Archive for November, 2004

A weave-a-word challenge for you this morning.

Tuesday, November 30th, 2004

Use the following 10 words in a single piece of fiction or non-fiction. See if you can use them all in one paragraph!

-Adjoining
-Charismatic
-Vanilla
-Jaded
-Thorn
-Obscure
-Hinge
-Kettle
-Suspend
-Perculated

Are you sitting comfortably?

Monday, November 29th, 2004

Describe your favourite sitting place. Where is it? What does it look like? Why is it your favourite?

3 more idea seeds for you this morning.

Friday, November 26th, 2004

Start your page with any of the following - who knows where your muse will take them!

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A scene writing exercise for fiction writers today.

Thursday, November 25th, 2004

Your protagonist wakes up in the Emergency Room. She has a faint memory of seeing your antagonist and then nothing more until finding herself in the hospital. Write the scene prior to this - why is she in the ER, how did she get there …..and what’s it all got to do with your antagonist?

Looking at your personal possessions this morning!

Wednesday, November 24th, 2004

Write about your most prized possession. Describe it, how did you get it, and why does it hold such a high place in your heart?

Weave-a-word Tuesday Challenge - are you up to it?

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2004

Use all 10 words in piece of fiction or non-fiction.

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Can you look at a room and approximate the last time it was decorated?

Monday, November 22nd, 2004

You walk into an empty living room which has completely white walls, ceiling and the original bare floorboards. Write a plan for decorating and furnishing the room - the year is 1985.

3 more idea seeds for your persual!

Friday, November 19th, 2004

Start your page with any of the following and see where your creativity takes them!

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An exercise in fiction-writing for Thursday here at Wake Up Writing. Perhaps this could be a scene you could even incorporate into your Nano project if you are taking part in the challenge this year!

Thursday, November 18th, 2004

An under-nourished sickly looking cat starts hanging around your protagonist’s property. Write a scene where they decide what to do with it.

Buying clothes is the topic of today’s exercise!

Wednesday, November 17th, 2004

Write about the first item of clothing you remember buying for yourself. When was it, what was it, do you remember where you bought and why, and how much it cost? Delve into your wardrobe of memories and write what you can about this "first".