Writing Exercise
Beneath the Table
Anxiety. Burnt coffee. Students with baggy eyes. It was a week to the final exams all right – that not-too-welcome yet inevitable time of the semester when students were in a constant state of panic. Brains were in a frenzy, overheated from cramming topics that were long overdue. Everyone was scared. These grades would determine if they passed on to the next class or not.
By Michelle Ewenam Akakpo3 months ago in Writers
The Judge
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise — Break your story idea down into three sentences of three words each. That will give you a beginning, a middle, and an end, and help you understand the architecture of the work. By having to choose three verbs, you’ll be forcing yourself to consider the three parts of the action. The Objective — To see if your story, like a good stool, has three legs to stand on.
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Writers
Uncertainty
The crack of dawn arrives; the sun beams through the curtain gap, with the wish that the light brings unceasing hope so my heart sees pass the shadow that clouds it. Yet time moves softly, swiftly, silently slipping through my grasp...seeking to find:
By Pau in Motion3 months ago in Writers
The Importance Of Dialogue
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise — Highlight the dialogue in a story by a writer you admire. Then determine how much dialogue is summarized rather than presented in quotation marks. Next, set up a situation in which one character is going on and on about something — complaining about grades, arguing with a spouse about the children, or recounting an accident to a friend. Summarize the dialogue, occasionally interspersing it with comments and stage directions. The Objective — To understand what summarized dialogue accomplishes and how it affects tone, pace, and the shaping of a scene.
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Writers
Part 5: The Storm and the Test — When Faith Is Challenged
For days, Shafipur had been wrapped in strange weather. The sky stayed heavy, gray with the promise of rain that never quite fell. The air felt restless, as if the city itself was waiting for something to happen.
By Shazzed Hossain Shajal3 months ago in Writers
Part 4: Evening of Reflection — Where Hearts Meet Again
Evening draped itself gently over Shafipur, coloring the narrow streets with gold and shadow. The city’s noise softened — the call of vendors fading, the smell of fried snacks floating from distant stalls, and the faint murmur of Maghrib Adhan weaving through the air like a sacred thread.
By Shazzed Hossain Shajal3 months ago in Writers
Part 3: Ayan’s School Day — Lessons Beyond the Classroom
The sun hung softly above Shafipur High School, its light glinting off rows of tin roofs and the laughter of children echoing through the courtyard. Ayan, his satchel pressed neatly against his side, walked through the school gate with the calm confidence that only good upbringing could give.
By Shazzed Hossain Shajal3 months ago in Writers
Part 2: The Father’s Shop — A Place of Trust and Test
By midmorning, the sun had climbed higher, brushing the tin rooftops of Shafipur with gold. The lanes near the mosque were alive with sounds — the ring of bicycle bells, the chatter of shopkeepers, and the sweet rhythm of daily life.
By Shazzed Hossain Shajal3 months ago in Writers
Part 1: The Morning in the Small City
The sun had only just risen above the quiet rooftops of Shafipur, a small city that still smelled of damp earth and morning prayers. The call of Fajr had faded softly into the breeze, but its peace lingered — like a gentle reminder that every new day was a gift from Allah.
By Shazzed Hossain Shajal3 months ago in Writers
