Archive for February, 2007

It’s a W-W-W-Wednesday weave-a-word challenge today!

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Using each of the following words - in any order - create a piece of fiction or non-fiction. Can you use all of the words?

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Can you follow guidelines? Let’s see how you do with these!

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

On writing assignments, we often have guidelines provided by editors. Are you able to follow guidelines? Write whatever comes into your mind when you see these guidelines, and you don’t have to use the actual words in the piece at all, just make sure that whatever you write clearly fits the following framework:

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“Lose it” with this morning’s exercise!

Monday, February 26th, 2007

What would you like to lose? Describe it and write about why you want to lose it.

This week’s story seeds await you. Which one will you choose to plant?

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Use any of the following as the first line of a piece of fiction or non-fiction, then continue writing and see where it goes from there!

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Today you’re going to work on your descriptive skills.

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

Pick up any object within your reach from where you’re sitting and describe it by sense. Try to include all of the senses if possible.

EEEEEasy does with this morning’s weave-a-word challenge!

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

Today’s weave-a-word challenge is to create a short story fiction or non-fictional using the words provided. You can use the words in any order, but you must use them all!

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Thinking about professionals at work in this morning’s exercise.

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Write a scene that shows a policeman at work in any capacity. It can be a non-fictional account of something you’ve seen, or a fictional account of a character being questioned by the police for speeding for example. The choice of scenario is yours.

Write it tight this morning!

Monday, February 19th, 2007

Sell your home to a buyer in 100 words or less! No abbreviations! Write an ad that will appeal to anyone looking for a house similar to your own.

The weekly story seeds are planted. Nurture them well!

Friday, February 16th, 2007

Choose one of the following to start a piece of fiction or non-fiction.

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Are you up for a challenge today?

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

Weave a Word Challenge - write what you will, the only rule is that you must use all of the words. You can use them in any order.

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