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Thursday Exercise

Dobbin477 — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:01:47 +0000

Your last Thursday exercise (since NaNo begins Monday morning at midnight!) is simple. Maybe you’re like me and you’re looking for something to eat? You open your fridge and there’s maybe ham. It looks like ham, but how long has it been there? Is it supposed to be that color? Your exercise is to go out and buy groceries because you’re going to need them. NaNo begins soon and you need novelling fuel! Foods, beverages, snacks, caffeine, sugar, that sort of thing. It’s time. Stock up well because who has time to run to the nearest store for a burger when writing!
–Dobbin477

Thursday Nanowrimo Exercise

Dobbin477 — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:19:39 +0000

Writing a novel is fun, but sometimes you get stuck because you realize you don’t really know who your main character is. A good way to learn more about your main character is to have a back story. Where did your character come from to end up in the situation he or she is in now? Write a backstory about your character, more specifically, what was your main character doing the day before the incident in your novel?

–Dobbin477

Nanowrimo Exercise

Dobbin477 — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:46:11 +0000

Greetings once again! This week’s exercise is similar to last week, except in reverse. Throughout Novemeber you’ll hear something called word war. What is a word war? It’s when everyone sits down for a set period of time and writes continuously without thinking or stopping until the time is up. Usually the set periods are 15 minutes or 30 minutes. This week it will be 15 minutes. If you have an egg timer or a timer set it for 15 minutes. Think of something to write about and when you’re ready start the timer and write. Don’t stop for anything; don’t think about anything; just write. (If you don’t have a timer you’ll have to keep track of the time as you’re writing). So how did you do? How much can write in 15 minutes? Don’t be discouraged if your word count isn’t where you want it to be, this is only to get you warmed up for the exciting month of November!

–Dobbin477

Monday Writing Exercise

Dobbin477 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:07:12 +0000

Yes, late again!

So you’re walking along the street and up ahead is a lighthouse. Suddenly the path in front of you folds (as in folding paper, not the poker term). Describe what you see.

–Dobbin477

Monday Writing Exercise

Dobbin477 — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:07:09 +0000

Currently it is raining outside where I live. So let’s pretend it’s raining, except the rain is pink. What does the area around you look like?
–Dobbin477

Monday Writing Exercise

Dobbin477 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:50:15 +0000

It’s summertime and things are starting to grow! You’re walking and see a flower. The flower says hello. What kind of dialog will you and the flower have? –Dobbin477 (better late than never )

Monday Exercise

Dobbin477 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:01:09 +0000

Hello, it’s Dobbin477 with your Monday Exercise: You’ve been knocked unconscious and blindfolded. When you wake up, you hear a scratching sound. The blindfold is lifted. What do you see?