Friday Five Minute Exercise - Touch

1. Set your clocks/timers for Five (5) Minutes.

2. Write about Touch. Thing about life in relation to touch -- from birth until death. Write about the aspect that all living things must be touched and nurtured in some way to survive.

Get into as much detail as you can for the next five minutes.

3. Ready?

4. Go.

5. Finished? Review and be amazed.

I hope you had fun. Come back next Friday for a new writing prompt.

Was this exercise helpful?

Did you succeed with this writing exercise? Was it helpful? Were you able to write about touch? Did you make the connection from birth to death and how something -- any living thing -- must be touched and nurtured? Was it overwhelming? Was this exercise helpful? Did you enjoy it?

Why or Why Not?

Writing Tips - Pairs

Writing Tips - Pairs

What is it said about opposites? Pairing sentences that seem like the opposite might be the creative jump your story needs. It could help you provide focus for your story. Give these exercises a try and see where they take you. You'll find it helpful to begin by writing sentences in arbitrary pairs with established parameters.

1. Write the first sentence about a birth. Now, write the first sentence about a death.

2. Try another pairing such as falling in love and filing for divorce.

3. Try pairs that are not in opposition, such as spring and summer.

4. Invent your own pairs.

The Objective: This is a way to sharpen skill by working for a specific kind of clarity. It is about naming essences.