Twenty Five Words for October 2010

Here are twenty five words for October; the object is the same as always: set your timer for 15-20 minutes, and then try to write a paragraph or short story using as many of the words (or short phrases) as possible:

Inside
Windy
Water
First aid
Sunscreen
Bug juice
Bicycle
Oh no!
Through those trees...
Behind you
Splatter
Lonely
Busy boy
Exotic
Scaly
Bumbling
Oof!
Amazing
Long-lost
Dance with me?
What in the world...
High-heeled shoes
Click-clack
Smile
One more

Twenty-Five Words for April 2010

Here is this months' Twenty-Five Words writing prompt. The object is to try to write a children's short story or picture book using as many of the twenty-five words (or short phrases) as possible. This is also a timed prompt, so set your timer for 20 or 30 minutes and then begin.

Here are the words:

Cookie
Parlor
Sleep cat, sleep
Stretch
Rascal
Tinkle
Twinkle
Nom, nom, nom
Stop that
What was that?
Over there
Peculiar
Wonderful
Terrible
Toot
Zoom!
Member of the
Numbers
Too many
Twirl
Cows
Fighting
Escape
Princess
Kaboom!

25 Words for November 2009

Here's a writing exercise that I like from my Brown Bag group. It's called "Twenty-five Words." The object is to try to write a children's short story or picture book using as many of the twenty-five words (or short phrases) as possible. This is also a timed prompt, so set your timer for 20 or 30 minutes and then begin.

Here are the words for November:

Insider
Brrrr
Grumbly pig
Whisper
Smoky
Bandit
Scurry
Chilly
I don't believe it
Stir, stir, stir
Hurry up
Slow down
Happy girl
Pokey
Mope
Dazzle
Tennis
Legend
Wait for me!
Violins on the roof
Click-clack
Pluck
Almond
Basket
Way up high