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writercises2012-03-27 03:18 pm
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EXERCISE: Start with an 884-year-old heart...
Original Posting 6 March 2012
Okay. Thanks to Howard Tayler for pointing this out, but if you take a look at this article -- or even just the headline!
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/06/dublin-cathedral-pleads-for-return-of-884-year-old-heart/?hpt=hp_t3
Now, take that seed. A religious community pleading for the return of an 884-year-old heart. Mix well with whatever you like, and see if you can't whip up a little secret-history urban fantasy. Toss lightly with romance, mystery, a dash of derringdo... and chill for four hours before reading?
Anyway. Have fun. What does that headline suggest to you? Where would the heart have gone? Why? And then...
Write!
Okay. Thanks to Howard Tayler for pointing this out, but if you take a look at this article -- or even just the headline!
Headline: Dublin cathedral pleads for return of 884-year-old heartLink:
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/06/dublin-cathedral-pleads-for-return-of-884-year-old-heart/?hpt=hp_t3
Now, take that seed. A religious community pleading for the return of an 884-year-old heart. Mix well with whatever you like, and see if you can't whip up a little secret-history urban fantasy. Toss lightly with romance, mystery, a dash of derringdo... and chill for four hours before reading?
Anyway. Have fun. What does that headline suggest to you? Where would the heart have gone? Why? And then...
Write!