Use all of the following words in a piece of fiction or non-fiction:

1. Amicable
2. Bitten
3. Disgrace
4. Flavor
5. Hose
6. License
7. Neptune
8. Possibilities
9. Tangle
10. Vellum

Write a short scene where a character prepares to leave on vacation.  She/He (your choice) will be going overseas for two weeks (the reason for the trip is up to you).  Other information you need to know is that they work full-time at a local community medical center, they have two cats and work in a volunteer capacity delivering groceries to a mobility impaired neighbor.  Your scene should be in third person point of view and it should cover everything that someone with those responsibilities would have to make arrangements for during a two-week absence.  Having read through your scene, do you think you covered everything that the character needs to do in preparation for the trip? 

What do you avoid?  Write an essay on anything that you avoid - what is it, and why do you avoid it.

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

1. It was the day after Jessica’s party that ………
2. Time disappeared.  It always did when ………
3. The woman looked exhausted as she tried the control the two enthusiastic ………

Today you must use the following vital elements in your piece of fiction or non-fiction.  That’s the only rule.  You don’t need to use the actual words, but all of the elements must be somewhere in your exercise:

1. Frozen lake
2. Canoe (or kayak)
3. Horse

Big sporting events such as the Superbowl are being overshadowed by advertising.   Do you agree or disagree?  Write an essay on one side of the argument or the  other.  If you’re up for a bigger challenge, how about then writing the argument for the other side?

You have just spent the weekend staying at a friend’s cabin. 

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Finish the following statement and then write about why this is.

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

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Use each of the following words in a piece of fiction or non-fiction.  Word order doesn’t matter – just make sure you don’t miss any of them out:

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