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IWW
Practice-W Exercise Archives
Exercise: Pure Bliss
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: Jenny L. Collins
Posted on: Sunday, May 6, 2007
Posted on: Sunday, July 5, 2020
Posted on: Sunday, November 6, 2022
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Exercise: In 400 words or less, write a scene in which the main character
experiences complete satisfaction, using
senses to heighten
the experience.
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Simple pleasures can be found easily, but how often do we take the
opportunity to
absorb them in daily life? Write a scene conveying a feeling of
complete joy to the
reader. Your character might be lolling around cat-lazy on a Sunday
morning,
enjoying a refreshing beverage with co-workers after a difficult job,
or watching a youngest daughter walk down the aisle. Share the
character's pleasure with the readers, using senses to heighten
the experience.
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In your critiques, let the writer know whether you felt the character's
emotion, and
why the scene did or did not work for you. Could you see, smell, taste
and hear their
surroundings? And, as usual, pay attention to all the technical
concerns that go into
good writing.
Web site created by
Rhéal Nadeau and
the administrators of the Internet Writing Workshop.
Modified by Gayle Surrette.
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