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.
#79
Title Mania Plus Galapagos 12
For today's writing exercise you will write a piece of poetry or prose which uses one of the following as its title. For a bonus challenge use the additional exercise of five random constraints.Title Mania Plus Galapagos 12
Titles:
- Bits of Plant Particulate
- Mulch
- Diving the Dumpsters
- Tickled to Death
- Under a Classic Car in Santa Clara as the Sun Sets Behind an Iced Tea Slowly Dripping Condensation
Bonus Exercise: 5 Random Constraints
(I recommend picking any required words or lines before writing with a little surplus for options, but with your chosen title in mind)
(I recommend picking any required words or lines before writing with a little surplus for options, but with your chosen title in mind)
- Your first paragraph must include the description of a car part using a simile.
- You must include at least six words which begin with the letter combination "Br".
- You must include one sentence (or at least 4 consecutive words) from the lyrics to the song "Galapagos (For the Fish)" by Ceschi Ramos.
- You must include two pairs of homophones in the same paragraph (4 words).
- Your piece must include two foods, one that is served cold and one that is served hot.
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If you'd like some background music to write to, try "Valtari" by Sigur Rós.
