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IWW
Practice-W Exercise Archives
Exercise: On The Road
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: Alice Folkart
Posted on: 24 October 2010
Posted on: 5 October 2014
Posted on: 19 August 2018
Re-posted on: 29 December 2019
Re-posted on: 2 January 2022
Re-posted on: 25 February 2024
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Exercise: In 400 words or less show us someone traveling alone or
with others. Why is this journey important to them? What is the
destination and what do the travelers expect to find there?
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Is your story about best friends on the way to Spring Break or
a Little League team going to a playoff? Does it follow
refugees running from war or perhaps show us someone on a
business trip that might make or break a career. Is someone
going home?
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In critiquing, consider the plot and characters. Are both
interesting enough to make you want to read on. Whether yes
or no, tell us why. Is the landscape through which the
characters travel important to the story? What does it
contribute? Can you tell if the writer has done any
research to provide realistic detail of mode of travel,
background, period, and characters? Does it enrich the piece.
Would you want to read more?
Web site created by
Rhéal Nadeau and
the administrators of the Internet Writing Workshop.
Modified by Gayle Surrette.
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