February 2012
25 posts
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Writing Exercise - Day 7
Free Day! Write any scene you want!
*an addendum - I have had this kicking around for a little while and will probably post a more refined version here at a later date. Any input about this piece would be appreciated*
Under construction still - sorry…will repost soon.
grief-bacon:
alemonmoonsky:
kyle-:
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Writing Exercise - Day 6
How was your characters childhood? Write a scene about them as a child. How was their home life? Their family? Their upbringing? Where did they grow up? What friends did they have?
He waited to cross at MLK Boulevard - the trickiest crossing on his way home. Sometimes Martin and John would walk with him and he liked the company at this intersection, but usually he would sneak off as soon as ...
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NPR’s recording of Daniel Pinkwater and...
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Writing exercise - Day 5
Your character is getting ready in the morning. Write a scene of their morning (or even mid day) routine.
“Damn it,” Charlie muttered to himself, holding the bloody washcloth to his forehead and searching through his dusty first aid kit with his free hand. These shallow cuts always bled forever unless you got some gauze on it right away. And he must have used the gauze for some other...
You're A Witch.: Here is a post about things. →
dammitjean:
If you listen to and enjoy Chris Brown’s music, there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re supporting him as an artist, yeah, but you aren’t personally enabling his violent behavior, so long as you can freely admit that he’s an unrepentant asshole.
Right now, the internet is being rightfully…
Here is a reblog about how well-spoken, well-informed, and intelligent my friend is.
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Writing Exercise - Day 4
What world does your character exist in? Real or imagined? Scientific? Fantastical? Write a scene where your character is shown in their world.
Charlie made his way down the darkening street through the raindrops. The fabric grocery bags he’d bought to appease Michelle were soaking - their weight cut into his fingers of his right hand and bounced unevenly off his leg, making his gait...
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Writing Exercise - Day 3
I tried to submit a couple of ones today, but being at work and actually having to *gasp* work, I could only get this one up.
Think about the character you created for Day 2. Write their seven word biography.
Charlie hunched; he never really stood straight.
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Writing Exercise - Day 2
Create a character. Write a brief scene of them in a setting. Also use this paragraph to introduce the character to the reader by how they react to their setting.
Charlie sighed. He’d ordered a black coffee ten minutes ago and the girls behind the counter were still busy making drinks for customers that had ordered after him. A black coffee - that’s all he wanted. A simple enough...
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“There is a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.”
– Tennessee Williams (via halfstrippedtrees)
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And now, a much more upbeat post.
I found one of those lists of posts to make over a certain number of days. This one has to do with writing, so I figured I’d give it a shot, though they aren’t going to be consecutive, since I don’t have internet access every day.
Day One: Write a biography of your life. Only use seven words.
Wanderlust-struck. Always looking forward. And back.
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Dear passive aggressive customer,
The next time you want to have a private conversation with your BFF about your recent divorce, try not going to a public place.
If you want to be alone, don’t ask me, “Excuse me, is this really your job today? To be working in this section right here?” The answer is yes. It’s my job to keep the bookstore clean. When half the travel books are in the used section and the...
Farallon Plate: WASHINGTON SENATE PASSES GAY... →
Yeah Washington! Pass it pass it.
oreadfarallon:
read about it here!
“OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, setting the stage for the state to become the seventh to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed.
The measure now heads to the House, which is expected to
You're A Witch.: Today in "I didn't know they were... →
OH SHIT. Re: this should have thousands upon thousands of notes - it does.
steviemcfly:
katmayer:
theafrosistuh:
SOURCE
The true identity of Ludwig van Beethoven, long considered Europe’s greatest classical music composer. Said directly, Beethoven was a black man. Specifically, his mother was a Moor, that group of Muslim Northern Africans who…
