May 31, 2014 Prompt #31 To wrap up Clothing Week, today’s prompt is short and sweet: Write about work clothes. Your work clothes might be an actual uniform or simply what you wear when it’s time to earn a living or get the job done. If you need more structure, refer to the prompts fromContinue reading “Uniform Writing”
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The Task At Hand
May 30, 2014 Prompt #30 Do you have a favorite item of clothing that you wear for a particular task? A gardening shirt, a well-loved apron, a pair of road trip blue jeans? This item of clothing will be your touchstone for the following prompts. If you don’t have a particular garment that fits thisContinue reading “The Task At Hand”
A Tip of the Hat
May 28, 2014 Prompt #28 Bonnets, boaters, and bowlers. Berets and beanies. Sombreros. Stetson’s. Stovepipes. Fedoras. Fezzes. Fisherman’s caps. Coal miner helmets. Army helmets. Bike helmets. Yes, today’s prompt is all about hats. With their long and rich history, writing about hats can enrich characterization, provoke memories, and, again, ground your writing with specific, sensoryContinue reading “A Tip of the Hat”
Outer Wraps
May 28, 2014 Prompt #28 Today, we turn to jackets and coats. What can we learn from writing about blazers, parkas, windbreakers, and leather jackets? From topcoats, overcoats, pea coats, and trench coats? Coats can be metaphors for protection and for burden, helping ground your writing with tangible details. Instructions Choose a coatContinue reading “Outer Wraps”
To A “T” [or Don’t Sweat It]
May 27, 2014 Prompt #27 It’s Day Two of The Writeous Sisters’ Clothing Week. Today’s prompt can help you ground your writing with specific, sensory details and make stronger connections between the physical and philosophical. Inspriational Attire The weather is warming up here in Colorado and I’m finally switching out my fleece and wool forContinue reading “To A “T” [or Don’t Sweat It]”
A Pair of Shoes
May 26, 2014 Prompt #26 It’s Clothing Week here at The Writeous Sisters. All the prompts will help you connect the physical with the abstract and delve into the story of objects everywhere. Well-Shod Last year, the University of Colorado’s Museum of Natural History hosted “To Feel The Earth,” an exhibit about the history andContinue reading “A Pair of Shoes”
“Get in Shape” Sunday
May 25, 2014 Prompt #25 For the next four Sundays, shapes will be our springboards. Today’s prompt helps you consider language more intricately and will perhaps move you to explore the origin of phrases. It encourages you to link images with people, actions or memories and build upon abstract ideas. Ready to square off? Continue reading ““Get in Shape” Sunday”
This I Believe (part 2)
May 22, 2014 Prompt #22 Today’s post builds on yesterday’s This I Believe prompt, offering follow-up exercises and options for writing groups. If you haven’t already read my May 21 post or listened to or read sample essays on the This I Believe website, do that now. Further Writing Choose a value orContinue reading “This I Believe (part 2)”
This I Believe
May 21, 2014 Prompt #21 Perhaps you’ve heard This I Believe essays on NPR or Bob Edwards Weekend. This I Believe is now an international organization that encourages people to write about their core values. You can read and listen to hundreds of these essays on their website. For today’s prompt, you’ll write (or beginContinue reading “This I Believe”
I Don’t Remember
May 20, 2014 Prompt #20 Today’s prompt turns yesterday’s “I Remember” exercise on its head. “I Don’t Remember” motivates you to write about loss, failure of memory, and what we repress. Use it to remember, connect, and observe. When I’ve taught this exercise in my workshops, there’s often a lightheartedness about what our mind choosesContinue reading “I Don’t Remember”
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