TG -- but not yet!

Write a five-minute scene.  Set up: an office worker desperately trying to leave the office early on the day before Thanksgiving.  An email goes around from the big boss telling everyone they can leave early.  But our hero's manager has asked him/her to get one thing done urgently before they leave.  As everyone else piles out of the office, what's going on in the life of our hero?  Does he/she get it done; stay late; does bedlam ensue, maybe nothing seems to be going right; or does he/she bag it in dramatic fashion?  Have fun.  Maybe try a little farcical scene...

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Writing Exercise: The Message

Here's an exercise in dialogue/monologue/rambling... you've all heard of it. Perhaps you've done it.  Drunk-dialing an ex in the middle of the night.  Maybe you ran into them in a bar.  Maybe it's a recent break-up.  Maybe something reminded you of them.  Who broke up with whom?

Here's a writing exercise.  Your character drunk-dials an ex in the middle of the night after being out.  But it goes straight to voicemail.  Write the message that he/she leaves on the voicemail.  Have fun with this one.  Think about what they would say to an ex.  Think about when it ended, how it ended, why this character is driven to dial, why the phone wasn't picked up on the other end, and most importantly, your character is drunk.

Enjoy.

As always, comment on here and let me know what you think of the exercise.  Email me if you enjoyed it or want to show me your homework.  I'll read and review it.