i know that it’s been a long, long time since i posted one of these, but you know, it’s tuesday and tuesdays always used to mean writing exercises. well, it’s that time again! :D

(for those of you who don't remember them or are too new: this used to be a regular feature. it's way overdue.)

this week’s challenge: write a chase scene, minimum 100 words. it can be one person racing after another, cars, starships, whatever—but there must be a chase. be sure to identify the parties involved in the chase as well as providing a reason for it.

as usual, you have until next week to submit it. note that part of the process is both to submit your writing for criticism as well as to provide criticism for other participants, so please don’t participate if you aren’t willing both to receive some constructive criticism and offer it in turn.

i will try to post my own entry thursday.



please bear in mind the following (previously posted here):

1. post constructive, specific criticisms. a response of “i don’t like it” doesn’t say anything helpful. a response of “when you wrote [x], i felt this didn’t work b/c [reason: e.g., doesn’t sound like the character, contradicts something you wrote earlier].” similarly, a response of “i liked it” is just as unhelpful, because it doesn’t tell the writer what specifically was effective for you.

2. understand that criticisms you may receive are posted in good faith. we all have weak points in our writing. i’m not good sometimes at setting the scene, i tend to gloss over the locations b/c i’m more concerned w/ dialogue and characters. comments that help me shore up that weakness are things i really would appreciate.

3. post your piece on your own blog page, but post a comment here with a link to it when you post it.

ed