Skeleton
"Here you go," the skeleton said to the little girl and ...
Artist Date or Field Trip:
Stop by the flower shop and find a scary or forlorn arrangement. Create an adventure for it. Who will receive the bouquet and for what occasion?
Literary Quote of the Day (unverified from the web)
H. L. Mencken wrote, "A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin."
INKDrop:
Flowers symbolize happiness and sadness. Good times and bad. What symbols are you using in your writing without thinking about them and assuming your audience agrees on the predetermined meaning? Try adding new meaning behind traditional items such as roses, skeletons, or flying saucers and see how you and your audience resist or accepting the new symbolism.
Connect:
Join Second Life (it's free) and check out the INKsters group there for more virtual inspiration and literary camaraderie. NaNoWriMo is coming!! Go sign up! (It's free too, except it will take your soul).
Competition idea: Grab a literate friend or two, agree on the topic today, and write. Maybe 1000 characters (fits in your cell phone notepad), or 500 words (our gold standard), or longer. Then share your work with somebody and ask them to select their favorite effort from today. You might be surprised how much you love winning (or hate losing).
And stop by our old home page and see if we've managed to catch up.
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