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writercises2009-04-16 11:10 am
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EXERCISE: A Scared Skunk? Keep writing!
Original posting 13 April 2009
Writer's Digest, August 2008, page 14 offers this writing prompt:
A frightened squirrel, the mayor of a small town, and the daughters of the American Revolution? What happens when they meet? Or what about...
Go ahead, write that scene.
Writer's Digest, August 2008, page 14 offers this writing prompt:
"Work the following elements into a single scene: a frightened animal, a civic leader, and a small audience." From the Pocket Muse: Endless Inspiration by Monica Wood.Take a moment and list 10 animals -- and what frightened them? Then take another moment and list 10 civic leaders. What the heck, one more moment will get you a list of 10 small audiences. Now take a look at them and pick the animal, the leader, and the audience. Feel free to do some random combinations if you want to.
A frightened squirrel, the mayor of a small town, and the daughters of the American Revolution? What happens when they meet? Or what about...
Go ahead, write that scene.