![]() "…I do not…“ She fell silent again, looking up at the Immortal (they always made her feel tiny, two feet taller than she) as he turned and carefully set the item on top of her braided hair. "Not someone,“ he corrected her in an oddly amused tone, walking over to stand beside her and lift the circlet himself, "this is not a circlet meant for someone. "Yes, it’s obviously a head ornament for someone, but that…” She said snippily, trailing off when he held up a hand to silence her. Turning to face him, she set the item back down on the cushion it had been resting on when she found it. "You wear it on your head.“ The deep, soothing voice of Gilean reached her ears from the doorway and Sabre nearly started. Examining it as though she thought that staring at it long enough would unlock some kind of information in her mind as to what it was and why it was there. She turned it in her hands, eyes examining every part of it critically. Sabre held it up to her eye level and stared for several moments at the item. Nothing too fancy–simplistic at best, she was sure. Light, delicate, just a small crown like circle of precious metal twined together like vines with a few emerald jewels embedded at the crown for decoration. The item looked foreign to her despite the fact that, when she picked it up, it felt familiar to handle. As they all are, this writing exercise is optional. Turn in your answers to me on the date marked on the calendar. ![]() Question #3: What is the most joyful event in your life? Describe the moment of greatest joy you have experienced. Question #2: What is the most shameful thing you have ever done? Don’t rationalize or justify, just tell the story. Describe the most terrifying event in your life, or the moment that you experience the greatest terror. Question #1: What is the most terrifying thing that has ever happened to you? Don’t explain too much, just tell the story. Once you have written an answer, set it aside. ![]() You can do this with pen or pencil or on a keyboard. “Free write” your answers with no filter-no ethical, moral or grammar filter. I’ll ask you a series of three questions. I took this exercise (with permission!) from screenwriter Gill Dennis ( Walk the Line, Return to Oz), whom I had the pleasure of meeting at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers conference several years ago. It can be quite intense, and it can produce good story material.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |