Our class fell on the public holiday in June, so numbers were lower than usual.
Discussion:
We reviewed some of our previous discussions. The use of the five senses enriches the pictures we create with our writing. For example, “we closed the windows of the car because of the smoke” compared with “The acrid smoke filled the air, so we needed to close the car windows”.
And we noted the value of a title for our stories. This could help set the scene, or if more cryptic could intrigue and encourage to reader to read on.
Our challenge:
A simple challenge this month, with a set of clues to words all containing “MAY”. One example is:
What a pilot tries to avoid saying. (6 letters) MAYday
Some of our Stories:
We had four stories all using the same prompt – “Tyres screeched. I turned and ran down the alley”. It was interesting that two involved a dream and the other two had a level of crossover – both included implication of criminal activity being found out by the protagonist. One of these discovered it was a film shoot, and the other could lead to an extra “chapter” around the nature of the criminal activity.
Prompts:
The prompts for our 8 July class are:
Joy Shirley
Discussion:
We reviewed some of our previous discussions. The use of the five senses enriches the pictures we create with our writing. For example, “we closed the windows of the car because of the smoke” compared with “The acrid smoke filled the air, so we needed to close the car windows”.
And we noted the value of a title for our stories. This could help set the scene, or if more cryptic could intrigue and encourage to reader to read on.
Our challenge:
A simple challenge this month, with a set of clues to words all containing “MAY”. One example is:
What a pilot tries to avoid saying. (6 letters) MAYday
Some of our Stories:
We had four stories all using the same prompt – “Tyres screeched. I turned and ran down the alley”. It was interesting that two involved a dream and the other two had a level of crossover – both included implication of criminal activity being found out by the protagonist. One of these discovered it was a film shoot, and the other could lead to an extra “chapter” around the nature of the criminal activity.
Prompts:
The prompts for our 8 July class are:
- They were strangers, stuck in the lift.
- Sandy saw it first, the sad dirty dog walking towards them.
- The day had started well, so why had it all gone so wrong.
- The memories came thick and fast.
Joy Shirley
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