Monday, 10 March 2008

Creative writing activity. Week 2 A story of love...

You can use the dating pages from your local paper for this or one of the messages below.

BAT, Nappy Valentine's Day! Chimp and newt need more Polrot please. Lub u very much xxx

BERRISFORD The Key is waiting for you. I love you. Benny. xxxxxxxxxx

BLACK KNIGHT The Princess in the tower loves you so very much now and forever. x

BURGESS Not sure how you've done it but somehow you got me - Good Work! Happy Valentine's Day. xxx

  1. Respond to one of the Valentine's Day messages by writing a reply
  2. Write a few sentences telling the story of a meeting with the person in the message
  3. Six months on - how is the relationship going? A few sentences showing a scene between 'you' and the other person
  4. Assume that you become partners. Twenty / forty/ fifty years on. You choose. Write another short scene

1 comment:

Vasiliki said...

I found this exercise hard to do and wasn't pleased with my work. Here is what I did in the workshop, unedited and raw in response to the ad by Berrisford.
1. 4+3+1=forever xxx
2. I was like a piece of card, swirled and turned by unfriendly weather. Until the wind blew me into you. You caught me, held me tight and stopped me falling.
3. I'm still afraid you will see me for what I am and let me go. You cradle my palm tenderly and with 3 simple words and a key tell me it's forever.
4. In the warmth of your love I slowly learnt to trust, nurtured I grew from chrysalis to butterfly and flew away.