Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Writing Challenge

Hey Guys I'm planning on participating in the 30 day writing challenge (Care to join?) So, for the next 30 days I'll be following these prompts and posting them on here. Now, I'm a little rusty at my creative writing so this is mostly just practice...so bear with me! I am so excited! I invite anyone to join with me and send me stories...I love reading other people's poems and prose :)

30 Day Creative Writing Challenge

Here’s all of the days of the challenge:
Day 1: Re-write a classic fairy tale
Day 2: Write a fanfiction
Day 3: A story that takes place pre-1950
Day 4: A poem using the words: blue, mistrust, half, twang
Day 5: A story revolving around an object in your room
Day 6: Start your story with: “He glanced at his watch impatiently…"
Day 7: Create a superhero. Have he/she save the day.
Day 8: Write a prequel to that Superhero. Pre-Superhero life. Maybe their childhood.
Day 9: A story in 250 words or less about your favorite city
Day 10: Start story with: “She touched the little box in her pocket and smiled…"
Day 11: A story where the characters go without power for a day.
Day 12: Find 10 random words and create your own definitions.
Day 13: Begin with “I thought I saw…"
Day 14: randomly find someone in your yearbook. Create a story about their life today.
Day 15: Write about a stranger you see. Either their back-story or what they are thinking in the moment you see them.
Day 16: Go to iTunes, put your music on random. Write a story about the first song that comes up. (250 words or less)
Day 17: Use time travel in a story
Day 18: A story set in a ghost town.
Day 19: Write an obituary for a historical figure
Day 20: Use these words in a story: grandfather, photo album, post office, and folder
Day 21: He or she sees their crush in a library. describe the incident.
Day 22: Write a story based on a dream you had
Day 23: Describe/fictionalize a childhood memory
Day 24: Write a story that takes place 100 years in the future
Day 25: Write a story about a mythical creature.
Day 26: Write about the 30th picture on your phone or computer. Write about the story behind it, or make up the story behind it.
Day 27: Story taking place during a sporting event (any sport)
Day 28: Story on a ship. Past, present, or future.
Day 29: Story about space
Day 30: Story or poem about ice

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Review

Wow...okay...I've never got into a story that made me feel so uncomfortable (And I have read What was She Thinking: Notes on a Scandal---and can I just say I loooove Judi Dench in that film? ok...sorry tangit)...And I don't think that that discomfort is a total bad thing. I think that maybe this book bothered me so much is because I am personally a wallflower; a lot like Charlie, I am that shoulder to cry on...but scared to make a move in life (in general). I'm the girl, like Sam, that dates a string of bad characters, revealing nothing about myself to them because I want them to like me. I'm also a bit conservative...and this is somewhat of a 90s Catcher in the Rye, beat style, Allen Ginsburg type of story...which I love...because it does make me feel uncomfortable. So I do like this story...a lot...it made me think about my own life...am I viewer? or a doer? It made think about how I personally need to change some things, or else, face living a life  through someone else.
"...and in that moment, I swear, we were infinite..."
"I would die for you, but I won't live for you..."
"We accept the love we think we deserve..."