The Writer’s Studio, Level II – Assignment #1 May 12, 2008
Preamble: 3rd person narrator but almost 1st. Relaxed, light, playful, precise. Direct access to characters thoughts but there is some distance. Pick a popular character. Put in a dilemma and a scene.
JB
A distant flash could be seen. [...]
Archive for May, 2008
JB
Posted in Class Assignment, Poetry on May 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Dog Park
Posted in Class Assignment, Short Story on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
The Writer’s Studio, Level I - Assignment #9 May 5, 2008
Preamble: 3rd person narrator, description of a group I am familiar with. Narrative compassion showing love, sympathy and knowledge. Patient in describing the action (missed that one). Show that group in an activity.
Dog Park
The last had finally trickled in making their daily descension complete, giving life [...]
the climber
Posted in Poetry on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
he set his foot with surity
carefully as if his life depended on it
falling was not an option
one foot, one hand, after another
so slowly he sometimes got sick of the pace
climbing is easier when you know which way is up
it wasn’t always easy
he had traversed great stretches
then, while distracted by a fluttering bird
pebbles rained down [...]
smoke
Posted in Class Assignment, Poetry on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
The Writer’s Studio, Level I - Assignment #8 April 28, 2008
Preamble: 3rd person narrator, description of short scene between 2 people. Stay in the moment of the scene. Main character is in distress but doesn’t see it, narrator sees it. Like a camera, pick a scene and describe.
smoke
their eyes meet through the smoke of his cigarette,
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piano lessons
Posted in Class Assignment, Short Story on May 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Writer’s Studio, Level I - Assignment #7 April 21, 2008
Preamble: 3rd person narrator, revealing how the character feels. Tone is direct, mood is uneasy. A time in childhood when the world felt different, changed. An event that didn’t directly happen to the character. Focus on what the character felt and did around the event.
Green
Years and [...]
Steel Steal
Posted in Class Assignment, Poetry on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
The Writer’s Studio, Level I - Assignment #6 April 14, 2008
Preamble: 3rd person narrator, subtly revealing, non-human character. Approach with sympathy, humor and affection to reveal humanness. Removed or non-fiction style.
Steel Steal
They sit there, all in a row
polished to brilliance each day
sharp edges boast of precision
handles sure and swift
cold but quickly warming
[...]
Solution #4
Posted in Class Assignment, Short Story on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
The Writer’s Studio, Level I - Assignment #5 April 7, 2008
Preamble: 1st person narrator, expansive, fun, outlandish. Eccentric, unreliable narrator, revealing himself.
Solution #4
While finishing my second bottle of wine it dawned on me. In fact the idea is so perfect I have decided to document this moment in history with a permanent record. I will record [...]
Spots
Posted in Class Assignment, Poetry on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Spots (The Writers Studio, Level I, assignment #4) March 31, 2008
Preamble - first person narrator also working as third, reveal the narrator. Intimate actions.
We grew fainter with each stroke of your hand
at a celebration of new beginnings
we twirled and laughed,
amidst tables of friends, old and new
not so secretly hoping for our own celebration
gazing and smiling and making [...]
dream
Posted in Class Assignment, Poetry on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
dream (The Writers Studio, Level I, assignment 2) March 17, 2008
Preamble: 1st person, happy moment in time, no judgment, exaggeration, risk being sentimental
my universe was barely bigger than my arms
but further than my eyes could see
it was quiet as a naptime slumber
yet roared with dreams uncontained
my universe smelled of paper and glue, and it was good
eyes closed [...]
Birkin
Posted in Class Assignment, Short Story on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Birkin (The Writers Studio, Level I, assignment 1) March 10, 2008
Preamble: 1st person, light subject, jumping into the story, absurd, funny (sorry this is lame)
Salt water seeped down my throat and burned my eyes. With each breath I’d take some in. And each exhale I would cough some out. At times I thought my arms had fallen [...]
