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WRITING / 20 MIN SUGGESTED PRACTICE

A story in six lines

Turn a small observation into a short scene with a beginning, a shift and an ending.

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01

Start with something specific

Choose a place, an object and one person. Give the person a small, concrete intention: find a key, catch a bus or return a borrowed book. A modest intention is enough to create movement.

02

Write six lines

Use the first two lines to establish the place and intention. Let something change in the next two. Use the final two lines to show a response or a small consequence. Do not explain everything about the person.

03

Read and remove

Read the scene aloud. Remove an explanation that the action already makes clear. Replace one vague word with a detail you could see, hear or touch. Keep the result to six lines.

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