Choose any current news story - local, national or international - as the foundation for today’s exercise.  Write an opinionated letter about the story giving the reasons for your opinion.

How do you handle unexpected change in your life?  Do you avoid it at all costs, and if it’s forced upon fight it with every breath you have - or do you welcome it as a fresh breeze on humid day?

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Today there are 12 words to weave into your piece of writing, and they all start with the same letter!  Read through them and see if your creativity takes you on a fiction or non-fiction journey with them.  Remember, to be successful in the challenge, you must use all the words!  You can however use the words in any context and in any order.

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Set your timer for 15 minutes, write the title at the top of your page, and then start writing.  No editing as you go.  This is a writing exercise to create a good free writing habit!

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Reality shows are in abundance on TV.  For your writing challenge today, consider your average day and write about what TV cameras would see if they followed you around for 24 hours.  Remember to include the emotion whether it’s joy, tension, frustration, and/or anger, because it’s the real emotion that makes reality TV captivating for many viewers.

Use any of the following story seeds to start a piece of fiction or non-fiction.  The genre and length is up to you.  There’s only one rule, the first words of your story or article must be exactly as written in the story seed you have chosen.

1. The screen flashed once before … … …
2. Looking around the room, it was evident that none of the candidates had … … …
3. It had started out as such an ordinary day, and then the dog sat in the middle of the … … …

Today’s exercise is to consider the following statement, and then write an opinion based essay or letter about it.  It’s your opinion so it can’t be wrong - but make sure you write about the reasons.

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Wednesdays at Wake Up Writing are traditionally about weaving words.  Today’s exercise is to use the following words into a single piece of writing of not more than 300 words.  It could be a scene from your novel, a personal essay, blog entry, or even flash fiction.  What you choose to write is up to you.  The words can be used in any order:

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Set your time for 20 minutes, write the title at the top of your page, and then start writing.  Don’t edit.  Don’t think.  Just write!  You might be surprised where your creativity takes you!

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What gets you excited?  Write about a specific time in your life that you felt excited.  Don’t just narrate the entry.  Describe it through all of your senses so that a reader can experience the power of the moment with you.