Writing101
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Some thoughts about failure and inspiration
So, I got a little behind with my Writing101 challenge because I had to do an assignment at the last minute and have it done by midnight last night. This was difficult, because apart from having had several weeks in which to do the aforementioned assignment, I basically procrastinated it until there were just over…
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Lunchtime
Go to a public location and make a detailed report of what you see. The twist of the day? Write the post without adverbs. It’s cold as we take a seat outside the little café. Even though we’re sitting under an outdoor gas heater, there’s a distinct chill in the air. It’s winter in Melbourne,…
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In Defence of Reading: or how not to be a book snob.
Focus today’s post on the contrast between two things. The twist? Write the post in the form of a dialogue. ‘I’m not really a big reader.’ ‘Really? Why not?’ I ask. ‘Well, I dunno, it’s boring…’ ‘What sort of thing are you trying to read?’ ‘I tried some Dickens a while ago, but I…
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A Human Character
Today, you’ll write about a person you’ve met in 2014. In your twist, develop and shape your portrait further in a character study. The thing about meeting new people is that they either make no impression at all or they have a lasting impact on how you see yourself, live your life or how…
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The Runaway
In the lane behind my house, I found a letter. I looked around for who might have dropped it. The neighbours behind me, across the lane, have a 5 year old daughter and another one on the way. The letter must have been hers, but where had she run away to? As I held…
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Someone lost
Prompt: Write about a loss: something (or someone) that was part of your life, and isn’t any more. When I was in primary school I had two best friends, Sarah and Pauline. Sarah was a tall, gangly, auburn haired girl who was, as you might expect, terribly awkward. Sarah’s was the spitting image of…
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Just three songs?!
Today’s prompt is to write about three songs that are important to you, and I’m really struggling with it. There are so many songs that are important to me, and the songs that speak to me at one point in time are different to the songs that speak to me now. I remember when I…
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The view from here
As it creeps into winter here in the southern hemisphere I find myself fantasising about warm summer breezes. There is a little girl sitting on the bank of a fast flowing river. On her back are the marks of weeks worth of different tan lines across her shoulders and arms. She’s wearing a singlet…
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Stream of consciousness
The last few days have been a bit of an emotional roller coaster for me. I’ve been on two dates which didn’t go anywhere, I’ve resigned from my job, I’ve started the Writing101 challenge, I’ve been to an Emerging Writers’ Festival event about writing the mind and body and that totally blew my mind and…
Fleur Blüm 