Ref: Pages 39 and 40 of the text by Robert Olmstead
- Make a list of ten actions a person might take.
Scratches his head.
Strokes his beard.
Smooths his mustaches.
Examines his nails.
Pets the dog.
Fumbles with keys.
Bends a note.
Plays a scale.
Dances a step.
Blows a kiss.
2.Write a paragraph the conveys the expression on a person’s face performing a task.
Poised on the strings, her fingers plucked out the tune. She pressed her lips into a thin line and worked her jaw. The melody ticked up a beat, and she flung back her head. She clamped her eyes shut and gritted her teeth as she upped the tempo. A sneer curled her lip, and she shook her head in defiance of her aching muscles. On she played, pouring her soul into the performance. Thrashing another riff, she nodded to the drummer, who winked back, and together they settled into the coda and coasted the song home.
- Actions rarely have beginnings and ends. They flow from one to another in a series of actions. Write a brief scene between two characters.
On she played, pouring her soul into the performance. Thrashing another riff she nodded to the drummer who winked back and together they settled into the coda and coasted the song home.
Poised on the strings, her fingers plucked out the tune. She pressed her lips into a thin line and worked her jaw. The melody ticked up a beat, and she flung back her head. She clamped her eyes shut and gritted her teeth as she upped the tempo. A sneer curled her lip, and she shook her head in defiance of her aching muscles. On she played, pouring her soul into the performance. Thrashing another riff, she nodded to the drummer, who winked back, and together they settled into the coda and coasted the song home. On she played, pouring her soul into the performance. Thrashing another riff, she nodded to the drummer, who winked back, and together they settled into the coda and coasted the song home.