"Winter Counts" remains one of my favorite exercises in general, and especially for this time of year, when we're not only making resolutions for the future, but reflecting back on years past. Columbia professor Alan Ziegler was inspired by a Sioux Indian record-keeping practice to create the exercise for his students, and he included it in his book The Writing Workshop Note Book (2008, Soft Skull Press).
Do you have an exercise that you particularly like? Share it in the comments. We'll post the best ones on the site.
The winter counts is a good exercise for the creative writer. Another great resource is http://www.writiki.com
I came across one reader’s response to this exercise. It’s a great example of how it can work:
http://jessiner.blogspot.com/