Posts Tagged ‘Santa Fe Writing Group’
Improv Storytelling & Creative Writing Workshop in Santa Fe
Friday, February 21st, 2014Posted in Barbara Mayfield, Creative Process, Improv Storytelling, Inspiration, Miscellaneous Thoughts |
Letters Written, Not Sent
Friday, February 8th, 2013Am Skyping into Writers Group right now, and secretly posting because I have finished writing my piece and am avoiding starting another one.
Hope has brought the Prompt and snacks today. Because of the Skype thing, I do not know what the snacks are, but here is the Prompt:
“Have your character write a letter (or email!!!) they would never send; or they write one not intending to send it, but it is sent. OR a letter that was intended to be sent, but was somehow waylaid and never received.”
Have we not all done that dangerous thing and vented into an email and somehow the send button is pushed??!!! Agony!!! And movies have been made about letters never received.
In my piece today, Prudy has written a letter she will not send to her dad, while sitting in the school cousleor’s office after she smacked Oscar in the head.
Ok. Write your letter now.
Posted in Barbara Mayfield, Hope Cahill, Inspiration, Writing Prompts |
First Video Writing Prompt
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012Video Writing Prompt: “OK Go” Rube Goldberg Machine – Amazing
A FaceBook pal turned me on to the OK Go band videos, which seethe with creativity, whimsy and wisdom. Last Friday, we watched this video as our writing prompt.
I find Rube Goldberg machines, especially one as spectacular as this one, inspiring and enchanting. I asked our writing group to write a piece with these thoughts as a jumping off point:
1. Have a seemingly small, innocent action set off a string of oddball, wacky, outrageous results.
2. Whimsy
3. What materials would your character use to create a RG machine?
Happy Ash Wednesday from Barbara Mayfield
