Writing Exercises: Making a Plan

This is part of my writing exercises workbook, available to subscribers.

Part of exercising is creating a schedule and sticking to it.  Writing exercises are the same way.  The exercises I’ve outlined are intended to spark your creativity and help develop the habit of writing on a regular basis, even if the writing becomes throwaway work.  You need to exercise that creative muscle.  To help with this, here is a sample plan you can use as a starting point:

Day of Week (or date)Exercise / GoalAchievementMondayCharacter Sketch (Exercise 1) TuesdayLocation Sketch (Exercise 3) WednesdayFree write (15 minutes) ThursdayCharacter Sketch (Exercise 2) FridayLocation Sketch (Exercise 4) SaturdayRest Day (do something fun!) SundayFree write (15 minutes) MondayCharacter Sketch (Exercise 2) TuesdayConflict Sketch (Exercise 5) WednesdayFree write (15 minutes) ThursdayPlot Outline (Exercise 6) FridayShort story (Exercise 7) SaturdayShort story (Exercise 7) SundayRest Day (do something fun!)    

The workbook available for free to subscribers includes this as a blank template you can tailor to your own needs. If you have other exercises you enjoy, include them (and share them in the comments). Maybe you like to write a haiku on a regular basis. Add it as an exercise to your schedule.

If you can’t commit to and exercise every day, then don’t. You can use the Achievement column to track your actual exercise progress. If you run out of lines, add more, or celebrate completing you plan and then start a new one. Remember, practice leads to the habit of writing, which is what all of these exercises are about.

Good luck, and have fun writing.

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