Today’s exercise discusses the use of music in writing. I have to write a story in which music forces the protagonist back to a specific point in time and cause them to re-evaluate their life.
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30 days of Creative Writing: Day 9
Today’s exercise is another multi-part creature, but it’s not so long as Monday/Tuesday’s. Today alliteration in prose and poetry is the subject under study.
30 Days of Creative Writing: Day 8
Today’s exercise is one of using taste and smell in description, and the principle of ‘show don’t tell’.
Grandfathers of Fantasy
I’d add Poul Anderson to the list as well as all those mentioned in the article and by the commenters. He was as influential to fantasy writers as Tolkien and drew from the same well of memory, mythology and faery & folk tales. I have a book of essays by prominent fantasy writers about Middle Earth and Tolkien’s worlds that is dedicated to Poul Anderson. I reread it every couple of years to remind myself why I love the genre.
30 days of Creative Writing: Day 6 & 7
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and all you other creatures.
I’m feeling less like death warmed up today, and am ready to get back on schedule. Let’s start with the creative writing course. Later I’ll post my review of Curtsies & Conspiracies.Continue reading “30 days of Creative Writing: Day 6 & 7”
Things I had planned to do today.
But probably won’t because I feel like my skull is cracking open:
Write a review of Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger
Work on exercise 6 in Back to Creative Writing School by Bridget Whelan
Go to college to do my module assessment (one step closer to getting my IT diploma)
Instead I think I’ll just sit here and read a book about the Sun. And wait for the pain to go away.
30 days of creative writing: Day 5
Good evening, I’m not feeling fantastic but I’m willing to give today’s exercise a go. Today’s is a game of Scrabble Fiction. Using all the words on the Scrabble board pictured in the book I have to write a story. This may take some time.
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30 days of Creative Writing day 3 (and 4 sort of)
As promised I worked in exercises three and four while on my breaks at work.
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Apology: I was too busy yesterday
I’ve been trying hard to do my 30 day’s of creative writing thing, but life got in the way yesterday. By the time I was free to be creative I was exhausted.
30 days of creative writing: Day 2
Today’s exercise is in two parts, using description effectively. The same scene has to be described first with negative associations and then with positive associations in the first person, with a word count of 200 – 250 words for each paragraph.
Everything Is Better With Dragons 