So this picture has inspired the rewrite to a WIP I’ve sat on for a while now. At least the beginning is changing. Does it do anything for you?

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So my brother is here and had me look up the group Mury. I love this song, and wanted to write a story about it.

Here’s the video (not great) and the lyrics (awesome). Love the music. Love the words.

Let’s see how this inspires you.

Here are the lyrics:

I hate the way that my words come together at your expense
Wish that when I wrote I wouldn’t have to be so honest
Show some tact or show some class or maybe just some respect
I’ll respect you when you respect me, what can you expect?
I’m just being honest

I still fight the urge to call, I know there’s nothing to say
I still love you and I think about you every day
It’s not easy for me though I know I act like it is
Feel the pain that hurts so bad I guess I’ve gotta fake it
Just like I’ve gotta say this

That this song is the b-side to the truth
About how I really feel about you
And I know sometimes my words they burn like hell
But I still want you, if you can’t tell

It’s hard to see you I know that we’ve got to act like we’re friends
Force a smile, fake a hug and try not to act nervous
“How am I? I’m good, no great, no perfect, life’s just a treat”
Ask you question after question, I don’t want you to leave
I just want you to see

That this song is the b-side to the truth
About how I really feel about you
And I know sometimes my words they burn like hell
I still want you, if you can’t tell

I’ve got the keys if you wanna roll
I’ll take you anywhere that you wanna go
We’ll climb in the backseat like when we first met
I’ll lay on my back while you lay on my chest

I’ve got the keys if you wanna roll
I’ll take you anywhere that you wanna go
We’ll climb in the backseat like when we first met
I’ll lay on my back while you lay on my chest
While you lay on my chest

This song is the b-side to the truth

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Sarah is writer looking for an agent. She is currently working on novel # 4, editing novels 2 and 3, and querying novel # 1. For more insight to her work, visit: http://legendoftheprotectors.wordpress.com/ or http://legendoftheprotectors.blogspot.com/

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We interrupt your regularly scheduled blog to bring you my favorite game… impromptu writing prompts!

Here’s how it works… I will come up with three completely random topics, and you pick one and write a short story in the comments! You can write about anything you want to, and it can be any length.

There’s only one rule… no reading the comments before you write your story! So, without further a due, I give you the prompts:

The light was bright in my eyes and I felt a sudden drip on my forehead. I reached up to wipe the wetness from my brow and looked at my hand. I was shocked when I saw…

He seemed like an okay guy, what could it hurt? I climbed into the passenger seat of his car and we…

It was cold outside, which was unusual for this time of year. I bundled up in my oversized coat and stepped outside. Shocked, I…

Remember, be creative and have fun! No Peeking!

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I said to Sarah that I’ll be posting a writing exercise today. I found one on a site that I frequent when in search of kick starts, so here it is. I’m going to work on it and report back. If any of you ladies feel like taking it up, please do a post or comment on how it went!

Write a long detailed passage in continuous time that includes opening car doors and turning the key in the ignition and putting the car in gear, or maybe someone getting up in the morning or going to work or putting on his socks and shoes. Write in super-detail.

Lay this aside and come back at least an hour later. What part do you definitely want to cut away? Does some of the detail actually seem interesting and worth saving? Can you revise it in a way that shows what is happening inside the character so that the boring detail is the merest scaffolding for the real interest. You might make it funny, or perhaps as the character cleans his teeth he has a flashback.

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I scrolled down and read Gunnisac’s post. I tried to comment, but the comments keep disappearing. So, I’ll leave my comment in this post.

Hi,

You sound just like me. Sarah will tell you that I’ve been in despair the last week, have not done much writing. Yesterday I tried speed-writing and that helped (this is the only way for me to un-block myself). Sometimes the strangest things will set you off.

So maybe you can take Sarah’s writing-prompt in the last post and let yourself into a burst of speed-writing and see what comes out? I’m hoping it will work for you just as it does for me, like magic

Hope you go great guns again soon!

Best,

Damyanti

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Okay, here is an exercise that we can all do. Copy the sentence. Paste it in a word doc. and then write. Post what you get on here in the comments. We will do this at least once a week.

Cold arctic air slammed into my face….

And now, take it and run!

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