Keeping in shape - writing that is!

So have you made a resolution or two? Were they to do with writing? If you want to keep your writing in shape then, like anything else, try to keep practising. Here's a great writing exercise to get you thinking and...practising. This is a good one for beginners to experienced writers:

Write a story (as long or as short as you like) with these three things:

1. Conflict

2. Climax

3. Resolution

So set up your characters and the problem, then have a confrontation/climax and then resolve it all. For example, you could have two robots trying to impress their owner, they each play mean tricks and have a huge fight, one robot could win or the owner could discover their antics and sack them - whatever! It's up to you - get to it and have fun!