Writing Exercise (June 19, 2007)

On June 19th, Ink Spots & Coffee Grounds held their first writers group meeting. At this meeting we completed a two part writing exercise, to loosen up the creative juices. My goal is to post the exercises here on our blog each month. This way if you are not able to attend the monthly meeting, you will still have something to work on.

For this particular exercise you need to read and complete "Part 1" BEFORE reading and completing "Part 2." (In other words ... Do Not Read Part 2 Until You Complete Part 1 :-)

PART 1:

Think about one thing in your home. It can be anything. A chair, a vase, a painting, a cat ... now describe that object in as much detail as possible without revealing what it actually is.

Take about ten minutes to complete Part 1.

Done? Okay. Now for Part 2 ... you didn't peek, did you?

PART 2:

Using dialog, carry on what you believe might be an actual conversation between you and this object you just described in Part 1. (If you picked a chair, for example, what would you and the chair talk about if the chair could talk?)

Okay--until next time ...

God bless,

Phillip Tomasso III