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IWW
Practice-W Exercise Archives
Exercise: Wake Up
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: Charles Hightower
Posted on: September 21, 2008
Reposted on: May 16, 2010
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Exercise: In 400 words or less, your character awakes in an unexpected
location and you must show how the character reacts.
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Your character comes to
consciousness and is surprised by the surroundings. Show your
readers what the character experiences, how he/she behaves.
The tale should begin the moment the character wakes up. Remember, this is not to be a story about a dream, but about a real event in your character's life.
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Exercise: In 400 words or less, your character awakes in an unexpected
location and you must show how the character reacts.
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In your critiques, note how well the writer has constructed the setting
and shown us authentic characters acting in believable ways. What do we
learn of the characters from their reactions to the failure? Would you
like to read more of the story? 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 Greg Gunther.
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