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IWW
Practice-W Exercise Archives
Exercise: What's going on here?
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.internetwritingworkshop.org/).
Prepared by: Bob Sanchez
Posted on: April 20, 2008
Reposted on: May 9, 2010
Reposted on: December 30, 2012
Reposted on: June 7, 2014
Reposted on: August 26, 2018
Reposted on: December 12, 2021
Reposted on: December 31, 2023
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Exercise: In 400 words or less, write a scene building on the basic
information provided here. Be sure to make each character's
motivations clear, and let us know something of each one's personality.
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A woman runs on a quiet stretch of road. She isn't wearing running
clothes, but she moves quickly. Not far behind, a man in street
clothes also runs. A canal parallels the road on one side; on the other
side are scattered houses. A half mile down the road, a brick building.
So what's going on here? Let us in on the story through the point
of view of either character. Add any sensory and descriptive details at
your discretion, but be sure we understand the motivations of the
characters. What do they want? What do they have to do with each other?
Do their goals coincide, or do they conflict? Can we see a quality or
personality trait that drives each person? The reader does not necessarily
have to learn the outcome, as long as the situation is clear.
In your critique, tell whether the writer has clearly established the
situation. Are the individual goals clear? Do we have a sense of their
respective personalities?
Web site created by
Rhéal Nadeau and
the administrators of the Internet Writing Workshop.
Modified by Gayle Surrette.
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