Hey guys! I know it's been quite a while since we hosted a Write Over.  There's a reason for that.  With this semester of school, Crystal and I have found ourselves much busier than we ever imagined. I found a new job teaching second graders, which takes up a lot of my time and Crystal is muddling her way through senior year of college, complete ( Read more... )

Song Speaks

If this song speaks to me, what do you think it says?

Security Breach
In some way (secrets shared, private information stolen, identity theft, etc.), your character faces a security breach!


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Summer Scorcher
Interpret it how you will. Let the words or the picture inspire you.


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Last Chance
If it was your (or your character's) last chance to do something, would you/they do it? What if they didn't know it was their last chance? What if it was their first chance?


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I got up at 6am, like I said I would. I went to go into the AIM room only to discover that the internet had stopped working. It's back now and I'm sorry to say that we missed the end of the write over ( Read more... )

Even the bad guy has a soft spot. Find the soft spot for your bad guy and tell your computer (or pad of paper) all about it.


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Drop the books. Stub your toe. Trip over something. There are many small everyday incidents that happen that can create minor moments of embarassment for your character. Maybe she dropped her books on the toes of the new guy? Make an everyday embarassment an epic moment.


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The AIM room writeover is currently empty (besides Crystal & myself), so we thought we would get in a short nap while could. We will return with your regularly scheduled Write Over around 6am.

I'm going to put up some challenges to keep you entertained until we return. :)

Happy writing!

Freewrite break. Set your timer for fifteen minutes. Forget about your characters, plot, and setting for a bit. Take the next sprint and freewrite. Say whatever comes out and don't let your hands stop until fifteen minutes is up.


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