I was taught this exercise by a friend of mine who is really into script writing and what you do is take a story and either shrink it or stretch while still telling the same story. You could even break it down to one word like lust, envy, or hunger. You can also do it in the opposite direction and do what my soph English teacher called slowing down the moment and adding detail in. Just take any story you want and just stretch and compress it.
By doing this you learn to be short and concise with your words, and also to make vivid mind melting descriptions and have an eye for details. For me personally shrinking my storys has always helped me figure out what my story is really about and what it all boils down to. Hope you found this helpful
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