Here’s two writing exercises to help you on your way.
– Write a brief character sketch, this can be self-description, a collage of ‘non-literary’ items (such as shopping lists, resume, letters, phone messages, doctors report etc). If you don’t know where to begin choose someone you know.
– Write a paragraph or two of free association under the following headings without trying to link the sections
Please leave a message…
The last word…
Aren’t we glad that the organisers of…
Winter coats…
My mother-in-law drives me crazy…
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