Exercise #20: The Foreign Word
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 10:37 am
Exercise #17: The Quote
Take a famous quote and rewrite it. "I came, I saw and I conquered" can become "I sat, I ate and I conquered the buffet." With a little practice, you can learn to breathe new life into hackneyed phrases. Here are a few more famous quotes you can have fun with:
“Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful of your life.” – Mark Twain
“God does not play dice.” – Albert Einstein
“Time is money.” – Benjamin Franklin
Exercise #18: The Phrase
Our world is full of phrases and truisms:
Practice makes perfect
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Chatting about the sewing box
Rewrite them, change them and bring a breath of fresh air into your texts.
Examples:
"It was like scales falling from my hair"
“The early bird catches the worm – why should I get up earlier?”
"What goes around comes around. In other words: don't piss against the wind."
Exercise #19: The Random Dictionary
Open a dictionary to any page. With your eyes closed, tap on any word.
This word is the beginning of your text. Now spontaneously start and write a story (or an article) about this word.
Open a dictionary and choose a foreign word that you don't know.
Very important: Don't read the definition!
The task is: Invent your own definition. What could the word mean? Try to be as believable as possible.
(By the way, this is the concept behind the game " Nobody's Perfect "*. Try the game. It's incredibly fun.)
Exercise #21: Invent a character
Invent a character for your australia phone number list story – yes, blog articles should always contain little stories.
It can be the hero, a supporting character or even the anti-hero.
Who this character is is not important at first. What is important is that you bring this character to life.
Close your eyes and imagine the character. Then describe their appearance and character in 5 sentences.
For advanced: Describe the character's intentions and goals. What inner struggle does he have to fight?
Take a famous quote and rewrite it. "I came, I saw and I conquered" can become "I sat, I ate and I conquered the buffet." With a little practice, you can learn to breathe new life into hackneyed phrases. Here are a few more famous quotes you can have fun with:
“Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful of your life.” – Mark Twain
“God does not play dice.” – Albert Einstein
“Time is money.” – Benjamin Franklin
Exercise #18: The Phrase
Our world is full of phrases and truisms:
Practice makes perfect
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Chatting about the sewing box
Rewrite them, change them and bring a breath of fresh air into your texts.
Examples:
"It was like scales falling from my hair"
“The early bird catches the worm – why should I get up earlier?”
"What goes around comes around. In other words: don't piss against the wind."
Exercise #19: The Random Dictionary
Open a dictionary to any page. With your eyes closed, tap on any word.
This word is the beginning of your text. Now spontaneously start and write a story (or an article) about this word.
Open a dictionary and choose a foreign word that you don't know.
Very important: Don't read the definition!
The task is: Invent your own definition. What could the word mean? Try to be as believable as possible.
(By the way, this is the concept behind the game " Nobody's Perfect "*. Try the game. It's incredibly fun.)
Exercise #21: Invent a character
Invent a character for your australia phone number list story – yes, blog articles should always contain little stories.
It can be the hero, a supporting character or even the anti-hero.
Who this character is is not important at first. What is important is that you bring this character to life.
Close your eyes and imagine the character. Then describe their appearance and character in 5 sentences.
For advanced: Describe the character's intentions and goals. What inner struggle does he have to fight?