A Year of Creative Sparks for Free!
SIX STEPS TO JOINING THE FUN
1. Know what these Creative Sparks are. They are short, relatively quick exercises that are meant to be FUN and instill a love of creative writing.
2. Not every person is inspired by the same thing. I know! Ask me to write an historical fiction story or a heavy soul- wrenching gut puncher, and I will cringe . . . with tears streaming down my face . . . into little plopping puddles. That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but I would truly dislike it. If a Spark comes along and you wrinkle your nose at it–skip it. Do you want to delve further into a particular Spark? Do it.
3. Because these sparks are meant to impart joy, there are some pivotal basic guidelines. Ready?
* Write for yourself. Or if you don’t share my infatuation with pencil and paper, type.
* NO grammar checks!
* NO spelling checks!
* NO punctuation checks!
Please note the capital letters and exclamation points. There is a time and place for those things. Not here. This is a fun safe zone to let your imagination fill in the blanks.
4. Challenge can be an inspiring or daunting word.
If it is inspiring – Yay! Let’s go and make this year full of creative whirlwinds of enthusiastic explorations.
If it is daunting- Erase the word- Do what feels fun and inspiring for you. How about a month challenge? Too much? How about a week challenge? Still to much? Just pick and choose what motivates you and/or your children.
Happy Creative Writing!!!
June: Week Three
You are on a journey in the rain forest. Make a list of one thing you see, hear, smell, taste and touch. Keep this list tight for tomorrow! ... I still hear bird calls... Remember that list of words you made yesterday? Use them to write 2-5...
June: Week Two
So its a grand day for a leisurely stroll through the the park... so you stroll, because it is a grand day for it after all, and suddenly a duck runs to your side and follows you along as you leisurely stroll... it is not leisurely strolling because its legs are not...
May: Week Five- June: Week One
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May: Week Four
Monthly puppy naming time!!! Congratulations! You have a roly-poly pile of soon to be giant drooling bundles of love. (and one of the best breeds on the planet!!) Newfies are water dogs renowned for their prowess when it comes to water rescue. Your job is to come up...
May: Week Three
Another adventure begins! This time your journey takes you to the African savannah. As you make your way through the grasslands, you take note of your surroundings... as any good explorer does. Make a list of what you see smell hear feel taste Keep this list for...
May: Week Two
Can you think of something funny or encouraging this picture could represent? Think about the balloons, the dog the fact that it is floating in the air happily. Your caption should be just one sentence long. Sometimes it is actually harder to sum things up in one...
May: Week One
In honor of warmer weather, you have a sunny hue to work with today. While you are pondering this color, think of a noun, verb, adjective and adverb that you associate with it.Got them? Ok- now use those words to think of an awesome name to stick on a paint sample...
April: Week Four
Your adventures continue... because you are and adventurer... and that's what they do. This month, you find yourself deep in a forest. Can you picture yourself there? Ok. Now make a list of what you: see smell hear taste feel Keep this list for tomorrow because like I...
April: Week Three
Time for entrepreneur week! This month you are an artist. In fact, you are so amazing that the zoo want to hire you to paint a mural on the wall near the entrance. This zoo is well known for its wonderful treatment of animals and for helping endangered species. You...
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