Free-form Writing Prompt #2
I’m trying something different! This is the second post in a Free-form Writing Frenzy Productivity Experiment.
Each afternoon for a week I’ll post a writing prompt and some simple instructions. The next morning I’ll post a quote that has something to do with the prompt, so you can take a peek at differences or similarities in how someone else relates to the same thing. Some relationships will be predictable or subtle, some off the wall.
Make a mental note now, and again after writing. Ask yourself:
- Am I productive?
- Am I encouraged?
- Am I creative?
- Am I curious?
The Second Prompt
Directions:
- Be ready to write, word processor open, or pad and pencil in hand. Set a timer for five minutes.
- Clear your mind.
- Click “Reveal Writing Prompt” below, and look at the prompt for the space of one deep, quiet breath.
- As you start the second breath, clear your mind of expectations.
- Write, full on, whatever comes to you, related to the prompt or not, for five minutes. Do not stop to correct anything – just go.
- When the time is up, you have to stop.
- Get up and wiggle. Yes, that’s what I said. Move. Laugh. Growl. Pat self on back.
You’re welcome to leave comments about the experience and anything that comes of it, including links, but please don’t paste in your entire prompt-generated exercise. What you’ve got right now is a personal thing. What happens next is up to you.
June 15th, 2009 at 1:45 am
[...] small it is on the surface, it is four thousand miles deep” – that’s elizabeth’s 5-minute writing prompt for today. here’s what i came up with: wow, that’s far. how much is that? i have to think [...]
June 15th, 2009 at 5:12 am
I am really enjoying this Free-form Writing Frenzy Productivity Experiment. Have been following from the start and will follow through to the end. Can’t wait to see how I improve, and what ideas I come up with!
So far, they’ve been:
#1: Moss – Description of a green-eyed girl lying beside me in the grass.
#2: “However small it is on the surface, it is four thousand miles deep” – Description of an aloof person watching the horizon.
Kudos to this Experiment!
June 19th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
[...] Quote Snack [...]