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Exercise #275: Craft
Posted 8/1/08
Last Craft, you analyzed how you write, and we heard how others write. Today, let’s look at what we end up with after we’ve written.
Since no one used the part 3 seed line from #271, consider the following sentence, and then write a SUB of not more than 500 words, if you choose to do so. (You may change POV.)
The tools might be rusty, but I couldn't tell by the quality of the work.
If you didn’t choose to use the line, consider something else you’ve written in a similar fashion (from some kind of prompt or seed). There, on the paper or computer screen, you have about 500 words, your own creation. You now have to decide if it’s “good.” How do you know?
What criteria do you use to determine if you should continue working on a piece? This is an especially important question if you didn’t plot when you wrote; does the piece contain a plot by accident? How do you know if an accidental plot is good enough?
Include both parts, if you wrote to the seed line, in one emailed SUB.
If you’ve included a part 1 in your SUB, note whether you would consider moving ahead with it or not and why.
Critiquers, how well does the author’s way of determining “goodness” fit with your own way?
Word limit: 500 for each part, or not more than 1000 for entire SUB
Please use the subject line
SUB: Exercise #275/yourname
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