At the writers conference, famed novelist Tom Robbins had us do a writing exercise.
1. Write down your favorite word... (Then we all read out our favorite words. Mine was Australopithecus. Say what?)
2. Write a first sentence of a story/novel/whatever, using that word... (Oh, if had known that's where he was heading!... So we read out our sentences. I had the class laughing.)
3. Write a second sentence that connects to that first one and opens up the potential of the story. (We all read our completed sentence pair.) Here's what I came up with:
"Most early hominids sported shaggy manes, but none had a more luxurious, enviable head of hair than Bob the Australopithecus. His sweaty female, Boo, however showed little interest in his chevelure and seemed far more jazzed by the rugged Javamen who had been beaching their sea canoes that morning." I didn't get a chance to explain away the time travel aspect... ;-)
Language is a beautiful thing. It enables us to share emotions, ideas and stories.
As a public artistic experiment, I have decided to present the: Weekly Writer’s Prompt.
The concept is simple. Once a week I will select a work of multimedia, like a film or television series, a novel or artwork and write a few lines that fit the theme of that work as a starting prompt. I challenge whoever might be interested to write a short story, poem, conversation ect to continue from the lines I have prompted.
There are no word limits or restrictions. Simply look at the topic and the prompt and write from there, then tag your completed work (#weekly writer’s prompt) and mention this account: @small-fortunes so I can collect your entry.
You have 7 days to craft a submission and challenge yourself to create something beautiful with words.
If you’d like to take up the challenge but aren’t familiar with the media selected, simply Wiki or YouTube some information to get you inspired and work from there. By the end of the month, I’m hopeful that we might amalgamate a collection of interesting modern literature together and showcase it.
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Media: TV Series
Title: The Witcher
Origins: Part of the Witcher franchise.
Genre: High Fantasy, Action/Adventure
Restrictions: None. Any character/s, episode/s, scenario.
The blade was heavy in his hand. Blood ran into his eyes dying his vision a distorted shade of crimson...
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Entries for this prompt close: Tuesday 16th February 2021
Remember to use the tag: #weekly writer’s prompt and mention me: @small-fortunes
Let’s create together!