EXERCISE: The elephant in the room!
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writercises Original posting 9/18/2019
A Facebook posting pointed out..."Six ton monster with spikes and a giant tentacle growing out of its face" sounds way creepier than elephants actually are.So... imagine writing a scene such asThere was a six ton monster with spikes and a giant tentacle growing out of its face walking towards me on the road. I waited for the elephant to pass me, then looked around...Here's your assignment. Take some routine objects, animals, plants, whatever. Consider how you might describe them for your horror and fright festival (Halloween is coming, isn't it?). Go ahead, put us in that scene, and make us shiver as the elephant in the room smiles at us.The little bundle of wrinkles wiggled, and a miasma of incredible odor floated out of the diapers. Time to change the baby, I guess...Go for it! Which monster are you living with?
A Facebook posting pointed out..."Six ton monster with spikes and a giant tentacle growing out of its face" sounds way creepier than elephants actually are.So... imagine writing a scene such asThere was a six ton monster with spikes and a giant tentacle growing out of its face walking towards me on the road. I waited for the elephant to pass me, then looked around...Here's your assignment. Take some routine objects, animals, plants, whatever. Consider how you might describe them for your horror and fright festival (Halloween is coming, isn't it?). Go ahead, put us in that scene, and make us shiver as the elephant in the room smiles at us.The little bundle of wrinkles wiggled, and a miasma of incredible odor floated out of the diapers. Time to change the baby, I guess...Go for it! Which monster are you living with?