CREATE A DYSTOPIAN SOCIETY
Imagine a society where one aspect of modern life has been taken to an extreme, leading to a dystopian world. It could be surveillance, technology, social media, environmental issues, or anything else.
SNAPSHOT MEMORIES
Think about specific moments in your life that are like snapshots in time – vivid and memorable. These could be moments of joy, sorrow, love, or personal triumph.
A LETTER TO YOUR YOUNGER SELF
Imagine writing a letter to your younger self at a crucial point in your life. It could be during a challenging time, a turning point, or a moment of great joy.
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!
DON’T MAKE A SOUND
The bad guy is trying to figure out if there are children hiding in the house. The owner of the house knows where they are and so does the reader but is trying to convince the bad guy that he knows nothing.
I’M NOT HERE
Three friends are in the room. Two of them are having a conversation about the third. The third person can hear them but does not take part in the conversation.
SAY IT WITHOUT SAYING IT
This exercise is a classic!
A woman just found out that her husband has been cheating. The husband comes home and they have a conversation. They don’t talk about the cheating. What could they be talking about?
HOW TO SAVE A KITTEN
Two men hear the sound of a scared kitten coming from a pit.
BLAST FROM THE PAST & BACK TO THE FUTURE
Go back to when your character was much younger. Preferably when they were a child, a teenager or in their early twenties taking the first steps in life as an adult.