YOUR LOVE STORY
The exercise Choose one scene you wrote during this lab. Read it once as a reader, not as the writer who knows what you meant.Pay attention to: Now revise the scene with a single aim: make it easier to read. Focus on: You may change sentences.You may change word choices.You may change emphasis. Parameters If […]
WHAT THEY DID TO PUSH LOVE AWAY
WABB LAB – LOVE – DAY 5 Sometimes love ends because of repetition, not drama. The exercise Write a scene where a character realises:I pushed too hard. I waited too long. I didn’t listen. What to write Show: The other person may or may not be present. Rules Tip Image the situation in your head […]
TOO LATE
WABB LAB – DAY 4 – TOO LATE Sometimes love is recognised only after it’s gone. The exercise Write a scene where a character realises they have missed their moment. Choose one situation or come up with your own: What to write Focus on: Do not: Rules Tip! Regret is strongest when it’s quiet.
LOVE INTERRUPTED
WABB LAB – LOVE – DAY 3 Love at first sight may sound fabulous, but if they find each other straight away, the story will be over soon. That’s why in storytelling we always need to postpone the end result whether you are writing literature, comedy, drama or theatre. The exercise Write a scene where […]
OPPOSITES ATTRACT
WABB LAB – LOVE – DAY 2 Opposite characters give endless opportunities to write any kind of story and they work great in love stories too! People don’t fall in love because they are similar.They fall in love because something works despite their differences. The exercise Create two characters who are very different. Choose two […]
LOVE IN TIMES OF CHAOS
WABB LAB – LOVE – DAY 1 Wabb-Labs are a weeklong deep dive into a specific form of writing. It is almost February, which means love is in the air! This week we will drown ourselves in love and write about it every day! As you hopefully know, when it comes to love, action speaks […]
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. […]
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!