You have the following:

• A character - male/female your choice
• A year - 1987
• A life situation, the character is 28 years old, single and raising 2 children.

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What distracts you from your writing process?  Write about the distractions, and then think about any possible remedies you can try to improve your writing time.

Write a review of the last movie you watched either on TV or at a movie theatre.

Use any of the following as the first words in a piece of fiction or non-fiction:

1. Her 3 neices were always adorable, but never more so than now when they ………
2. You’ve been chosen from thousands of people for this chance of a lifetime, but first of all you must ………
3. The key faltered slightly before turning in the ………

An item of sentimental value is missing from your character’s home.  What does he/she do?  Write the scene.

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Write a piece of fiction with the following “last words” to end it.

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The scene is a mother and 6 year old at breakfast time.  They are already 10 minutes behind schedule.  Write the dialogue from where the mother tries to get her child to get a move on until they’re out of the door.

Describe Fall (Autumn) without mentioning colors at all!  Use your other senses to bring the season to life.

Use any of the following as the start of a piece of fiction or non-fiction:

1. He captured my heart the first time he ………
2. Fran slammed the files down in front of ………
3. Debs swept magestically out of the dressing room and demanded to know if Dennis thought her bum looked to big in the ………

Write an opinion essay based on your feelings about the following statement:

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