Writing Creativity #152: Write a Story as if You Can’t See
Write a story as if you can’t see. Describe the characters and their surroundings using every sense other than sight.
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Write a story as if you can’t see. Describe the characters and their surroundings using every sense other than sight.
I have always been a big fan of Kate Milford’s books, and so when I heard she had a new book coming out I very quickly knew I would want to write about it. Since I had already written a blog post on her other books, I decided that instead of a review, I could interview her about the book and her writing in general.
Make up at least five terrible book titles (they don’t have to make sense!) and write a story based on the most ridiculous one.
Submit your entries here.
Look at this painting: Promenade des Enfants (Children’s Walk) by Timoléon Lobrichon (1831-1914). Write a poem about it, in a style that reflects your initial response when you first saw it.
'Tom Green,' a story by 10-year-old Zahra Batteh, is a classic redemption tale. Tom Green, a horrible, spoiled, lazy young man loses all his money and privilege, and through a series of misfortunes and (eventually) hard work over several years develops compassion and gratitude, and becomes a better person.
Draw your dream home!
Thanks to Stone Soup '20—21 Intern Emily Fleck for this week's prompt!
Write a story that focuses primarily on a dialogue between two or more of the objects in the room in which you’re writing. Think about what a day in the life of one of these objects might be like, and in turn think about how these objects might interact with each other!
Visit the same place—precisely the same location—multiple times a day, or at the same time every day for a week. Document what you see through photography, other art forms, or writing!
To be considered for the the April 2021 Flash Contest, visit our submittable site here and submit by Sunday, April 11 at midnight.
Challenge yourself to make a self-portrait every day this week, using a different medium each time (pencil, paint, pastel, ketchup…). Sometimes you might just do it in 5 minutes; other days, you will spend longer. The important thing is to do it every day!
Make up a fictional government or country. If you were in charge, how would you want to run things?