Poise and Pen

5 Words

Huushiita — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:03:28 +0000

Today’s five words are, in no particular order:

scream, lust, cloth, pierced, and oblivion. Good luck!

-Huushi

Titles

Amber — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:28:33 +0000

If you’ve been playing along with my lists this month you should have:

Today we’re going to make a list of titles. They can be short story or novel titles. These should be made up.

~Amber

5 Words

Huushiita — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:33:38 +0000

For today’s exercise, put in the following five words into your novel, or poem. Good luck!

Extravagant, spoil, rush, twist, and height.

-Huushi

Out in the Cold

Rhonda — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:21:03 +0000

I’m writing this post on a day when our projected low temperature (after wind chill) is -47 Celcius (that’s -53 Fahrenheit). I despise the cold at the best of times, but on a day like this… I let my daughter stay home from school because I didn’t want her waiting at bus stops and I canceled an important appointment I had so I wouldn’t have to go outside.

I worked out, had my breakfast and then put on my coat and shoes and filled my bird feeders.

That’s right. I wouldn’t go out for an important appointment, I let my daughter miss school and I still went outside when it was so cold the air was physically heavy, to feed chickadees and sparrows.

It helps that filling the feeders only takes a couple minutes, but still, I think it says a little something about me, too.

What about your characters? What would make them go out in the cold? What do they really, truly willing to be be uncomfortable for? Or, if we take the idea a step further, to suffer or die for? What would they run into a burning building for?

Write a story or poem which includes a wickedly cold day or a winter storm. See how your characters react to it, and find out what (if anything) they are willing to open the door for (or to… dun dun dun!).

~Rhonda

The Drawer

Amber — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:47:55 +0000

I’m late in posting Monday’s exercise. Earlier this month you made a list of 10 bands. Now make a list of 10 things you’d find in a drawer.

~Amber

5 Words

Huushiita — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:57:46 +0000

We’re back! I hope everybody’s holidays were good. Now that we’re all refreshed and (hopefully) rearing to go, try to put these five words into your novel or poem.

black, moody, cold, petulant, and feral.

Good luck!

-Huushi

High School Take II

Rhonda — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:23:42 +0000

If you could relive your junior high or high school years what would you do differently?

Pick three or four things and write a letter to a younger brother, sister or friend about to enter junior or high school giving them advice based on your expiriences and what you’d do differently. Make sure you give them enough details to really make your point.

(For non-Canadians junior high is grades 7-9 and high school is 10-12… or 13, depending on your province)

Exercise adapted from an essay topic suggestion in “The Writing Process” by John M. Lannon and David B. Parson.

~ Rhonda

Cross-Post Test

Amber — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:28:29 +0000

Just testing the cross-posting settings.

~Amber

Testing

Amber — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:03:17 +0000

You can ignore this post. I’m testing the cross-posting feature to make sure it’s still working.

~Amber

Happy New Year!

Amber — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:37:35 +0000

Happy New Year!

December was kind of a slow month due to the holidays and recuperating from NaNoWriMo. Now that it’s January it’s time to jump back onto the writing wagon.

Today’s exercise is a really simple one to start things off. (And it will come back around later.)

Make a list of 10 band names.

As always, feel free to share your work or leave a comment that you did this exercise.
~Amber