Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Twenty-Five Words for November 2010

A writing exercise I like from my old Brown Bag writing group is “Twenty-Five Words.” We go around the table and, one by one, say a word (or short phrase.) It can be any word that comes to mind, or sometimes words based upon a pre-determined theme. The object of the exercise is to write a story using as many of the words (or short phrases)as possible. Here are twenty-five words for November. Set your timer for thirty minutes and try to write children’s short story. Try to use as many of the words as possible.

Lark
Fantastic
Helicopter
Island
Sparkle
It's about time
Randomly
Coarse
Choppy
Pip-squeak
Silly goose
Wander
Peak
Pop
Gallup
Adventure
Sweat
Rock
Game
Frightful
Bing
It's you!
Something wonderful
Gritty
Musical