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Writing Prompt 11 for 2014

6/9/2014

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     Hello everyone.  Mealtime is one of those times that often evoke memories.  People remember things like family sitting down to eat at the table and talking about the day, or picnicking out by the lake, or going to the fair and eating fried dough.  With all the smells, tastes, and memories, it is often a magnificent time to describe.
     Writing descriptions is a wonderful skill to practice.  Great description makes writing more appealing.  It makes it easier to draw your readers into the story and help them relate to characters in your story.

     I would be happy to read your mealtime descriptions.  I will try not to read them while I am hungry.  LOL!


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Story Starter 7 for 2014

4/21/2014

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     Hello everyone!  I would like to apologize for not posting the past two weeks.  I had a family emergency and also wanted to be respectful of Holy Week.  But, I am now back and ready to post.

     Today’s story starter is on Easter.  It asks you to remember or make up a time when Easter was exciting for you.  It is a great starter to get descriptive about an Easter day. 

     I wish you well with it.  I would love to hear your stories, if you choose to use this story starter.  Thank you! 



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Story Starter 2 for 2014

1/27/2014

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     Hello everyone!  For me, today's story starter elicits quite a few different memories.  Door slamming might bring to mind many memories for you as well.  Or, it could give you a brilliant idea for a story.  There are many things you can do with this beginning.
     One way to have a strong beginning to a story is to have a very emotional and descriptive opening to a story.  The sound and the tears already has people wondering what it means and what will happen.  It piques the interest of the senses.
     So… have fun with it.  And, if you try it, I am happy to see any of your results.

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Writing Prompt 2 for 2014

1/20/2014

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     Hello everyone!  Here is writing prompt number two in the series for 2014.  Yes, it is another list.  I promise, they won't all be lists.  There will be times when you can dig deep into the art of writing.  
     However, some people like to make lists and find it to be a wonderful way to stay organized.  Also, I think that it is easier, when you can't think of anything to write about to be able to refer back to a list of possible ideas.
     There are a few reasons why I chose emotions as the topic of today's writing prompt.  Some of you may know that I wrote a children's book where the identifying and sharing of feelings is encouraged called, "Clarinda Cloud."  I think identifying and sharing feelings in a healthy way is very important.  Also, stories that include feelings are some of the most inspirational and breath-taking writing out there.  People can relate to feelings, because we all have them.  Something scary may have us on the edge of our seats.  Something sad, may have us choking back tears.  If well written, we can feel the feelings of the characters in the story.  To make a list, may help us to think about what makes us feel a certain way.  If we feel that way, then possibly our character can feel that way and our readers mY feel that way.  
     In this writing prompt, I said to only choose one emotion in which to explore and about which to make a list.  However, I encourage you to do it with many emotions.  It is a great prewriting exercise!  If you use this writing prompt, I look forward to hearing about the results.

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Story Starter 1 for 2014

1/13/2014

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     Hello everyone!  If you are following along, then you may have a list created of some of the things that are important to you.  Hold onto the list.  We will be back to it.  Since we did a writing prompt last week, I thought it would be great to do a story starter this week.
     Many of us have many memories having to do with snow and snow storms.  Considering it is January and we get quite a bit of snow where I live, I thought it would be a fitting story starter to have a story with a memory about snow.  So, grab yourself a warm beverage, get your favorite pen and notebook, or sit yourself down at your computer and be thankful that you are inside and warm instead of in a blizzard.  Now, let your mind wander back to a time of snow, and tell your story.  What memory would come to mind when you watched snow come pouring out of the sky outside the window?
     Note that the story starter is pretty vague.  It doesn't say to write about a snow storm.  It doesn't say to write about snow at all.  It just asks you to make an association and write about what memory it draws to mind.  If you have never seen snow or don't have a window, ask a friend or use your imagination!  Make something up.  The whole idea of story starter is to get the juices flowing!  
     I hope you enjoy this story starter.  I would love to hear what you think or seem some of your results!  Thank you!

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