Pick a memory – this can be a childhood one or something that happened just last week – and write it down so that it reads like a headline. Try to select one word that you can repeat throughout the takes. Next, explore your memory as a series of takes by writing as many as… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #19 – Takes
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Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #18 – Name
Yep. I missed yesterday's prompt. It was too crazy busy...I'll get to it! Write a free-verse poem using only the letters in your full name. If you’re married and take your spouse’s surname, you may want to include this name or create a poem with your maiden name, or both. I think what matters here… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #18 – Name
Wounded Writers Ask: Free Write #15 – Because I Am
Prompt: Write five lines that speak to what it means to be YOU. Here are some examples to get you started: “Because I am a(n) activist, artist, bartender, caretaker, Dad, driver, cashier, dancer, only child, one of eight, the only cook in the house, the soccer mom, etc. Wicket from Word Well: flower (because they… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask: Free Write #15 – Because I Am
VANESSA SHIELDS 