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Can you write a Story A Day in the month of May?
writefirstwritefast (Photo credit: jwordsmith) Each week, I ask my Written Communication students to spend about 15 minutes freewriting on a specific topic. At the beginning of the semester, I asked...
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Wednesday Writing Prompt: Are you a real writer?
Do you consider yourself a "real" writer? | "Writing", 22 November 2008 (Photo credit: dr_ed_needs_a_bicycle) Yesterday I promised that I was going to begin to share a writing prompt on Wednesdays here...
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Writing prompt: Pick an object
You never know when the inspiration for your next great story might lurk somewhere in the depths of a random drawer. | (Photo credit: Wikipedia) If you’re a teacher or student (or both, like me,) your...
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Wednesday Writing Prompt: Setting
Who is your main character? How did her hometown influence his or her growth leading up to page one of your novel? | Art (Photo credit: A.Currell) I’ve recently made the decision to throw all of my...
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Writer’s observation: Reading is FUNdamental
My latest writer’s observation assignment was to go to a crowded environment to people-watch and capture the atmosphere of the place. Here’s my attempt: Hard benches line hall, buzz of machinery –...
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Writing is…
Collaborative writing exercises—such as the clustering shown here—can be used for development of ideas. Colored tabs of paper—attached to the large page—are used in a collaborative voting exercise to...
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Sometimes it’s okay to tell a story rather than showing it
It’s true. So stop staring and write something! Do you ever find yourself staring at an empty page, afraid to put down that first word because you do not know if it is exactly what you want to express...
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Summer writing challenge check in: Week 2
This wad of paper pretty much sums up all aspects of my life at the moment. | overcoming writer’s block – crumpled paper on wooden floor – crushed paper (Photo credit: photosteve101) I am setting a...
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How long does it take to become a writing master?
How many words do you think you need to write to become a writing master? | Painting The Writing Master by Thomas Eakins (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A Facebook friend recently shared a link to an article...
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Creative nonfiction writing exercise: Your name
As I mentioned in my last post, I am going to be doing a lot of writing this semester in my creative nonfiction course. I am working my way through my first reading assignment and am already coming...
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