Daily 5 Minute Writing Exercises!

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From http://www.cmmayo.com/d5mwearchives.january.html

Have a go and share the results, if you like :)


January 3 "Passive Agressive Grocery Shopping"
Fred has high blood pressure. But Linda brings home some items from the grocery store that are not so good for Fred. Write the scene with dialogue.

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January 5 "Smells of Things That Don't Smell (Much)"

What is the smell of:
~ the moon
~ sadness
~a child's joy in watching a soap bubble
~ grief
~ cowardice
~ snow
~ velcro
~ a nasty letter
~ silver
~ mystery
~ sand
~ a sidewalk in summer
~ the middle of the earth
~ purple
~ a contented dog napping
~ a cloudless spring sky
~ gold
~ a dollar bill
Once you've finished, circle the three you like the best.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Purple: The sky was striated with amethyst and rose as the sun set over the gnarled vineyard, the plants heavy with fruit. The odor of grapes filled the air as workers hurried to bring in the harvest, knives flashing as they separated the bunches from the vines and tossed them into wooden boxes.

The Moon: The moon smells like a round of white cheddar, or maybe muenster cheese. Mild, but distinct, with an undercurrent of hopes and dreams.

A Dollar bill: A dollar has the musty smell of heartache and despair. A fresh, crisp dollar exudes the odor of possibilities, but the many-washed and crumpled bill smells only like debt.

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January 6 "Pjugsarkjan Breakfast"
Pjugsarkian is an imaginary language; feel free to make up whatever words and phrases serve your purposes. The exercise is this: a tourist, who speaks only a very few words of Pjugsarkian (and may also mispronounce them) orders breakfast in his (or her) hotel from a waiter (or waitress) who understands and speaks only a tiny bit of English. Write the scene with both description and dialogue.

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January 7 "Nag Nag Nag"
Another dialogue exercise. In the aiport, standing in line for check-in, she nags him--- or he nags her; whichever you prefer. Write the scene using both description and dialogue. (What happens when they get to the head of the line?)