EXERCISE: Mr. Postman?

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Original posting 1 April 2009

No Return Address?

Writer's Digest, December 2007, page 15, offers this writing prompt:

"You receive a letter addressed to the former owner of your house. As you're writing "return to sender" on the envelope, you realize there's no return address. Feeling bold, you decide to open it. Inside you find a love letter. What does it say? And what do you do?"

Isn't there a rock song about return to sender? Address unknown, no such person,...

Anyway, there's the problem. A letter gone astray. What does it say? How will you play? And lots of other "ay" words.

For a variation, you might consider some other contents. Death threat, notification of a legacy, maybe even a map to adventure? Guess who's coming to visit?

Inciting incidents can be so much fun.

And now, it's your turn to write! Do it!

Fireworks at midnight, anyone?

EXERCISE: what about a drive-in?

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Original posting 1 April 2009

On the big screen

Writer's Digest, August 2007, page 27 offers a contest prompt:

"Three people. A cold morning. One vacant moviehouse. Go." From the Pocket Muse: Endless Inspiration by Monica Wood

So who are these three people? And what are they doing in a vacant moviehouse on a cold morning?

Go ahead, tell us all about it.