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Exercises for a writer’s group: Find a colorful candy bowl and put a lid on it. Remove the picture from a pretty frame. Stuff a small rucksack with tissue paper. Get paint samples from your hardware store. Put them on the table. For each exercise, write for five minutes without stopping, without thinking.
My mother..... That was easy..... Imagine the worst...... I am on the wrong plane..... My monkey..... Salami, pastrami and high heels.... The postcard came from Turkey.... I forgot to set the alarm..... When push comes to..... Don’t drink and......
How did you sleep last night? Do you have a briefcase or a sports bag? What are the contents? What is your favorite color, book, movie? What physical flaws do you have? Have you ever cheated on your partner? Who was the last person calling you? Imagine the worst. What would it be? What are your plans for tomorrow? Does anybody hate you? Why? Why did you agree to this interview?
Choose one and write for five minutes without stopping, without thinking.
Think about writing during the day. Anything, anything can be an exercise starter: I missed the Bus..... My boss called me to the office.... I made it to the hospital the same time, the ambulance arrived.... If I had an "easy" button.... My next holiday... The last item I bought on sale.... My hairdresser told me.. .I skipped my exercise classes and.... .
Choose one and write for 5 minutes without thinking, without stopping.
Board games are fabulous thought provokers: Monopoly: Write about: "Virginia Avenue" "Go straight to jail".
Balderdash :Make up your definition: "ranarium " (ran-err-ee-um). "gumbotil" (gum-bo-till) "buzaglo" (buzz-a-glow)
Tribond: What do they have in common?" Screw, Knuckle, Fork" "Bowler, Derby, Sombrero" "Granny, Figure 8, Half Hitch"
Scruples :"You are a photographer covering an earthquake. A man caught under wreckage waves for help. He makes a great picture...." "You own a small restaurant. In winter, a couple of vagrants like to come in to get warm..... " "You’re a scriptwriter. A studio will pay $250,000 for your screenplay provided you add gratuitous sex and violence. ...."
Choose one as a starter. Write for ten minutes without thinking, without stopping.
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