The Notebooking Daily Fall Writing Series is a daily writing exercises for both prose writers and poets to keep your creative mind stretched and ready to go—fresh for your other writing endeavors. The writing prompts take the impetus—that initial crystal of creation—out of your hands (for the most part) and changes your writing creation into creative problem solving. Instead of being preoccupied with the question "What do I write" you are instead pondering "How do I make this work?" And in the process you are producing new writing.
These exercises are not meant to be a standard writing session. They are meant to be productive and to keep your brain thinking about using language to solve simple or complex problems. The worst thing you can do is sit there inactive. It's like taking a 5 minute breather in the middle of a spin class—the point is to push, to produce something, however imperfect. If you don't overthink them, you will be able to complete all of the exercises in under 30 minutes.
#77
Running Repetition
Running Repetition
For today's writing exercise you will write a piece of poetry or prose which contains the following phrase at least four times (non-sequentially):
Bonus Exercise: Also include Someone with a _____ the _____ nickname with the second part being an animal (like, Nicky the Bull, Stan the Snake etc), and include the words "Tape" "Frigid" "Tender" and "Pillar".
"Run for your life."
This could be a very serious, literal running for your life, it could be the exact opposite where the phrase is hyperbolic and there is no danger at all. Maybe it's a command that the narrator gives to animals he's hunting or NPCs in a video game. Maybe it's a meditation on the Boston Marathon bombing (if so, do it in good taste, or, I'd advise that at least). Or do something completely different. Just be sure that the repeated phrase earns its worth in your piece. It should be necessary.
Bonus Exercise: Also include Someone with a _____ the _____ nickname with the second part being an animal (like, Nicky the Bull, Stan the Snake etc), and include the words "Tape" "Frigid" "Tender" and "Pillar".
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If you'd like some background music to write to, try indie hip hop producer RJD2's album More Is Than Isn't.
