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IWW
Practice-W Exercise Archives
Exercise: Who are these
people?
These exercises were written
by IWW members
and administrators to provide structured practice opportunities for its
members.
You are welcome to use them for practice as well. Please mention that
you found
them at the Internet Writers Workshop
(http://www.internetwritingwor
kshop.org/).
Prepared by: Carter Jefferson
Posted on: 10/22/2006
Exercise: In less than 400 words, write the opening to a story or novel
based on the picture at the link below. If you're female, write
from the man's POV; if you're male, the woman's.
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Writers find inspiration everywhere. For this exercise, find your
inspiration in the painting you'll see when you click the link below.
The picture dates from 1947, but you may set your story in any time or
place you'd like.
But wait! There's more. Most writers tend naturally to create a
protagonist of the same sex the writer is. There are exceptions, of
course: men write romances with female protagonists, and women
mysteries whose heroes are hard-boiled
policemen. Today we're asking you to stretch your muscles: Write
from the point of view of the opposite sex.
Here's the link. Edward Hopper, "Summer Evening":
http://tinyurl.com/gwv53
(Click on your ":back" button to return here.)
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Exercise: In less than 400 words, write the opening to a story or novel
based on the picture at the link above. If you're female, write
from the man's POV; if you're male, the woman's.
When critiquing, tell the writer whether you'd want to read more of the
story. Is it clearly inspired by the painting? Are the characters
realistic? Is the scene well set to develop the story? Did the writer
succeed in using the opposite POV? If
she or he didn't do it effectively, what went wrong? Give specific
reasons, if you can.
Web site created by
Rhéal Nadeau and
the administrators of the Internet Writing Workshop.
Modified by Gayle Surrette.
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