Rebeca Schiller

It turns out that my writing prompt foray was a huge success. I received very positive feedback.  The surprise, though, is that I have a story in the works that’s titled, The Wilde Solution.  And it’s simply not about an affair between a professor and a student. It’s much more nuanced then just sex, and there’s a lot more to the student, which I can’t get into too much detail or I’ll give the entire story away.

So far I’ve completed two chapters or 4200 words, and if I can write 1500 to 2000 words per day, I might have a complete novel by early October. The best part is that I don’t have to research much, and I know how it ends.  The story is based over some events that did occur this summer, and I think I said to a friend on a Facebook exchange it will be a

At the Internet Writing Workshop there’s a writing practice list that  I used to belong to. The last time I participated was about two years ago and, well, I just got too busy to continue. I remember the assignments were fun and because I need some inspiration, I thought why not give it a whirl and see what comes out of me that might lead possibly to a longer story.

Today’s assignment was the following:

Exercise:  Use the seven-line guide below to write a short “poem.” Then, in 400
words  or less, turn the sensory images in the poem into a short scene that
shows a character experiencing the emotion you chose. Include  both the poem and
the scene in your submission.
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Directions:  Use the template below to write a “poem.” It will force you to
focus on the  sensory manifestations of a particular emotion.

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Joe Wallace, author of Diamond Ruby, posted a couple of weeks ago on his Facebook update an interesting writing exercise. He’s actually doing this for publication, but he’s working on a Diamond Ruby side story from her niece Amanda’s point of view, and he’s discovering new things about Ruby from this young girl’s perspective.

When I read that I knew I had to try something similar. Craig–a former boyfriend of Corinne’s–leans more on the reactionary side. So I thought it would be a good exercise to flesh out Corinne from Craig who is attracted to her, but at the same time ideologically and intellectually repelled by her political beliefs and lifestyle.

While getting more insight about Corinne, I think the exercise will also help flesh out Craig. My goal is to have a split audience to either sympathize with him, and another group to be completely put off by his motives.