Loveday Writing

Write a story in which every word is a monosyllable.** Bad/Sad Way to Go Jean walked down the road to go to work, she was hit by a car. She died. The end.   **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.

Spend five minutes writing about the ocean, then repeat without using any of the words you used in the first piece** The Ocean Where ships sail, find their way, where another world lives beneath, where birds find food people cool relief.   Looking at Ocean in front of me now is an oasis—beautiful, tempting but its temptation can become tragedy,

Describe an argument in which no words are exchanged** Spare Room Terri and James are newlyweds and are moving into their new home. When they were looking through the house, they had dreamed out what to do with every inch of the place and how to decorate every room. They wanted to live out their life’s dream in this house,

Write as many three-word phrases as you can in which each word begins with the letter R…or S… or H…** For this writing topic, I chose to write three-word phrases with each word beginning with the letter ‘S’.   1. Sam sleeps sideways 2. Summer’s scorchin’ season 3. Sleep solves slackness 4. Sales spell success 5. Sadness shows strength 6.

Define common objects, ideas or feelings in less than twenty words. Be specific. Examples: justice, television, books, matchboxes, war.**   Justice: What is fair in the world.   Television: An electrical device that enables display of photos and videos to provide entertainment.   Books: Words on pages which are bound to provide education and joy.   Matchboxes: Boxes of small

Write a story in which every word contains the letter ‘a’** Like Father, Like Daughter Dad always says that as anyone travels a great asset means a great headrest, almost as vital as a great mattress. Many acquaintances and family associates had a hard crack at understanding what Dad meant. As an adult, having matured and nabbing an occupation as

Write a one hundred-word story in which no word is repeated** Travel Pillow Father always said that when you travel, the best thing to have is a good pillow not mattress.  I never understood what he meant until adulthood and was offered sales rep work, being on road everyday—just like him. Sleeping in cheap motels nearly every second day, their

Write a complete story of exactly fifty words, no more, no less. It should have a beginning, a middle and an end** Busted Tonight the U2 concert is on, but mum wouldn’t let me go, so I decided to sneak out the window. I tried sneaking back in by climbing the drainpipe. Just as I landed on my bedroom floor,

Write about a death in the words of one syllable** My Nan died when I was a kid. She was sick for a long time. She has gone up high, up to the sky to see us grow. We were all sad by her loss but we know we had to move on. It was hard as she was my