Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Oroboros: Writing Prompt

Plan to work with a partner for this exercise.

1. You will be writing a collaborative story/poem/script (your choice) with at least one other author.

2. Choose your writing partner.

3. Decide together on the type of genre for your writing (are you writing a poem, short story, script?) Is your short story a: mystery, an adventure, a fantasy, a romance, a western, a crime story, a realistic story, a story for teenagers, a paranormal story, a fairy tale, a horror story, a children's story, a suspense story, etc. Agree on the type of story or poem you are going to write. Choose a POV for your story: will you write in 1st person POV, second person POV, or third person-limited or third person omnscient POV?

4. From this list of ideas, choose one you will work on:
  • a story about the dark
  • a story about shoes
  • a story about a game
  • a story about an idea
  • a story about music
  • a story about smoke
  • a story about something you can't see
  • a story about something broken
  • a story about something old
  • a story about trust
  • a story about a surpise
5. ALONE: choose one of these options and begin your story/poem/script with that idea. The idea will change through the exercise, so don't worry. Let the ideas flow. Write for five minutes. When the bell rings, stop where you are.

6. At that point when the bell rings, exchange places with your partner.

7. Read what your partner wrote on their computer. Continue the story. Write for five minutes. When the bell rings, stop where you are.

8. Exchange places again. Write for five minutes. When the bell rings, stop. Continue to exchange places and continue to write until your story is complete. The original author (the one who started the exercise) should end the story.

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