Writing Exercises

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

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

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

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

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!

Imagine a scene where your protagonist stumbles upon a mysterious portal that transports them to a parallel world. This world is vastly different from his familiar surroundings, almost the complete opposite. A mirrored world!

This writing exercise is inspired by The Quest archetype. It focuses on one key moment or decision within the larger quest. Imagine this would be the last and biggest challenge the hero has to overcome. If they fail, all will be lost forever...

Christopher Booker's "Rags to Riches" archetype is one of the seven basic plots he identified in his book "The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories." This archetype typically involves a protagonist starting in a lowly state and experiencing a rise in fortune or personal development.

What kind of monsters are we facing in our current reality? Can you come up with a community that isn't a small idyllic mountain village?