May 14, 2014 Prompt #13 As a visual person, descriptions of what things look like fill my writing. How do I use this “visual default” in the larger service of my writing? How can give “fresh eyes” to my visual description? I created today’s prompt with such challenges in mind. Instructions Choose a familiar, perhapsContinue reading “Sensory Week: Sight”
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Sensory Week: Touch
May 13, 2014 Prompt #12 Our sense of touch is so important that when we want to establish if something is real, we reach out and try to touch it. What does touch tell us? Hot. Cold. Hard. Soft. Wet. Dry. Smooth. Sharp. Rough. Ridged. Sticky. As writers, where do we go from there?Continue reading “Sensory Week: Touch”
Sensory Week: Sound
May 12, 2014 Prompt #11 Welcome to Sensory Week here at The Writeous Sisters. Each day, Monday through Friday, will focus on a different sense. Today: Hearing. Instructions Start with a selection without words, such as a piano concerto, jazz, Big Band, or other instrumental work. Play your selection and write down whatever words, phrases,Continue reading “Sensory Week: Sound”
Creating Atmosphere (part 2)
May 11, 2014 Prompt #10 Using yesterday’s exercise, choose one of the situations below and fit it into the setting you have created. Feel free, as always to change pronouns, adjective and details in the examples. Write for 15 minutes. A man is searching for something. A young child is humming to herself. Two exhaustedContinue reading “Creating Atmosphere (part 2)”
Creating Atmosphere
May 10, 2014 Prompt #9 Here’s one of my favorite kids/science nerd jokes: Q. Why did the restaurant on the moon go out of business? A. Because it had no atmosphere! Like a good restaurant, good writing needs atmosphere, which I loosely define as the mood, tone, or feel of the piece. What contributes toContinue reading “Creating Atmosphere”
Paint Chip Poetry
May 9, 2014 Prompt #8 Preparation For today’s prompt, we’ll use the paint chips mentioned in the May 4th blog entry. If you haven’t already procured paint chips, try this prompt once you’ve gotten them or cut up three of more squares of different colors from magazines or catalogs.While paint chip hunting, try toContinue reading “Paint Chip Poetry”
Keeping A Writer’s Notebook
May 7, 2014 Prompt #6 Today’s prompt takes a different slant, one in which you create your own list of writing springboards inspired by daily life. Getting Started Find or buy a notebook small enough to carry with you in a bag, briefcase, or even a coat pocket. As you go through your day, payContinue reading “Keeping A Writer’s Notebook”
Interview With A Plant
May 3, 2014 • Exercise #2 15 to 20 minutes Getting Started I just got off the phone with a long-time writing friend who reminded me about this playful writing exercise: “Interview with a Plant.” I first wrote from this prompt on a hike sponsored by Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks. The instructions wereContinue reading “Interview With A Plant”
Ellen Orleans 