General Chat

I am here ! but still a little lost ...lol

BC you don't have to do it you know, lol

Maggie, what are you lost on? We can explain it ...lol

I know, TW...its just have eaten the grandchildrens' chocolate bunnies again and I feel a bit sick.....lol....

Right....the farmer....the girl...and the fella....

The hiker, the farmer,
her under the tree
but I can't write a story
cos none of them's me!

lol :))

You don't have to, it's just a play with the characters and point of view...


It only needs to be a passing thought....ie, what would each of them be thinking in that precise moment...as he approaches the girl and the farmer can see from his field. It can even be done in first person...

Teresa, I am not a writer of prose, have tried (ask Stella..lol) tried it out on her.

I'll just stick to what I know :))

Maggie x

That's right maggie, you're the poet among us now aren't you.

That's ok, I don't write poetry...don't really understand the technique...though I am reading up on it.

I've only just returned from soap land and already my head hurts!!!! I was writing all afternoon so I will look at this tomorrow.

Good exercise in my book too. 4 columns headed

1st character,,, 2nd character,,, the emotion,,,, the setting
Police officer nurse jealousy pub
Alien accountant envy London eye
gardener doctor lust slough
schoolboy gangster revenge hospital

For a quick exercise you 'mash them up' take one from each column and produce a story is say five minutes.

Thanks for that about the books TW.

the farmer in the field, the girl sitting under a tree, the guy out hiking with a backpack.

Farmer
Hmm, I will just keep an eye on the guy, don't like the look of him and I bet he will be trying to get talking to my lass over there. Hope he knows there is a bull in the next field. I hope he shut that gate. I should have brought the dog.

Hiker
She look nice, looks a bit shy, I wont try and chat her up though as I don't have time, I need to get back before dark Don't like the look of the old bloke though, I presume he is the farmer. where is his dog, they always have a yappy dog with them that doesn't like walkers. Better make sure I shut the gate with him watching.

Girl
Hmm, he is nice looking, wonder if he will come and talk to me if I smile at him. better not, our dad doesn't like me talking to strange lads. Hope he isn't going to cross the next field with the bull in it. Maybe I had better warn him

There is something similar in writers forum magazine, but with six columns and six categories...and you throw a dice for each one...then put them together to make a story.

Well done Ann, thats the sort of thing I mean.

But it illustrates the different reactions to the same situation...

Now my head hurts more.

I think writing from life will have to wait a couple of months. Amazon has one new (2008) paperback £24.99 and one to pre-order 2010 June release £8.99

and I can't for the life of my see why the big price difference.

What???

I bought mine last year from Amazon, 12.99!

Just looked, you're right.

Have a look in Waterstones, I'm sure it's cheaper than that. It's not that big.

I reckon it is because it is the last one in stock with no more due until June and it is a rip off. I will look in waterstones.

*bounces up and down on thread, pencil and paper at the ready*

I haven't looked at the books yet.... well, I went to, and then got side-tracked.... but I shall in a moment... thanks for that, TW.....

I am all poised, ready and waiting.... or have we started yet?


Love

Daff xxxx

Daff, once TW sends out the revised list we can send pieces out tomorrow. If you have anything written send that, or, this week we had three 'seeds' with which to start off or include in a piece or poem they were:
Take any of the following 3 story seeds and use them to start a piece of fiction or non-fiction.


1. The recruiter’s face was inches from hers when she ……

2. March. That was the month when ……

3. Surveying the damage, Ben wished that he’d listened more to his ……


But if you haven't got time to do anything by tomorrow, send it in next Thursday. However if you are on the edge of your seat and itching to go........

Well.... my fellas are going to be watching the match... and the warm up before, and the cross examination afterwards... so I'll be blowed if I am going to do anything that even remotely smacks of *domestic goddess-itis* lol

So I shall sit and play with the writing, see what I come up with.

What is a good length?

Love

Daff xxxx

whatever you come up with Lol!! But to start maybe 500-1500 words.