I want to preface this post by saying that these are tips/advice that I wish someone would have given me as a young writer (or as someone just starting out writing). Because these come from my own personal experience, some of the tips may seem random or odd, but I thought I would include them anyway. I … Continue reading Tips For New/Young Writers
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Writing Prompts: “The Smell of Music” & “Five Easy Pieces”
The first of these prompts, "The Smell of Music," is simple. Listen to a song you don't know from a genre you do not (or rarely) listen to, and then write a response to it--prose, poem, or otherwise. I listened to a French "pop" song that I found on YouTube. I chose to write my … Continue reading Writing Prompts: “The Smell of Music” & “Five Easy Pieces”
Flash Fiction: Flipping Houses
It's 1:30 AM and I can't sleep. Probably because it's 100 degrees in my bedroom and my parents refuse to turn the air conditioner any lower. That, and for some reason I keep thinking about ghosts. I mean, it's too hot in my room to sleep with more than one blanket, but one blanket is too … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Flipping Houses
Short Story: Lessons Learned
Another short story from my creative writing class! Enjoy 🙂 Also, today marks my third year on WordPress! Hurray! ~~~~~ Lessons Learned Miss Papperman’s School for the Gifted Elite was both opulent and terrible. Referred to as “the bastille” by the students who attended it—sons and daughters of government officials, politicians, lawyers, doctors, ambassadors, and … Continue reading Short Story: Lessons Learned
Flash Fiction: A Celebration at Holly Lake
I recently shared a small piece of writing- here -that I did in my creative writing course this summer. Here is the full, finished short story (although it's definitely more of a flash-fiction piece). A Celebration at Holly Lake Tic-tic-plume. Tic-tic-tic-plume. Skipping rocks dive underwater, upsetting thick layers of fleshy moss as they sink past. He fondles … Continue reading Flash Fiction: A Celebration at Holly Lake
To Me, Who Thought Poetry Was Hard: It Is
The following two poems came from prompts in my creative writing class. The first prompt is extremely simple: begin or end your poem with a specific number of "things"--what those things are is up to you. The second prompt is a little more complicated (but I"m going to simplify it here): tour someone around a town; … Continue reading To Me, Who Thought Poetry Was Hard: It Is
Writing Blind Part II
I posted yesterday about a writing exercise that I was doing for class--one involving all senses but sight--you can see the details and my first five passages here. Below, I have included the second half of my completed exercises. These were challenging and fun to do, and I'm super psyched to be writing like this again! … Continue reading Writing Blind Part II
Writing Blind Part I
I thought I would share another round of writing exercises that I've done for my creative writing course this summer. I'm really excited to be working creatively on things like this again; it's been a while for me. I'm an English Literature major with a minor in creative writing, but due to the fact that … Continue reading Writing Blind Part I
Trying to Tell a Story Without Actually Telling the Story
I am in a creative writing course this summer in order to begin finishing out my degree, and one of the exercises we were given in class was to write about a situation using vivid, concrete language and sensory details without actually stating what the situation was about. We were given specific prompts within that general … Continue reading Trying to Tell a Story Without Actually Telling the Story
Ultimately Useless Stories 