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.
#106
Headbanging Repetition
Headbanging 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 the description of something smashing against a pole, and include the words "Whirred" "Supplies" "Tinge" and "Fruitful".
"Like banging your head against _______."
The most likely rationale for this repetition is someone that is faced with tasks that are impossible/impossible with their tools. But it could be about someone that likes banging their head against things due to whatever reason. It could be someone recalling their week while going through a slow-motion car crash where they're hitting their head on things as the instance being recalled shifts. 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 the description of something smashing against a pole, and include the words "Whirred" "Supplies" "Tinge" and "Fruitful".
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If you'd like some background music to write to, try this performance of The Cello Concertos by Haydn.
