Tag: writing essential
member name: Barb (Gather Site Ferret) Carlson
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October 22, 2009 11:14 PM EDT --
Dear Geronimo: That big white plastic thing with the intriguing smells is NOT a playground. Mom does not appreciate it when you shred the plastic bag, nor when you spread dirty litter all . . .
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April 27, 2009 05:10 PM EDT --
Launa heard a whooshing sound followed by a click. She heard it several more times before she realized it happened when she breathed. That's me breathing, she though. Then she heard someone crying . . .
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May 28, 2009 03:48 PM EDT --
This is the continuing saga of Launa and her adventures. They're still at Dixie's family's farmhouse. When we last left our band of wanderers, Dixie had patched up Launa, and they dealt with various . . .
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May 19, 2009 04:04 PM EDT --
This is a collaboration between Donna F. and I (characters: Dixie and Launa) where our characters meet. We did out best to figure out how to do it well. We did have some POV issues (who's head . . .
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June 07, 2009 09:18 PM EDT --
This is the continuing saga of Launa and her adventures. In our last episode, Launa made Dixie's nightmares go away and things are calm at the farmhouse. Not for long, though!
This is . . .
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June 12, 2009 09:28 AM EDT --
This is part nine of a Tuesday WE collaborative effort between Barb Carlson and Donna F. Below is a listing of just the collaborative stories. . . .
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June 16, 2009 11:43 AM EDT --
This is part ten of a Tuesday WE collaborative effort between Barb Carlson and Donna F. Below is a listing of just the collaborative stories. . . .
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April 05, 2009 10:05 PM EDT --
This week, we will introduce our characters to trauma - personally, or by having them witness someone else's experience, and tell it from two different points of view. In order to practice, we will . . .
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April 05, 2009 10:18 PM EDT --
BONUS CHALLENGE: Describe your character's bathroom.
I was asked to describe my bathroom. I'm reluctant to admit it, but I don't have my own bathroom. I could describe to you what I'd like . . .
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April 22, 2009 02:54 PM EDT --
This is another part of Launa's story, inspired by Sandy Knauer's Gather Writing Essential Tuesday Challenge and the Wee WE Interactive Creative Writing Project . . .
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May 20, 2009 01:11 PM EDT --
This is part two of a Tuesday WE collaborative effort between Barb Carlson (waves hi!) and Donna F .
In our last episode, Dixie arrived at her uncle's farmhouse just in . . .
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June 24, 2009 12:26 PM EDT --
June 23, 2009: Fun Tuesday Interactive Writing Project: Planning a Wee Picnic. First, we need to choose a date and location for our picnic. This week, have your characters tell us where they would . . .
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May 11, 2009 04:09 PM EDT --
Launa woke to the sound of cars on the highway. We got away , she thought in relief. She opened her eyes and saw the seat back. She tried to turn over, but gasped in pain.
"Are you okay, Launa?" . . .
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May 13, 2009 03:10 PM EDT --
This is in response to a Tuesday Writing Essential prompt: Your character came into an unexpected $500 today. Where did it come from and how will your character use it?
This is an alternate . . .
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May 02, 2009 09:53 PM EDT --
I sat on the rough wooden dock next to my youngest child, trying to keep her from plunging headlong into the cold, green water of the pond. It was an early vacation; truthfully a little too early in . . .
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April 29, 2009 11:20 AM EDT --
This week's challenge was to tell how we wrote. I started out really answering the question and found it dry and boring, even to myself. So I decided to write a slice of life wherein I attempt . . .
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August 26, 2009 04:31 PM EDT --
Prompts for August 26th, 2009
mention one of the six obstacles to achieving goals that I list in my article
use the word August
reference temperature in some way
freewrite for five minutes . . .
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May 22, 2009 10:15 AM EDT --
This is part four of a Tuesday WE collaborative effort between Barb Carlson and Donna F.
Part 1
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May 14, 2009 02:23 PM EDT --
Tia spotted the exit easily, relieved that it was well-marked. Launa had been silent the rest of the trip, but that hadn't surprised her. Launa had been pale and weak after the last rest stop, and . . .
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June 18, 2009 04:56 PM EDT --
This is the next episode in Launa's story and the first post-collaboration story. Dixie and Launa have (at least for now) parted ways. When we left them, Tia and Launa were headed back to the city... . . .
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