Comedy requires a lot of skill to write effectively. Pacing can affect your delivery and sometimes the tone of a piece can derail the best punchlines. Pacing and tone can also make a joke land perfectly with the audience. As an exercise: Find a joke or two (you can find a couple below). Now, write… Continue reading Exercise: Just Kidding!
Category: Exercises
Exercise: Safe Space
Safety is a fundamental need and craving for most people. There are certain things that make us feel safer, or that we associate with the feelings of safety and security. As an exercise: write about a memory where you felt absolutely safe. Try to incorporate as many of your senses as possible. Bonus exercise: write… Continue reading Exercise: Safe Space
Exercise: Create a Zodiac
People have spent millennia trying to understand what causes different personality traits. Everything from the timing of a birth, the number of letters in a name, birth order and blood type have been used. Whether or not you believe any of these, they can still be a lot of fun and a good way to… Continue reading Exercise: Create a Zodiac
Exercise: Twisted Tales
Flash fiction is a short form story, usually of under a thousand words. It can be difficult to completely tell a story in such a small space, but it can also create an intense and riveting story. Some exercises to try: In 500 words or less, tell the story of Sleeping Beauty's worst nightmare and… Continue reading Exercise: Twisted Tales
Exercise: When I Grow Up
Every little kid has dreams of what they want to be when they grow up. Your characters are no different. As an exercise: Make a list of your characters and write down what they wanted to be when they were small. Also write down what they actually become and how that compares to their childhood… Continue reading Exercise: When I Grow Up
The Written Vixen 