Novel Kicks Writing Room: Genre Change
Hello and welcome to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
How are these Wednedsay’s coming round so quickly?
The exercise today is one I find interesting and I hope you do too.
Genre is an important aspect of a novel. However, what happens when we change things around a little?
Pick one of your favourite novels. Once you’ve done that, rewrite one of the scenes. The twist…change the genre and the events. For example, if your book is a mystery, try writing the scene as a comedy. For example, what would Jane Austen’s Emma be like if it was a crime thriller?
I’ve included some titles below if you can’t decide which book to pick.
Bridget Jones’ Dairy (Helen Fielding) – Contempory Fiction.
The Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King) – Thriller.
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens) – Fictional Autobiography
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Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: Jumping Into Your Favourite World
It’s Friday which means it’s time to start writing some fiction.
Fiction Friday is our weekly writing flash fiction prompt.
The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can.
Don’t edit, just write. Once you’re done, you’re welcome to share in the comments but there’s no obligation.
Today’s prompt: Jumping into your favourite world.
Pick your favourite fictional world. It can be from any medium – books, films, video games, even a music video.
You find yourself waking up in this world. Put yourself into the shoes of one of the characters. Write a scene from your point of view. How would you react to the world?
For example, if your choice is Bridget Jones’ Diary and you found Mark Darcy at your door closely followed by Daniel Cleaver, forget how Bridget reacted and that scene as you know it. Put yourself and your reactions and emotions into that scene.
Have fun.
by Novel Kicks Writing Room: Talking Whilst Doing
Hello Wednesday and I’d like to welcome everyone back to another Novel Kicks Writing Room.
For today’s task, I thought it would be fun to concentrate on writing dialogue.
Many of us will hold conversations whilst doing something else and your character will be no different.
Spend a few minutes listing some activities. Then pick an activity from that list and write a piece using mostly dialogue. Make sure to incorporate the activity into the piece.
Here are some examples of activities should you need them –
Driving a car.
Washing up.
Walking around a supermarket.
Painting a wall.
Moving house.
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It’s Friday which means it’s time to start writing some fiction.
Fiction Friday is our weekly writing flash fiction prompt.
The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can.
Don’t edit, just write. Once you’re done, you’re welcome to share in the comments but there’s no obligation.
Today’s prompt: Labyrinth.
Using the prompts below, write a story.
Start with this line – ‘I didn’t know how long it would take me to find the centre’. Write 100 words.
Then use the next sentence – ‘I couldn’t believe that I was standing in front of a…’. Write 100 words.
Then use the next sentence – ‘I think I need to steal that…’. Write 100 words.
Then use the next sentence – ‘They were both identical but each held a different power. One I needed, one I didn’t. I only had one chance to pick the right one’.
Write at least another 100 words.
by Novel Kicks Writing Room: Using A Starting Point
Hello all. Happy Wednesday.
Today, the exercise requires you to use one of the sentences below as a starting point. Once you’ve picked one, write for five minutes.
Set a timer, don’t stop and just write until the time is up.
Feel free to change the POV if you’d rather write in third person.
‘When I look back…’
‘I couldn’t believe what I was hearing…’
‘We, the jury find Cara Hardy not guilty…’
‘Once the bright light faded, the fear…’
‘The audience goes quiet as you step onto the stage…’
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