Tag Archives: first person

Starting with The Sense of an Ending

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

I remember, in no particular order: -       a shiny inner wrist; -       steam rising from a wet sink as a hot frying pan is laughingly tossed into it; -       gouts of sperm circling in a plughole, before being sluiced down … Continue reading →

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On your marks, get set…

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

Some writing prompts take a bit of explaining. There’s a set up or a thought process to go through. But today’s is a Sentence Starter, direct and simple. Of course you don’t have to make the line your first sentence, … Continue reading →

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I don’t like

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Here’s a good prompt from today’s workshop. Introduce a character by telling what he or she does not like. The effect will be to show what he or she does like. It works. Just start with ‘I don’t like’ or … Continue reading →

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I’m not going to murder anyone, but I’m hoping someone else will

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

This great line came up near the end of one of Kat’s pieces in workshop this morning. It’s such a corker that we all used it as an opening sentence in our next writing activity with some fab results. It’s … Continue reading →

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