GWW Writing Exercises

  1. Narrative voice and all that jazz

    Happy Hump Day Minions!! (Yes calling you few people who read this minion is growing on me.) Last week we talked about how and why using the CRAVE strategy can help you in your endeavors of worldly social media and marketing dominance. If you missed that blog, here's a handy link: [URL]https://www.writingforums.org/entry/c-r-a-v-e-and-why-its-a-great-strategy-for-social-media.64334/#comment-11486[/URL] Today's blog post is brought to you by forum member @Magus who kindly asked last week if I had...
  2. Identifying your target audience/reader

    Hello readers! It's a been a while, and for that, I'm deeply sorry. I've been toying with post ideas and wanted to bring you all something of substance, not filler. And on that note, today I'll be tackling how to identify your target audience (and why you should). "Writers write first for themselves, and edit for their reader." -UNK I can't remember who said that, but it's true. Every one of us writes for our own reasons, usually ourselves, and then edit our work with a clear goal in...
  3. Networking won't kill you they say....

    In last weeks post on creating confidence in yourself and your writing, we talked about the need to surround ourselves with people who were encouraging and supportive. If you haven't read the post you can do so here: [URL]https://www.writingforums.org/entry/building-confidence-in-yourself-and-your-writing.64266/#comment-11311[/URL] Today I'd like to take that topic a step further and discuss how surrounding yourself with those people (and actively seeking them out) can do more than just foster your...
  4. Building Confidence in yourself and your writing

    Today I'll be continuing the topic of retraining our writerly brain. If you live under a rock, or just didn't have time to read my last post Are you a good writer? Then please check it out here: [URL]https://www.writingforums.org/blog/corbyn.18335/[/URL] Do you lack confidence in your daily life? Do you lack confidence in your writing? Do you find yourself writing something, then not picking it back up for days, weeks, or months because you feel like it's terrible or you've done a disservice to your...
  5. So you have your story idea, now what?

    If you've followed along over the last several blog posts, we've not only created a story idea but tested it to see if it could make a novel. Hopefully, by the end of those posts, you're ready to get going on writing that thing. But some of you may not be ready yet. You may feel something is missing, or be concerned that it may not make a good novel. Well, have no fear. The only crap novel is the one you haven't written. Anything else is just a matter of editing/rewrites. Some of you may...
  6. How to develop a story idea part 4

    Welcome to Friday. Today will be the last post in this series on developing story ideas. Thank you for sticking it out to the end of these posts. If you're just joining in, you can catch up to the previous posts here: [URL]https://www.writingforums.org/blog/corbyn.18335/[/URL] You've made it through this week; you deserve a pat on the back. Sometimes weeks are hard, so be sure to indulge in a little, go me time. But first, time to do some more work! I also must apologize as this will be a long post....
  7. How to Develop a story idea section 1

    Fake it until you make it: I never understood this statement. It always seemed a little counterproductive to me. But one thing I've learned over the years is to try to see things from a different perspective than my usual one. So that's what I'm doing with this little gem. What does "Fake it until you make it" mean to me? Well, it means showing up every day to do the work for one thing. No excuses. No, but my muse isn't talking to me. No, but the words just won't come. I've been there and...
  8. Character dreams

    I recently read a character development exercise where you get to know your character through two different approaches. The first being their dreams. This can unlock various items that can be repeated through your wip to establish symbolism, among other things. The second, being to imagine your character getting dressed, or going through their full morning routine. This will unlock habits, and give a deeper sense of your character. So I've decided to try both, but up first will be the dream....
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  9. Exercise on Character

    I took a creative writing class at my college a few semesters ago that rekindled my desire to write. It was a great open course, but it did not teach us much about craft. As the result of a wet appetite, I have gone on my own personal learning crusade regarding the actual craft of writing. Specifically I focus on fiction short stories and hopefully eventually a novel. So one of the resources I have come to enjoy is the Gotham Writers’ Workshop book on fiction writing. Anyway what I...
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  10. Writing Exercise, Random Word Gen.

    I read a lot about people who claim to have writers block. Personally, I’ve never suffered from it; however I do get easily distracted by various things. When working on my writing and not actually wanting to work on a specific story, I have a trick that I use as a writing exercise. I use a random word generator: [URL]http://watchout4snakes.com/CreativityTools/RandomWord/RandomWord.aspx[/URL] [URL]http://watchout4snakes.com/CreativityTools/RandomWord/RandomWordPlus.aspx[/URL] To find three words, in...
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