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writercises2009-04-20 10:47 am
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EXERCISE: where am I?
Original posting 15 April 2009
Writer's Digest, December 2008, page 12 offers this writing prompt:
"You awaken with amnesia in what looks to be an igloo. You have $4 and a rock in one pocket, and a toothbrush in the other. Someone is staring at you. Write this scene."
They note that you might visit forum.writersdigest.com and click on "Writing Prompts and Challenges."
I might also note that editors say waking up with amnesia in a white room is one of the beginnings that they don't really like. Apparently a fair number of writers feel moved by a blank page to try to do a metaphorical exploration. Of course, you do have four dollars and a rock and a toothbrush, so it isn't completely blank?
Anyway, who is staring at you? How did you get there? What will you do with your pocket possessions? What happens next?
Go ahead and write.
Writer's Digest, December 2008, page 12 offers this writing prompt:
"You awaken with amnesia in what looks to be an igloo. You have $4 and a rock in one pocket, and a toothbrush in the other. Someone is staring at you. Write this scene."
They note that you might visit forum.writersdigest.com and click on "Writing Prompts and Challenges."
I might also note that editors say waking up with amnesia in a white room is one of the beginnings that they don't really like. Apparently a fair number of writers feel moved by a blank page to try to do a metaphorical exploration. Of course, you do have four dollars and a rock and a toothbrush, so it isn't completely blank?
Anyway, who is staring at you? How did you get there? What will you do with your pocket possessions? What happens next?
Go ahead and write.