Loveday Writing

“The black sheep of the family.”** Usually the term “black sheep of the family” has a negative connotation, however for this writing topic, I am going to basically use the definition by Urban Dictionary of someone “who feels like an outcast in their family or is the outcast because they do things differently to their parents.” By this definition, I

‘You can’t put anything in a closed fist.’ When have you tried? What happened?** For this response, I am using the interpretation that a closed fist indicates “closed-mindedness”. The only times I can recall where I’ve tried to put anything in a closed fist, in regards to a closed fist meaning “closed-mindedness”, is when I’ve tried to challenge (but not

Describe three incidents from your life—but make one of them a lie.** 1. When I worked for Woolworths, I collapsed at work. I remember standing at the register and feeling light-headed, so I asked for a brief break. I was on my way out the back, when I ran into a work colleague and her mother. I briefly talked to

What was your first temptation?** The first temptation I can remember in my life was when I couldn’t resist the temptation of Caramello chocolate, which my mother hid in a kitchen cupboard when I was eleven years old. My mother hid it as I was having stomach problems at the time and she wanted to limit my intake.   **Reference:

Justify your existence on this planet.** My existence on this planet is justified through my writing talents. I believe that I was given these writing talents to put them to good use. This good use includes: to entertain my loved ones, to write about my loved ones so they are immortalised, and to establish a business to both bring in

Describe a character who’s the complete opposite to you.** I’m not sure if this writing topic was referring to a fictional character, but that’s what I’m going to go with. A fictional character that is the complete opposite to me would be Ruby from Where Rainbows End. Ruby is a woman who has been married, then divorced, has had a

Observe an animal for an hour, then write a comparison between it and human beings.** I observed various animals, mainly dogs, for an hour via a YouTube video (which can be viewed below). I found that dogs are similar to humans on a basic level–eating, drinking, walking, even in regards to their intelligence. However I also noticed the following differences

Write about a time when you covered up for someone** I can’t write about a time when I’ve covered up for someone as I have never covered up for someone.   **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.    

Write about a time when you learned from a mistake.** The last time I learned from what I view as a significant mistake was about four years ago. I told a man I was dating how much I weighed, as I’m an overweight woman and I wanted to know whether he was going to stop talking to me over it.