Sunday 27 November 2011

Prompt 42 ~ mood

Have a look at / listen to these videos.  Settle into their moods.  Write from whatever inspires you, however big or small.

Murmuration

At the Hop

The Ship Song


It there's anyone out there still with us and if you fancy playing along and want to share what you've written, please leave a link to your post in the comments below and we'll come over and read you.  Promise.  

Tuesday 22 November 2011

Prompt 41 - book titles

As I'm sitting typing, I look up at the shelf of cookery books above the computer.

"Book of Soups", "Falling cloudberries", "Indian Food", "Grandmother's Herbs", "Farmhouse Kitchen", "Native British Trees", "Wild Food Yearbook", "Self Sufficiency", "Herbs on the Table", "My Orchard", "Through the Kitchen Window", "A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain"...  there are lots more, obviously they're not all cookery books.

I wonder which I would choose as the title for a piece of writing. Or would I prefer another title, from one of the other bookcases around the house.

Have a look through your bookcase, try not to be influenced by the content of the book. Which title most inspires you? Jot down a few of them, then settle down to play with your ideas.


As ever, I you feel like sharing, you're more than welcome!


p.s. - Sorry I'm a day late!

Sunday 13 November 2011

Prompt 40 ~ Dark & Light

Take a sheet of paper and make two lists.  One entitled 'dark' and the other 'light.'  Give yourself 5 minutes to write down whatever comes to mind for each one.

When 5 minutes is up, stop.  Pick something(s) from each list and write.  

Monday 7 November 2011

Prompt 39 - Senses

Senses. Five of them. More, you might argue. For this prompt, I'm just going with the first five (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste). ...Choose one of them, just one. And let it be your companion for the day. Or for a few days. Try to be extra-aware of that sense. Try to take note of what it notices throughout your day/night. If you like, make a list of these things.

When you're satisfied that you really have noticed that sense more than before, have really noticed what it's detecting and feeding to your brain, thank it most kindly and then pick up your pen. Your piece of writing should try to incorporate that sense, whether as a character, or as the basis for most of the descriptions given.

If you decide to try out this prompt, why not share it on your blog? We would be more excited than you could possibly imagine (honest!) to find out who is playing along with 26n, and what they're writing. Go on, we're friendly - honest! :)