Category Archives: Writing exercise

>Tea for Ten

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>A writing task: write a story in which all the characters have product names. Characters:Earl Grey + Lady Grey – host and hostessJasmine – their young daughterLipton – hussarDarjeeling – hussarBai Mu Dan – karate teacherLapsang souchong – Chinese ambassadorShui … Continue reading →

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>The Princess on the Pea

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Finally! I raise my crystal glass and nod to my parents-in-law. Neither too little nor too much. Frederick gives me an encouraging squeeze behind the veil. We have only had the first course so I´d better keep my cool. I … Continue reading →

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>Mushrooms and Toadstools

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Write a short story which leads up to a given ending. Try to tie beginning and ending together. He bought it for an old song in the cosy little antiquarian bookshop in Whitechapel. A gorgeous old book about British mushrooms … Continue reading →

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>Spring Cleaning

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Not quite the right season, is it? What I should give you is a story called “The Blue Vase”, but what you see is what you get today: My writing course exercise 1 (Dialogue; working title = breaking up). ”I … Continue reading →

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>Writing fiction

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Do you remember Emma, a very young damsel in distress? Would you like to hear what happened after this scene?

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>HIGHLIGHTS II (post no 200)

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>See the first part.En dansk version: Karaktermordet.IV. Shellfish Firmer will not listen. He will not speak either. He is still purple in his shriveled face after a particularly acid outburst which got stuck in his narrow windpipe. On the contrary, … Continue reading →

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>HIGHLIGHTS. A Novel in Six Parts

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>[Thanks to Maxine for the brilliant title. This is the last writing exercise of ten] I. The main character has a project. II. An obstacle. III. An attempt to overcome the obstacle. IV. Crisis. V. Temporary failure. VI. Final success … Continue reading →

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>In His White Shirt

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> [Dansk version af teksten] Describe a feeling without using the word. Which feeling do you think I tried to describe? I try not to stare at my father in the white shirt. While I take off my jacket, I … Continue reading →

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>DISTURBED

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>[For danske læsere: se en dansk version af teksten her. Husk ugens bog-konkurrence, som udløber søndag ved midnat.] Writing exercise. Write a ´slow text´ in no more than 400 words. DISTURBEDJoan pulled out one pair of silk socks after the … Continue reading →

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>The Key

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Write about a conflict. Time: c 20 minutes. [For en dansk version af teksten se her] Joan is scrutinizing the flat, cold piece of metal and the key ring with the horseshoe. The key to Susan´s flat. It should have … Continue reading →

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