MAKE IT FICTION
WABB LAB – MEMOIRS – DAY 7 Distance can open new possibilities! This exercise is meant to help you look at your memories with the distance of a writer and the freedom of an artist. It can help you to rewrite your work and allow yourself to get creative with your own memories. Let go […]
A RULE YOU FOLLOWED WITHOUT QUESTION
WABB LAB – MEMOIRS – DAY 6 Every system runs on rules.Some are written down.Most are not. The exercise Write about a rule you followed at the time without questioning it. It could be: Choose one rule.Stay with it. What to write Write about a time that someone broke the rule and what happened next. […]
A PERSON WHO DISSAPEARED
WABB LAB – MEMOIRS – DAY 5 Welcome to day 5 of our first Wabb-Lab: Memoirs! Wabb-Labs are a weeklong deep dive into a specific form of writing. Immerse yourself fully and commit for one week of writing every day! Memoirs may sound like a later in life type of thing and looking back into […]
A CONVERSATION
WABB LAB – MEMOIRS – DAY 4 You don’t remember conversations cleanly.So don’t write them cleanly. The exercise Write a conversation you still remember but only write what you remember people saying. Don’t bother with he said, she whispered, they shouted aggressively. No, just what was said. Also, only the fragments you remember. You can […]
SOMETHING YOU MISUNDERSTOOD
WABB LAB – MEMOIRS – DAY 3 A memory doesn’t require clarity.Confusion is allowed. The exercise Write about a moment in your life that you misunderstood at the time, or maybe you still don’t have a clue and are still wondering what the heck happened! It could be: Important:Do not correct the misunderstanding and stay […]
THE MOMENT BEFORE EVERYTHING CHANGED
WABB LAB: MEMOIRS – DAY 2 Big events rarely arrive out of nowhere.They are usually preceded by ordinary, forgettable moments, moments that only gain weight later. The exercise Start with a big or important event in your life. It could be: Now do not write about that event. Instead: What to write Describe what happened, […]
A PLACE YOU REMEMBER CLEARLY
We are delighted to introduce Wabb-Labs!
Wabb-Labs are a weeklong deep dive into a specific form of writing. Today we will kick off the first: Memoirs!