http://ktliterary.com/2008/02/fabulous-and-fun-writing-exercise/ young adult, middle grade, and women’s fiction Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:30:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://ktliterary.com/2008/02/fabulous-and-fun-writing-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-3136 Kate Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:00:02 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2008/02/fabulous-and-fun-writing-exercise/#comment-3136 Another great one: <a href="http://sundayscribblings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://sundayscribblings.blogspot.com/</a> Another great one: http://sundayscribblings.blogspot.com/

]]> http://ktliterary.com/2008/02/fabulous-and-fun-writing-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-2634 Julia Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:44:44 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2008/02/fabulous-and-fun-writing-exercise/#comment-2634 What fun! I love the monster one! I'll have to try the 100 Words next! I write poetry with a friend. Completely different from noveling (is that a word?). First we make a list of different word pairs, (i.e. concrete/canary, pillow/juice, etc.)and set that aside to be used later. Then we write eight-line poems, one of us taking the odds, the other - evens. We write our lines without prompts or talking at all, and then put them together. (It is amazing how many really cool poems we've managed to write that way!) I think the human mind wants to make associations! After a few eight line poems, we go back to our word pairs and each write poems using the pairs in the same lines, then share what we've written. Sometimes our poems have similar usage - most often not. It is a great way to get the creative juices flowing and to have loads of fun with a friend! What fun! I love the monster one! I'll have to try the 100 Words next!
I write poetry with a friend. Completely different from noveling (is that a word?). First we make a list of different word pairs, (i.e. concrete/canary, pillow/juice, etc.)and set that aside to be used later. Then we write eight-line poems, one of us taking the odds, the other – evens. We write our lines without prompts or talking at all, and then put them together. (It is amazing how many really cool poems we've managed to write that way!) I think the human mind wants to make associations!
After a few eight line poems, we go back to our word pairs and each write poems using the pairs in the same lines, then share what we've written. Sometimes our poems have similar usage – most often not.
It is a great way to get the creative juices flowing and to have loads of fun with a friend!

]]> http://ktliterary.com/2008/02/fabulous-and-fun-writing-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-2633 Caryn Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:12:00 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2008/02/fabulous-and-fun-writing-exercise/#comment-2633 Those prompts were great. Thanks for sharing them. I always loved when my teachers wanted us to do creative writing exercises. It was like playing. Now I do them with my own group of students, and those are often some of my best writing sessions. It's amazing how often those little exercises can be worked into a story. Those prompts were great. Thanks for sharing them. I always loved when my teachers wanted us to do creative writing exercises. It was like playing. Now I do them with my own group of students, and those are often some of my best writing sessions. It's amazing how often those little exercises can be worked into a story.

]]> http://ktliterary.com/2008/02/fabulous-and-fun-writing-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-2632 Joelle Anthony Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:33:10 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2008/02/fabulous-and-fun-writing-exercise/#comment-2632 I enter those contests that require you to write your entry creatively. For example: "tell us in fifty words why you need a makeover". I've come in second twice on ones like that and I won four trips to NYC for my friend, over $5000 for her charity, and several magazine spreads by entering the ones "nominate someone who is doing something extraordinary for others" While it's really fun to win, it's an EXCELLENT opportunity to learn to write effectively with really short word counts. Most of them are twenty-five to two hundred fifty words. I enter those contests that require you to write your entry creatively. For example: "tell us in fifty words why you need a makeover". I've come in second twice on ones like that and I won four trips to NYC for my friend, over $5000 for her charity, and several magazine spreads by entering the ones "nominate someone who is doing something extraordinary for others" While it's really fun to win, it's an EXCELLENT opportunity to learn to write effectively with really short word counts. Most of them are twenty-five to two hundred fifty words.

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