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Exercise. My little Armadillos, step away from your Type-Writing Machine, leave your fusty Study, and stroll Briskly about the Grounds for a short while. Let the fresh Air clear the muddled Thoughts from your mind; let the pounding of your Blood invigorate your Mind; let fresh Visions enrich your Thoughts. Walk, then start Afresh. Report when you have completed . . . → Read More: Training Exercise #4 Today I had to take poor Markus, my corpulent cat, to the Beastmaster for treatment. I fear Markus is not well.The emanations from his body are foul and plentiful, but I trust that the Beastmaster will be able to heal him. Yet I worry: no matter how much I trust the Beastmaster; no matter how unmanly such concern is; no matter how much skill I have in my job; all I can do is wait. To distract myself from fretting overmuch, I turned my thoughts to an exercise for our new agents. Please write a paragraph in which a character faces a medical . . . → Read More: Training Exercise #3 This is an exercise in description. Describe the room you are in (or another familiar location) using only non-visual imagery. What do you smell, hear, taste, touch? Describing what you see is easy; today, I ask you to stretch a bit. Example: Instead of writing, “My room is painted white and decorated with portraits of my favorite verbhounds,” I might write, “The room smells of last night’s absinthe, and the desk is faintly sticky.” As Ethelie said yesterday (where did that woman learn to capitalize? It is unseemly), post your exercise in the comments or privately in your journal. Do not be critical . . . → Read More: Training Exercise #2 Gustav Authenticity. I have a cat; his name is Markus and he is quite obese. I prefer porridge in the morning and absinthe in the evening. My favorite color is taupe. Oh, God. I give up. I fear I am not suited to this brave new world of openness and authenticity. I must find a different path. A Brief History of the Fiction-Writing Directorate Miss Callista Cornelius This uneasy grasping toward openness reminds me of an unfortunate incident many years past. An intrepid lady-journalist, Miss Callista Cornelius, stumbled upon the Directorate, and began an investigation. Since she was quite intrepid indeed, my superiors determined that . . . → Read More: Introducing Gustav In honor of the Directorate’s new Beginning, your task today is: write three new beginnings. Write the first Sentence or two of three fine Tales. Work quickly and do not Overthink; this is mere Practice. You may post your Work as a Comment below, or you may work in Privacy. You may Applaud the Beginnings of others, but do not Criticize; these are merely Practice, and should not be Judged. Write! . . . → Read More: Training Exercise #1 |
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