Category: 5-Minute Writing Exercises
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Writing Exercise #05 Write an opening using: “Things could not get any worse…”
Things could not get any worse for them. Running around the tundra naked, being chased by a polar bear. It was a strange method of murder for their employer to use. But, then they knew who they were working for. They knew McNarris did not like to kill people. He…
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Writing Exercise #04:Write an opening using: “If I remember correctly.”
“If I remember correctly, the last time you and I were in this position, I beat you so badly you were hospitalized for three weeks,” he said to me. Clearly, he thought I was the same person I was five years ago. It was a very uncomfortable position to be…
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Writing Exercise #03: Serial
Serial, number, fool, game, play, busy, no time, work, important, bills, cars, flashback, movie, cinema, theatre, play, dance, sing, effort, happy, work, smile, dream, understand, grieve, solitude, species, glass, home, sally, student, writing, never, happens, candy, m and m’s, rapper, wrapper, syrup, pancakes, daisy, liar, single, wait, latitude, music, longitude,…
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Writing Exercise #02: Write an opening using the sentence: “It wasn’t easy growing up with a man/woman like him/ her.”
It wasn’t easy growing up with a man like him. He was so perfect all the time. A neat freak, a narcissist, a perfectionist, and a soccer coach. The house had to be spotless or we were in trouble. He had to look beautiful or we were in trouble. We…
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Writing Ex. #1: Write an ending using: “And that was it. That’s how I ended up here.”
So, it all started when I went out for a walk with my dog, Fabio. I saw an old lady also walking a dog, a Chihuahua, standing at the corner and decided to help her cross the street. So, I took her dog leash for her and when the light…
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