Have you ever cheated on a school homework assignment or a test? Do you still regret it to this day? Joey leapt out of bed as his alarm blared for the final time. He squinted at the clock and muttered a curse that his mother would have scolded him for using. The bus would be … Continue reading Prompt 300-Cheat
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October Special: Habitual Ritual
In the second module of the Setting course, we read Forever Overhead by David Foster Wallace. It is a short story about a boy on his 13th birthday at a swimming pool with his family. It is written in the second person. You are the boy. You are having your 13th birthday. You have made … Continue reading October Special: Habitual Ritual
October Special: Slow Motion Moment
The second course I took was the Craft of Setting & Description. Where the Craft of Style focused on word choice for meaning and clarity, the setting course really got to the atmosphere of a scene, the feeling and visual aspects that bring stories to life. It's definitely an aspect I struggle with. I need … Continue reading October Special: Slow Motion Moment
Week 31.5 The Second
Yeah I dunno how to label these. I guess I could have just kept on counting; the week numbers don't really have any bearing on the prompts. But since I made it an interval last week, I'm doubling down this week. Besides, after I get through this week, it'll be back to our regularly scheduled … Continue reading Week 31.5 The Second
October Special: Concrete Style Infused with Thought and Feeling
Happy Saturday! My apologies for not posting this yesterday. My routine got thrown off by working a half day and spending my afternoon/evening on other writing things and I completely forgot about this until I was falling asleep. I hope you'll forgive me! If it's any consolation, this one is going to be a little … Continue reading October Special: Concrete Style Infused with Thought and Feeling
October Special: Cut It Out
The second assignment for the Craft of Style course was a short-short narrative. The goal was to "add movements to still objects," to tell a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. It wasn't supposed to be longer than 2 pages, 600 words, give or take. The word count was stressed in the … Continue reading October Special: Cut It Out
October Special: Sensuous Description
I am taking 4 NaNo prep creative writing courses through Wesleyan University. The Craft of Style, The Craft of Setting & Description, The Craft of Character, and The Craft of Plot. There will also be a fifth course with a capstone project to tie everything together. The Style course was all about choosing your words … Continue reading October Special: Sensuous Description
