Start With This

The best way to start writing is to start writing. Not sure where to begin? Start With This. A new podcast from @nvpresents.

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New Episode: The Burnout Cycle with Janina Matthewson
Burnout is real and it comes around on the regular.
Listen here:
https://t.co/IQNjYjsAOs

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Assignment: Write a review of a movie that doesn’t exist.

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Assignment: Go to the Random Sentence Generator. Generate two sentences. Write a one-page story where these are the first and last sentences. https://t.co/G6oToq4fQp

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Assignment: Write a synopsis for a novel called "Hark All You Gutter Saints"

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Assignment: Write a story from the point of view of a sentient tree. The tree can't speak or walk, but it can think and feel.

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Assignment: Think of a pop song you really like. Now re-write that song as a prose story.

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Assignment: Imagine your favorite scene from any movie or TV show or play. Now re-write that scene from memory.

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Assignment: Write a cover letter from the point of view of a superhero applying for a menial job. Accentuate your superpowers without revealing you actually have them.

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Assignment: Go to a random Wikipedia page with this link: https://t.co/GfbjZ6fCBL Now explain a situation where the fate of the world depends on the knowledge found on that page.

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Assignment: Look at the 5 day weather forecast. Tell a 5 sentence story, using each day's forecast as inspiration.

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New Episode: But How Does It End?
How do you land the ending? https://t.co/kJgxJAytrL

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Assignment: Take your favorite last sentence from a book, and use it as the first sentence for a new work.

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Assignment: Give your favorite novel a new title. Explain why you think this title works better (or at least just as well)

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Come talk writing and creation with @happierman & @PlanetofFinks today at 3pm ET. https://t.co/V91X3xK07z

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Assignment: Write a synopsis for a novel called "The Golden Age of Parachuting"

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Assignment: Give your autobiography a surprise ending. Be truthful. This is about framing, not invention.

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Assignment: Describe being scared without using the word scared (or its synonyms).

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Assignment: Create two truths and a lie for a fictional character (could be your own or one from a work you enjoy).

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Assignment: Write a truthful sentence that hides a key piece of information. This piece of information would change the meaning of things entirely if the reader knew it.

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Assignment: You've just discovered a canyon. Name it.