New Year's Resolution 5

From the people around you, your family and friends, who, in your opinion, is as perfect as they can be? Why?


Write for ten minutes, or until you have said it all. You might decide to put your exercise into a letter and send it off to that person.



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New Year's Resolution 4

Imagine you could set goals for someone in your family. Who would it be and what would you advise that person? Why?


Write for ten minutes.


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New Year's Resolution 3

If not around December 31st,  when is it a good time to set new goals? What works for you?



Write for ten minutes.


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New Year's Resolution 2

What was your worst or best New Year's resolution? Why?


Write, filling a page.



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New Year's Resolution 1

Do you have any New Year's resolutions? What are they? If you don't have any, why not?


Write for five minutes.






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The Beauty is in the Detail 5

Take a light bulb and place it in front of you. Describe it, first physically, then metaphorically.


Write for at least ten minutes or until you have a light bulb moment!



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The Beauty is in the Detail 4

Describe, in great detail, a person driving. (Maybe you can get your inspiration from a crazy driver you know.) Is the person talking, (swearing) while driving? Is this driver speeding, cutting other drivers off, and/or disregarding traffic signs? What are the facial expressions? Be specific.



Write for ten minutes.



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The Beauty is in the Detail 3

Describe in detail how a person grabs his/her cigarette (cigar, pipe), lights it and smokes it. Be very specific. 


Write for ten minutes




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The Beauty is in the Detail 2

Pick a pine needle from your Christmas tree. Repeat yesterday's exercise. Look at the needle, start describing it, then let your mind wander to where it wants to go.

Write, filling a page.






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The Beauty is in the Detail 1

Pull out one of your hairs and place it on a white sheet of paper in front of you.
Begin describing that hair, then let your mind and pen wander...

Write for five minutes.




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If objects could talk 5

What would this tree say to you?







Write for ten minutes or longer!

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If objects could talk 4

Where did this button fall off?









Write for ten minutes.

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If objects could talk 4

Who owned this shawl?








Write for ten minutes

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If objects could talk 2

Where has this shawl been?










Write until you fill a page.

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If objects could talk 1

What would the key say, if it could talk?











Write for five minutes.




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Remember ....5

I don't remember.....







Write for fifteen minutes, or better yet, keep going for longer, maybe you'll find the start of a new story...or book?



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Remember....4

I remember three things my mother (father) told me.....




Write for ten minutes.


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Remember....3

I remember the last time I saw.......



Write for ten minutes.


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Remember...2

I remember the first time I wore.....



Write, fill a page.


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Remember.....1

Remember a sound.




Write for five minutes.



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