Friday 3 January 2014

Small Stones


Happy 2014 everyone! This is just a short post to alert you to a writing challenge I came across through another writer friend on Facebook, which originates from a website called Writing Our Way Home. For the whole of January the challenge is to write a 'small stone', a definition of which is:

~ Notice one thing each day
~ Give your whole awareness to it
~ Write it down

From the examples on their site, (they encourage people to leave their small stones in the comments), it looks like a lot of people are writing very poetic small stones. It could be a good way to kick start some inspiration!

I'm going to use one of my lovely notebooks I got at Christmas to record my small stones then I'll post a selection of them on here at the end of the month. Have fun! 

9 comments:

  1. Interesting idea, Vikki. A good kick-start to the writing year.

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  2. Noticing and recording small details sounds like a good way to start new pieces of writing.

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  3. Yes, a very good idea. You could use it as a point to introduce a scene, and pan out from it like in a film.

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  4. It's a lovely idea and a way of launching longer pieces.

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  5. Love this idea, Vikki - good for inspiration!

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  6. Definitely think it has potential to spark off ideas for new, longer pieces. Good luck all if you try it x

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  7. Oh this is such a lovely idea Vikki - wish had spotted it earlier in the month now...though I don't think there is any reason to not continue/start in February?

    Love the idea of collecting lots of little 'stones' of inspiration and snippets of ideas. Thanks for sharing x

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  8. Hi Rebecca, Definitely continue it on throughout the year I say! I've found it a great spark for imagery/ideas and just about to post a selection of what I came up with throughout January x

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