ext_88293 ([identity profile] mbarker.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] writercises2008-08-16 11:26 am

EXERCISE: A Quicky Quirky...

Original Posting: Fri, 08 Sep 2000 00:35:28 -0400

Pick a name.  It can be ordinary, extraordinary, male, female, genderless, genderful, old, new, something borr...okay, you get the idea, pick a name.

Got it?  No, you can't go on until you pick a name.  Now pick one!

Okay, here we go...  the first line is

And then along came (insert your name here).

The next line (and succeeding lines, words, paragraphs, tomes, etc.) are yours to write.

(In case it isn't clear, the first line of whatever you are writing consists of five easy words, something like:

And then along came Phil.

You then write the rest of the tale/poem/wondering...)

And they will be wonders to behold, I think!

Write?