.* A grandmother who just won the lottery.The Objective:To recognize that the names you give your characters should not be drawn out of a hat but carefully tested to see if they "work". Sometimes you may want to choose an "appropriate" name (Victoria for a member of the British aristocracy) and once in a while it's a good idea to choose a name that seems "inappropriate" (Bruce for the child of migrant farm workers). In each case, you are sending a message to the reader about who the character is, where he came from and where he is headed. A name can send a message as powerful as a title.
By Denise E Lindquistabout a year ago in Writers
Vocal Poetry Anthology: Progress Update and Requests - Part Two
Hey, friends and fellow combatants of the written word. I messed up. About... Three months ago. Wait, it can't possibly be that long! Double check - yep. Your boy, your Paul, messed up big style. Three months ago, I published an update on the Vocal Anthology poetry collection I've been working on since the start of the year, set to feature many of you lovely people and your fine words. Three months ago, I was at the stage of gathering the Author Bios for the book.
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Writers
Written As A He
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise: Write a page in the first person, assuming the voice of someone of the opposite gender. This can be a description, a narrative, or a segment of autobiography. The main point is to completely lose yourself and become another. The Objective: To learn how to draw convincing verbal portraits of characters different from yourself and to make them sympathetic, rounded, and complex, even though you don’t especially “like” them or admire what they represent.
By Denise E Lindquistabout a year ago in Writers
Humans vs Algorithms; The Clash for Marketing Control
In today’s fast-changing digital world, one big question keeps coming up: should businesses rely more on artificial intelligence or human expertise in advertising? This debate is especially strong when we talk about AI vs Human PPC and the growing role of AI advertising. On one side, algorithms bring speed, precision, and automation. On the other hand, humans bring creativity, strategy, and emotional understanding. The clash isn’t about who will win—it’s about how both can work together.
By Warne Bironnabout a year ago in Writers
Dollar Challenge - Country Roads Challenge (September edition)
Here's the challenge I set for June Dollar Challenge - Invention Edition If you're familiar with these little prompts from me, they are quotes that inspired or stuck with me in some way. They might be from books, songs, films, or, not to put too fine a point on it, memes.
By L.C. Schäferabout a year ago in Writers
Writing Down The Bones Deck #18
Hi guys, It has been a while since I completed one of these card prompts. This post series has been inspired by Denise E Lindquist. I never would have known about this deck of cards if it wasn't for her. So thank you Denise for sharing this lovely deck of cards with all of us on Vocal.
By Chloe Unfilteredabout a year ago in Writers
