Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
The prompt for this week was Cowboy Poetry. This style of poetry originates in the American west and is fairly fluid in style with a loose rhyme scheme. In all the research I did for this prompt, the only consistent thing that I could find is that Cowboy Poetry shares elements of Epic poetry because
The prompt for this was a little bit different. I asked club members to write the space a character exists in, not the charter themself. I wanted to know them from how they lived. For this prompt I used the characters from my work-in-progress. Evander was a statue and now he is a person and
The prompt for this week was to write in 2nd person. While this was a difficult prompt, there were some fantastic pieces. My favorite might be the one where a club member wrote a choose your own adventure that needed crowd participation. Top tier writing and presentation. Second person generally serves one of two purposes:
The prompt this week was to write a misunderstanding, feel free to intemperate it however you want. I went a bit meta and wrote something that is a bit more of a discussion. Let me know your opinion on misunderstandings in literature in the comments. Happy reading. Something a Bit Meta on the Misunderstandings The
The prompt for this week was to write about lost things. I did not intend this prompt to be whimsical but a lot of the stories turned out that way – including my own. That being said, there were some very personal pieces that were shared that were very well done. This is based on
The prompt for this week was to write a poem with sound. I do my best to highlight different literary elements and styles of writing in writing group. Yes, there are open ended prompts but I also like trying to, not teach per se, but to showcase different things that people can include in their
The prompt for this piece was to pick a photo and use it to inspire a written piece. I absolutely loved following the Artemis II mission. It was absolutely incredible and this is not my first Artemis II inspired piece, read the first one. I pulled one of the eclipse photos from the mission because
Recently I posted a number of newspaper related pieces and they were working towards this zine. This is volume 3 of the Denton Writing Club zine Banned & Burned. I am extremely proud of how this project turned out. The writing, the layout, the images, the variety. Is it perfect? No. It is something worth
I realized that I did not share the second volume of the Denton Writing Club zine. This volume of Banned & Burned looks at the interwoven themes of Love, Food, & Yearning. This was actually a Valentine’s Day when I didn’t want to write just about romantic love. The cover art was done by two
The prompt for this scene was to write an artist going mad as they attempt to complete their magnum opus, their great work. And the pieces that were written were fantastic. I know some very creative people. These pieces defiantly had a horror vibe. Trigger Warning: Blood. Self mutilation. Read at your own risk. Writing
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