OBJECT OF INTRIGUE
In this exercise we will write about an intriguing object without telling the actual reason that makes it so special. Withholding information and slowly revealing it, is a great technique to keep your readers captivated throughout your story.
ADDING TIME PRESSURE
Write a dialogue between two people. One is trying to tell the other something important while a third character (off screen maybe or outside) interrupts them up to four times with the sentence: Hurry up! We are going to be late!