Post by Kiki on Mar 8, 2008 21:07:31 GMT -5
Please read everything completely before you post. Do not just skim. All details are put in here for a reason.
That's right. An imagery workshop. We can all use a little improvement on our imagery. Here, we write a basic scene and then other members can critique it with positive constructive criticism.
Any kind of scene goes, but there's one catch to this workshop: you must write in 3rd person, past tense.
The reason behind this is because it's much easier to do imagery in 3rd person than 1st person. If you're used to writing in first, it gets you out of your comfort zone. I've stepped over my comfort zone in writing several times, like when I switched from 1st to 3rd and I even wrote a few 2nd person stories [which really suck btw, so I wouldn't recommend it].
Rules:
A) Unless said otherwise, all pieces for this workshop must be written in 3rd person, past tense.
B) ONLY POSITIVE constructive criticism. Seriously. We're all here to improve and not to get yelled at.
C) All who choose to participate in this workshop will get a chance to choose scenes we write. Obviously, I get first choice, then I'll choose who chooses next, then the next person chooses who gets the next choice of scene. Don't keep chosing the same person over and over, though. Erm, I can't really explain what I mean like this, so... -pulls out a whiteboard and draws an example-
Ex:
Billy
Bob
Mary
Sue
Bob goes first, then picks Billy. Billy then chooses Sue. Sue then choose Mary. Mary then chooses Billy. Billy chooses Sue. Sue chooses Mary. Mary chooses Sue. Sue chooses Billy.
Obviously, don't leave people out. Once we get going, let's have a cycle.
Order we will go in:
1. Kiki
2.
3.
4.
5.
D) Dialog. AVOID IT. Or at least try really hard to. Once you get going on with a conversation, it's hard to squeeze imagery in there. At the beginning, I want little or no dialog. As we go on, I'll note when there are exercises when you can include dialog between two or three characters. ONLY when I start giving the prompts to do this CAN OTHER PEOPLE GIVE PROMPTS FOR IT.
E) In this, a paragraph means 5-8 complex or compound sentences. Every now and then a simple sentence is okay, but nothing like:
I walked down the hall. I dropped a book. I bent down. I picked it up. I went to class.
Obviously, if I somebody says just one paragraph, you can go over, but not under.
Don't go too crazy, either. Lots of imagery is good, but if you write about fifty paragraphs, nobody's going to want to read it unless it's really good.
F) Try to make prompts open-ended. The more open-ended, the happier people will be. Take for example the first prompt below. It's just "write a paragraph about a sunrise on the ocean". You don't have to describe just the sunset; you can describe the sunset, but go into something else, but don't go too into it. If you like it as the beginning of a story, start a separate thread so we don't have to read the whole story in this one.
G) You have at most 20 minutes to write the prompt. We will wait no longer than 20 minutes. Time begins once the prompt is given.
Obviously, this pretty much only applies when we're all on. We can't move onto another prompt if one person's off. I know this isn't the BEST idea out there, but I think it's a good idea.
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So yeah. Sorry for being REALLY control-freakish about it, but I don't want things to get too advanced right away.
If you have any problems with anything, PM me about it.
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First prompt:
Write at paragraph about a sunrise on the ocean.
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I'll do mine later, seeing as Naruto's on. ^^;
That's right. An imagery workshop. We can all use a little improvement on our imagery. Here, we write a basic scene and then other members can critique it with positive constructive criticism.
Any kind of scene goes, but there's one catch to this workshop: you must write in 3rd person, past tense.
The reason behind this is because it's much easier to do imagery in 3rd person than 1st person. If you're used to writing in first, it gets you out of your comfort zone. I've stepped over my comfort zone in writing several times, like when I switched from 1st to 3rd and I even wrote a few 2nd person stories [which really suck btw, so I wouldn't recommend it].
Rules:
A) Unless said otherwise, all pieces for this workshop must be written in 3rd person, past tense.
B) ONLY POSITIVE constructive criticism. Seriously. We're all here to improve and not to get yelled at.
C) All who choose to participate in this workshop will get a chance to choose scenes we write. Obviously, I get first choice, then I'll choose who chooses next, then the next person chooses who gets the next choice of scene. Don't keep chosing the same person over and over, though. Erm, I can't really explain what I mean like this, so... -pulls out a whiteboard and draws an example-
Ex:
Billy
Bob
Mary
Sue
Bob goes first, then picks Billy. Billy then chooses Sue. Sue then choose Mary. Mary then chooses Billy. Billy chooses Sue. Sue chooses Mary. Mary chooses Sue. Sue chooses Billy.
Obviously, don't leave people out. Once we get going, let's have a cycle.
Order we will go in:
1. Kiki
2.
3.
4.
5.
D) Dialog. AVOID IT. Or at least try really hard to. Once you get going on with a conversation, it's hard to squeeze imagery in there. At the beginning, I want little or no dialog. As we go on, I'll note when there are exercises when you can include dialog between two or three characters. ONLY when I start giving the prompts to do this CAN OTHER PEOPLE GIVE PROMPTS FOR IT.
E) In this, a paragraph means 5-8 complex or compound sentences. Every now and then a simple sentence is okay, but nothing like:
I walked down the hall. I dropped a book. I bent down. I picked it up. I went to class.
Obviously, if I somebody says just one paragraph, you can go over, but not under.
Don't go too crazy, either. Lots of imagery is good, but if you write about fifty paragraphs, nobody's going to want to read it unless it's really good.
F) Try to make prompts open-ended. The more open-ended, the happier people will be. Take for example the first prompt below. It's just "write a paragraph about a sunrise on the ocean". You don't have to describe just the sunset; you can describe the sunset, but go into something else, but don't go too into it. If you like it as the beginning of a story, start a separate thread so we don't have to read the whole story in this one.
G) You have at most 20 minutes to write the prompt. We will wait no longer than 20 minutes. Time begins once the prompt is given.
Obviously, this pretty much only applies when we're all on. We can't move onto another prompt if one person's off. I know this isn't the BEST idea out there, but I think it's a good idea.
-----------
So yeah. Sorry for being REALLY control-freakish about it, but I don't want things to get too advanced right away.
If you have any problems with anything, PM me about it.
-----------
First prompt:
Write at paragraph about a sunrise on the ocean.
-------
I'll do mine later, seeing as Naruto's on. ^^;