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Prompts:
1. Studies have found that there are 27 emotions. Imagine a 28th is discovered, totally unlike any others, that changes the way we think of emotion altogether. Come up with a name for it and define what it is. Then write a few pages showing how a character discovered it.
2. Write a few pages of a letter in which a character expresses their love for another in a passionate but comedic way, like Morticia and Gomez.
3. Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer. Write a few pages in which a character uses that day to develop a bucket list of ten activities they want to do before the summer is out. Then, have them start with one.
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Tips:
1. The best writing creates a sensory experience: it employs most or all of the senses, including sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. This allows us to fully envision ourselves in a story. Put in an effort to evoke more senses that just sight in your story.
2. Reading aloud is underrated. Yes, we all hear the words read by the voice in our head, but that is no match for the real one. When we read aloud, we can better pick up on rhythms we may not have noticed in our heads and enjoy the beauty of sound in language. Whenever you come across a sentence that emphasizes sound, try reading it out loud to appreciate it even more.
3. The words the writer chooses to put in the title carry heavier weight than any other word in the story. They are meant to entice us to read the story while also representing a theme, symbol, etc. It is always good practice to ponder the title for a moment before you read, and once again after you’ve finished the story to see if you come to understand it in a different way.
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PRIVATE JOURNAL:
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TRACKING:
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TO DO LIST:
Add tasks to your sortable list, then revel in checking them off.
SCRATCHPAD:
Cache your gems as they fall in this always accessible place.
PRIVATE JOURNAL:
Reflect on your process — good, bad and ugly — in your dated diary.
TRACKING:
Measure your progress with key writing metrics, automatically,
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