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Poise and Pen is all about writing prompts and exercises for those days when you just need a little nudge to get you started. Wednesdays we have the word of the week, and on Fridays and every other Monday I'll post other prompts and writing exercises. |  |
Hello everybody! Today I have a first line for you to complete and then follow on from. End the sentence however you want, and feel free as ever to change/add/remove words as you see fit. “I have always been afraid of ______ ” - crowdeddarkness |
Flash fiction is a short story told in as few words as possible. It can vary from 6 words to a 1000 depending on the publication. Take the following words to write a story (with beginning, middle and end) that is 850 words or less. Swede Good luck! |
It’s officially summer. Kids are out of school and on the loose. Imagine a beautiful day. Children and adults have money to spend on their favorite dessert truck. What could go wrong? Ice cream truck, cupcake truck, ice cream cart… you name it. Just write about the disaster that takes place. Have fun, |
What if the Easter Bunny was really a Werewolf? How would that change the holiday? *Prompt from WritingPerc 2008 Newsletter |
Write a story that includes a birthday party. How old are the characters? How do they celebrate? What is the mood? The possibilities here are nearly endless… |
I’m quite late in posting Monday’s exercise although I had it in my To Do list. A To Do list doesn’t help much if you ignore it to do other things (like reading) that aren’t on the list. Going with the theme last week of Story Starter, here’s one for you from The First Line. If you like what you write, why not send it in to them? Their deadline is May 1st, 2010. You can’t change the line in any way. Paul and Miriam Kaufman met the old-fashioned way. (This is Amber posting – the Poise and Pen site cross-posts under Rhonda’s ID.) |
You may be wondering why I’m putting up an exercise on Tuesday instead of Monday. Well, I was waiting to see if Amber put one up first because I couldn’t remember if I was even Mondays or odd. Turns out, I must be odd — I bet you all knew that already This week start a story with the following line: She missed her train What do you guys think? Should we make this one into a contest? Let me know, if there is enough interest I’ll round up prizes and set some simple rules |
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