Loveday Writing

Take a tiny piece of paper, about the size of a postage stamp, and write the longest story you can on it, front and back** Jill moved to Brisbane for a new job, only to find it was already taken, but she stayed and made the best of it. She eventually got her dream job, found her dream man and

Write about a battle in which no shots are fired…or only one shot is fired** The (Emotional) Battle Against Heartache Men, I can live with them and I can certainly live without them, I should know, I’m the one that makes them fall in love with me and then dump them like garbage. I can’t tell you exactly how long

Write a story in which you incorporate as many movie titles as possible. Aim for at least twenty. (‘The Pretty Woman got covered in Grease by Dr Strangelove when he treated her Saturday Night Fever…’)** The Jersey Girl went Dirty Dancing with Mr Deeds on Valentine’s Day. She had never danced before in her life, but as he was a

Write a conversation where each speaks sentences of a fixed number of words–1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. (Adapted from ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’)** E = Eleanor (1 words) A = Alex (2 words) M = Matt (3 words) C = Charlie (4 words) F = Frannie (5 words)   E: Hello! A: Hello Eleanor! M: How are you?

Write about a war in which no-one dies** The Overtime War The war of the office hours is currently in its fifth day. The soldiers of the floor and field fought hard on the remainder of their savings, determined not to back down. They worked hard, above and beyond their duty and told their Manager to tell their Commander that

Describe an object or place (such as a telephone or a zoo) in words of one syllable** For this writing topic, I have chosen to describe a telephone. Telephone: -Ring -Call -Click -Push# -Twist# -Sound -Voice -Hold -Cell -Pay   #These words refer to the different ways of making outgoing calls–push refers to using buttons, twist refers to using a

Write a one-hundred word story in which no word is more than four letters long** Jo went to her PO Box to look for her mail. At her PO Box she saw her mail and a new man. The man did look nice but she did not know if he was nice. She went over to him and said ‘hi’,

Write a conversation where each sentence has to start with the next letter of the Alphabet. (Adapted from ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway’)**   Allan, how are you? Bob, I’m great how are you? Couldn’t be happier! Do you think you’ll be able to come to my BBQ on Saturday Bob? Even if I have to work I’ll be there,

Write a one hundred-word story in which the letter ‘e’ is not used** A day ago, Billy ran up a hill to look for his buddy. Billy not only found his buddy, but found lots of cash and hid it to go shopping today. Today, Billy and his buddy ran up to it to find no cash but his mum

Write your life story in fourteen words exactly. Make it stylish!* Born second, grew, learnt, wrote, left home, went to uni, graduated, got job, 25.   **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.