Patricia announced that she did not post notes from the last meeting as it was the Biblioboard presentation by library staff. It is hard to explain. You really had to be there. All I can say it is a wonderful opportunity to start you on the road to e-publishing and hopefully, eventually, book publishing. To check out the Biblioboard you must be registered with the Orangeville Public Library (Caledon Library also has this program), go to the library website and click on library services.
We apologize for not providing more information. The presentation was announced months in advance and informational hand-outs had been provided. If you would like to know more about this program, library staff (particularly Kim) are willing to help you out. Just make an appointment. Major point: It's all free!
Virginia announced that her poem and a short story have been accepted for publication by Polar Expess. Congratulations Virginia!
And now for something completely different.... the prompts!
39
Really Awful Writing Prompts
These
prompts were taken from the blog
Listing Beyond Forty by Kim Z. Dale November 13, 2013. Originally,
there were 40 but I removed number 18 as I thought it might be a bit
vulgar and/or offensive to use at the writing group. You can visit
http://www.chicagonow.com/listing-beyond-forty/2013/11/40-really-awful-writing-prompts/
if you really want to see it.
Or
Transform
an “awful” prompt into a “good” prompt and write a story from
that.
Write a story set on another planet exactly like our own. Call that planet "Earth.
Tell the story of a man who must decide whether he wants fries with that.
I am thinking of a number between one and ten. What is it?
Describe purple from the first person viewpoint of purple.
Tell the story of an aardvark that is possessed by the devil.
Tell the story of a six-inch ruler that is possessed by the devil.
Tell the story of a single raspberry that is possessed by the devil.
A man awakes to find that all his socks are gone.
Think about the play Hamlet. Write something good like that.
Describe your most recent bowel movement. Use all your senses.
Grab the nearest book. Open it to a random page. Close your eyes and point to a word. Write a story using only that word.
Write a grocery list in iambic pentameter.
Image that the object closest to your left hand contains JFK's soul.
What if showers were what made you dirty?
A man makes a sandwich. Describe what happens next.
Write about your earliest memory but describe it as though it is happening right now with you at your current age.
Write a story consisting only of adjectives and exclamation points.
Pretend you are a writer with a really great idea. Write that idea.
Write the story of a writer whose characters come to life and interact with her.
Write a love letter to your favorite toenail.
Begin with the line: Let me start at the beginning.
End with the line: And that was all.
Incorporate the line: You had me at Jell-O.
Write a story that includes this line: Inevitably the incongruity exacerbated Her Excellency.
The musical Cats but with electric eels.
Write a story set in a world where windows are opaque and walls are transparent.
What if a mime were actually trapped in an invisible box, it was shrinking, and no one would help him?
Write a story about Kurt Cobain rising from the dead to attend a Josh Groban concert and eat a cronut.
Rearrange the words in Green Eggs and Ham to tell a story that doesn't rhyme.
A woman watches a lot of television. It is her only interest.
A couple has a misunderstanding. Hilarity ensues.
Two people with the same name are constantly getting each others' mail. Hilarity ensues.
Due to a technical mishap a talking pickle is elected president. Hilarity ensues.
Something happens. Hilarity ensues.
What if spiders only had seven legs?
What if all Target stores were underwater like Atlantis?
Write what you know.
Write about how other mothers are inadequate.
Write a list of really awful writing prompts.
As always we would like to see what you come up with for the prompt you chose. Please share it here.
Next Meeting is Sunday, October 28th, 1:30pm. Sonja is leading.
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