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Wounded Writers Ask – Final Free Write….Late but oh well!

So the deal was that I write in response to a different writing prompt for 21 days in April. I think I made it to 17 when it all went to hell in a hand basket (this saying is said to come from the days of the guillotine - when criminals (bad people meant for hell?)… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Final Free Write….Late but oh well!

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Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write 17 – Corruption

Find an old photo of yourself and tear it in half. Next, put the two pieces back together but not perfectly. That way, you should see a rough tear down the middle. This helps create visual character to the image. Glue these pieces down to a piece of paper, in your notebook perhaps. Cover slightly… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write 17 – Corruption

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Wounded Writers Ask: Free Write #20 – Last Word

Answer these five prompts and include one of your own. Strive for a prompt that requires a degree of vulnerability in your answer such as Last kiss, Last cry, Last dream, or Last argument. (Idea inspired from an interview with actor Matthew Perry titled One Last Thing) Last time I took public transportation - Does… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask: Free Write #20 – Last Word

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Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #19 – Takes

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