Part 1 Finish the sentences: When I was ten years old, I . . . As a young adult, I wanted . . . To get what I wanted, here’s what I did . . . Here’s what happened . . . My recurring dream . . . Part 2 After your freewrite on any or all of the above sentence starts, rewrite, using “add-ons” or “appositives.” An appositive is a word or group of words that add detail to the original. They can be in the same sentence, or a new sentence. For example: 1. I rode my bicycle. 2. I rode my bicycle on a hot summer day. I looked behind me. Sure enough, my sister was following. Just Write! #amwriting @creative writing #justwrite #iamawriter
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Hello Jello . . . Prompt #621
Do you like Jello? Red Jello? Yellow Jello? Green Jello? Never Jello? Jello in a cup? In a bowl? In a mold like aspic? Do you like Jello plain or with fruit in it? Are you a Jello and whipped cream fan? Have you had Strawberry Pretzel Jello? Prompt: Write about Jello. Strawberry Pretzel Jello Ingredients: 2 cups crushed pretzels 3/4 cup butter, melted 3 tablespoons white sugar 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 cup white sugar 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed 2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry flavored Jello 2 cups boiling water 1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries Directions: Preheat oven to 400o Stir together crushed pretzels, melted butter, and 3 tablespoons sugar; mix well and press mixture into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until set. Set aside to cool. In a large mixing bowl cream…
Revision and laser eye surgery
“Revising is like being an optometrist—always asking, ‘Is it better like this? Or like this?’” —George Saunders, quote from “The Alchemy Required to Finish a Novel,” by Grant Faulkner, Writers Digest, Nov-Dec 2021 “As you work through revisions, you see your story from all angles and you discover things you wouldn’t have ordinarily been able to see. A deep revision can give you the clear vision of laser eye surgery.” —Grant Faulkner #justwrite #amwriting #iamawriter #creative writing
Buttons . . . Prompt #619
Did your family have a button box, or a button jar, or a tin of buttons? Do you have a button box or button jar or a button tin? Write about buttons. #amwriting #justwrite #creativewriting
Just for Today . . . Prompt #618
Writing Prompt: Just for today . . . What would it be like if you had no problems, no cares, no worries? I”m inviting you to pretend everything is fine. That you have no worries, no cares, no concerens, just for today. If you find yourself thinking old, routine thoughts, how about writing, “I am fine. Everything is okay. I have all that I need.” Just for today, or just for twenty minutes, write and act as if you have no worries. Writing Prompt: Just for today . . . #amwriting #justwrite #writingprompts
What do you collect? Prompt #616
What do you collect?Write about your collections. Or write about A Collection. #amwriting #justwrite #writing prompts
Release . . . Prompt #615
Writing Prompts: What can you release? What are you holding onto? What can you let go of? If you need inspiration to write on these prompts, or need help with how to write about something difficult, please take a look at: Entering a cave . . . Prompt #502. How to write without adding trauma #justwrite #writingfreely #writefree #amwriting #creativewriting
Have you found your place? Prompt #614
Write about a time you felt out of place. A place where you didn’t belong, but there you were. What did you do? What did you feel? Have you found Your Place? Have you found Your Spot? #amwriting #creative writing #justwrite
Always wanted . . . Prompt #613
Today’s writing prompt: I always wanted . . . Fill in the blanks. Write freely with no worries about the outcome. Just Write! #amwriting #justwrite #creativewriting #writingfreely #writingfree #writingprompts
Doubt is the Devil
Guest Blogger Matthew Félix shares his rebound from doubt. “Doubt is the Devil! Show doubt, and he’ll be back!” I woke up with the quote resounding in my mind. It was as though an old woman were standing over me waving her finger, scolding me to make sure I got the point. A couple of weeks earlier, I had received the comments on my novel from my editor. Like a tsunami coming out of nowhere (or, in this case, raging up the coast from Santa Barbara), twelve pages of feedback wiped out half the world I’d spent so many years building. I expected it. I wanted it. Nevertheless, in the days and weeks that followed I was overcome by wave after wave of self-doubt, at times nearly drowning in it. Was I up for the challenge? Did I have the energy to make the changes? And, by the way, what changes? My editor…