Usually, I'm wary of writing exercises, because I'm a crabby and impatient writer who likes to get down to brass tacks and thinks that such things are silly and overly artsy-fartsy. So I almost passed over these tips from Dr. Erika Dreifus for fiction writers. She recommends them for use when you've got writers block. For me, I am currently working on a manuscript that's now in the editing stages but I think giving these a try can help me flesh out my characters better--good especially for those who know their manuscript needs work but are too exhausted to think of how to do it.