20 July 2018
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Use something everyday and close to hand to inspire new creative writing in this week's exercise
Use something everyday and close to hand to inspire new creative writing in this week's exercise
Take a look around you and focus on an object close to you – e.g. a teapot, candle, pen, ornament. Write about it in detail. Describe it without saying what it is.
For the remaining time, create a poem or the first draft of a story that features this object. Play the ‘what if’ game. What if it featured in an argument between two people – or brought two lovers together? Does it have magic powers?
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