This week's Practice exercise~
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Exercise: In 400 words or less, write a scene involving two characters
related to one another by birth or marriage, one more than 75 years old, the
other at least 25 years younger.
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The characters may be almost anyone: mother and daughter, grandfather and
granddaughter, first cousins or siblings, uncle and nephew, even wife and
husband. Don't tell us their ages--let them show us.
The setting may be a family residence, a nursing home, a golf course, a
kitchen, a prison, anywhere. They may be meeting after a long separation,
or they may live together and associate with each other daily. See if you
can give us an idea of their previous attitudes toward each other--loving,
hostile, or something else--and explore the emotions generated during this
meeting.
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These exercises were written by IWW members and administrators to provide structured practice opportunities for its members. You are welcome to use them for practice as well. Please mention that you found them at the Internet Writers Workshop.
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