Give yourself not more than 15 minutes to write a short story about a walker on this road.
Where are they going? What for? Who are they and what do they want? Set the timer…and get going
The Road less travelled – a short writing challenge
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Who is about to sit here? A writing challenge from Alex
Who is about to sit on the stage? Try writing a physical description of each character which tells you something about them. Show, don’t tell.
Ps. One place left on November creative writing group.. come and join us and do more exercises like this one.
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Apples and Pears
This week’s prompt by Jude.
Write a piece about apples and pears —picking the fruit, eating it, cooking with it, buying it. It could be memoir, it could be fiction. Include fruity autumn smells and exact tastes. Involve two characters. One is reluctant.
Names matter
This week’s prompt from Alex: This is my latest acquisition by artist, and author Mary Griese. Give my sheep a name. Now make a list of names for your next short story or novel, and keep for reference and as prompts. Remember, names go in and out of fashion. Ethel is back in, Derick is out. Invent some names. Names matter.
Update on places: Booking is now open for workshop on Editing. How to edit your work, and what does a professional Editor do, with guest James Ellis. Thusrday 10.30-12.30pm July 6th at Hall and Woodhouse cafe. £26