Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! I know you were expecting Magaly this week, but she needed a substitute (and I wanted an excuse to get an extra large helping of mangú the next time I go to visit her), so we're switching hosting duties.
So, I’ve been part of a local writer’s group for over a year
now, and recently we got a new member, Darling Eldest. He’s taking his time
getting to know everyone and especially enjoying the free write sessions. In
the last free write session the mod that week presented us with a big challenge—write
a short story in just five sentences.
When we discussed it later, Darling Eldest told me was
pretty impressed by the pieces that were shared out loud and how well they were
done. I told him that those five sentence stories had the power of lots of
writing practice behind them. Everyone there who shared a story had spent lots
of time honing their craft in all sorts of ways. And sometimes even very rigid
exercises like the one we tried can provide just the framework we need to
challenge our skills and fire up our imagination.
So to keep with Magaly’s intention for our optional prompt
this week, I shall ask you to consider the following quote: “Through discipline
comes freedom.” I’m taking fiction and non-fiction, prose and poetry. Just
remember, one entry per person and please keep it to 369 words or fewer.
Next week, Magaly will be taking over my prompt which will
ask you to write about someone who made an impression on you as a child (for
good or ill).
How very exciting for you, Rommy, to have your Darling Eldest join the writing group! Lovely for both of you, I imagine, and attests to what a great relationship you must have.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, the way you explain it, I do see how the discipline of much practice leads to a freedom in execution – though I have argued against the statement in my piece.
I feel very lucky to still be so close to both my children. And it's great to have him to bounce ideas off of as well.
DeleteHello There!!! How refreshing ... mother and son with this kind of creative connection! Cheers to you both.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It is really amazing to watch him work on his skills. He's got some really great insights.
DeleteWriting to from is good discipline. My darling eldest is also a writer, and it's so fun to connect in this way. I don't have a 5-sentence story but a 55-word one. Remember those? Just getting something down in a coherent way is freedom!
ReplyDeleteGeezz... I meant writing to FORM. duh.
DeleteLOL to typo. And three rousing cheers for your last sentence.
DeleteLOL, I knew what you meant, having made a ton of typos of mine on
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