Fun & Terrible Writing Exercises
Daily or weekly writing exercises can be a fun way to practice the art of writing and break out of writer's block. In my case, I use the Title-O-Tron to generate a random "Pulp Sci-Fi" story name and write a 500+ word story in one sitting. These are intentionally rough and unedited because they are just a way to warm up for the "real" writing. If you read these, beware of grammatical, typographical, spelling, and structural errors!
These are not representative of a first draft or even an outline for a novel, they are more like early brainstorming efforts... based on terrible story prompts.
Enjoy!
Stephen Hermer
The Ballad of Optimistic Billy
277 words
Billy had always loved wet Moria Village with its flooded, swampy landscape. It was a place where he felt afraid.
He was an optimistic, gentle, water drinker with fragile feet and ruddy eyes. His friends saw him as a foolish, but generous friend. Once, he had even jumped into a river and saved a nervous iguana. That's the sort of man he was.
Billy walked over to the window and reflected on his foggy surroundings. The rain hammered like exploding centipedes and smelled like earwig honey.
Then he saw something in the distance, or rather someone. It was the figure of Sophie .
September 2, 2018 - Stephen Hermer
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