Loveday Writing

What questions do adults not know the answers to?** -Whether there is a God or a higher power -Whether there is an After Life -Whether everything happens for a reason -Whether true love exists -How long we will all live for   **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.

What sensible, practical rules for modern manners should we observe?** -Saying please and thank you -Holding the door open for people who are coming through a doorway either behind us or after us -Cover your mouth when coughing -Keep the volume down when listening to music both when using headphones and when using speakers -Don’t hog up seats when using

List seven things our society would be better off without. (Alcohol? The lettuce that prawn cocktails are served in and which no-one ever eats?)** 1. Cigarettes 2. Alcohol 3. Reality TV Shows 4. Hate 5. Beauty Standards 6. Allergies 7. Cancer   **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.

List ten ways to cross a crocodile filled river. There’s no bridge and you have no tools** 1. Walk on rocks in the water 2. Climb across trees to get from one bank or side to the other 3. Swim across the river (not recommended but still a way) 4. Distract the crocodiles with food and swim across (The topic

List your five favourite smells** 1. Rain 2. Home-cooked meals 3. Roses 4. Ocean air 5. Men’s deodorant (especially when men DON’T use the whole bottle on themselves)   **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.

List three big things in your house that you’d be prepared to get rid of if you had to make space** 1. Inflatable bed in second bedroom 2. Both sets of shelves in second bedroom 3. Computer desk in second bedroom   **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.

Suppose your house burns down. List six ways you could turn this into a positive experience.** 1. I can rebuild my house into my dream home 2. I can use the insurance money to rebuild my dream home 3. I don’t have to worry about break ins. 4. I can be a minimalist now that my possessions have burnt to

List five ways you pass your time in class when you’re bored.** (I finished school seven years ago, this is what I used to do to pass time in class when I was bored, or got my work done) 1. Writing stories 2. Scribbling/Doodling 3. Doing puzzles in a magazine 4. Reading a book (usually fiction and for leisure) 5.

What’s the loudest noise you ever heard?** So far, live rock music coming from a speaker that I was dancing next to.   **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.

What’s the loudest noise you’ve ever made?** A scream   **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.