Writing Exercise
Essence, Embodiment, and Relational Reality
The Failure of Reduction and the Need for Synthesis There is a persistent failure in many modern attempts to explain what a human being is. Some frameworks reduce the person entirely to matter, insisting that identity, consciousness, morality, and meaning are nothing more than emergent properties of physical processes. Other frameworks move in the opposite direction, detaching spirit from reason and grounding belief in intuition alone, often at the cost of coherence or accountability. Both approaches fail because both misunderstand essence. One denies that essence exists at all. The other treats it as something vague and undefinable.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcastabout a month ago in Writers
World War III
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What If? Writing Exercise for Fiction Writers prompts The Exercise — Choose a story to work with that is still in an early draft form. Read it through so you are thoroughly familiar with it and with the characters. Then find a place in the story to complete and insert the following sentences underlined below (change the pronoun as necessary.) Then come up with a few of your own inserts. The Objective - To experience how your semiconscious imagination is capable of conjuring up material that is absolutely organic to your story for each "fill-in" from the above list. Writers who do this exercise are always amazed at how something so seeminly artifical can provide them with effective additions to their stories.
By Denise E Lindquistabout a month ago in Writers
The Day My Writing Practice Took a Slight Detour
I feel fortunate in life to live just a couple of blocks up from the beach. The beach is my happy place. Some days, and even more so when the weather is beautiful, I will push myself to take a slow walk down and sit and practise some of my writing exercises. And when I say: push myself, I’m embarrassed this may come across as taking where I live for granted or even laziness. But truthfully, it’s more about my procrastination.
By Chantal Christie Weissabout a month ago in Writers
A Very Short Story With One Syllable Words Only
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What If? Writing Exercise for Fiction Writers prompts The Exercise — Write a short story using words of only one syllable. The Objective - To make you conscious of word choice
By Denise E Lindquistabout a month ago in Writers
The Last Vacation at the Beach
I didn’t know it was going to be my last vacation at the beach. That’s the strange thing about endings—they rarely announce themselves. They arrive disguised as ordinary days, warm and harmless, like sunlight on your face when you step out of the car and breathe in salt without thinking twice.
By Imran Ali Shahabout a month ago in Writers
Copywriter Meaning, Responsibilities, Skills & How to Become One in 2026
In 2026, the word copywriter carries more weight than ever before. What once referred mainly to someone who wrote advertisements has evolved into a profession that sits at the center of business growth, digital influence, and brand trust. In a world saturated with content, copywriters are no longer just writers; they are strategic communicators who shape how people think, feel, and act.
By Sathish Kumar about a month ago in Writers
Finding Adjectives and Adverbs
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What If? Writing Exercise for Fiction Writers prompts The Exercise — Underline and highlight all adverbs and italicize and highlight adjectives in a published story and decide which ones work. Then, exchange all weak adverbs and adjectives for strong ones of your own. Consider omitting them altogether. The Objective - To be alert to the power - and the weakness - of these verbal spices. To avoid them except when they can add something you really need
By Denise E Lindquistabout a month ago in Writers
Why Students Are Turning to a Humanizer AI Instead of Relying on AI Alone
Why Students Are Reconsidering AI-Only Writing in Academic Work Artificial intelligence tools have become deeply embedded in student workflows. From outlining essays to organizing research notes, AI has changed how students approach assignments. However, a noticeable shift is taking place in academic environments. Students who rely exclusively on AI-generated writing are increasingly encountering issues related to grading, feedback, and academic credibility.
By Abbasi Publisherabout a month ago in Writers
