Writing assignment

                                 I sat in the airplane, staring at the control panel. I wasn't sure what I was doing, but I figured it would all come together soon enough. It began to rain and I could feel the water dropping onto my shaved head and I realized it was only the facade of an airplane. I reached for the umbrella that was tucked away under the passenger seat. I could hear a faint sound of a cry, but I wasn't sure where it was coming from or what it was. Was this a dream? It all seemed so real. I felt around under the seat and it was a cute little puppy. I looked at his collar to see if he had a name or who he might belong too. I felt around the collar and tucked inside was a book of postage stamps. I thought that was very odd. The thunder and lightening had the dog trembling in my arms. I held on to the unbrella with one hand and then placed it over the seat and moved the dog into the passenger seat while I looked around for some clue as to what was going on. I ran my hand under the passenger seat since that is where I found the dog. I felt something round and it turned out to be a flashlight. I felt underneath the pilots seat which is where I appeared to be sitting and there was a note book with what appeared to be instructions. Smashed between the pages was a red rose and in the back of the book was a passport. It was not my passport, but I didn't recognize the photo. The thunder and lightening stopped and so did the dog. I closed the notebook and the director yelled, "Cut!"

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D's way of writing

                    Many of us have the gift to write, but we don't always know how to make those words come together to create that perfect short story. There are many techniques that can be used. There is an art to writing so that means each writer will have their own way of creating something. Sometimes you can have the beginning of a story, but you don't know how to give it life. Sometimes you can have a title, but don't know how to make it breathe. Sometimes its just a matter of giving characters something to say. Every now and then I get a form of writers block. I say this because its not that I don't have the story, I just get lazy and don't feel like sitting in front of the computer or picking up a pen and writing. I have to be in that certain mood to want to create art. You can write as much or as little as you want each day. One rule that I hold true for myself is that I write for me and only me. If one or two people like it that's cool, but if not they have the write to their opinion. Try taking a few things and writing about them. I used to enter this competition that the local library would put on each year for the kids and library week or month. I can't remember which. In any case, they would give you a list of six things that had to appear in your story and the story couldn't be over 500 words. I later discovered there was a group of people that wrote stories and they couldn't be over 50 words. Now that seems like a hard thing to do. So, if you want to be a writer, see if you can come up with something using these techniques or come up with your own. Just be as original as possible. Here are eight words to get you started. An airplane, a puppy, a rose, an umbrella, a notebook, a passport, a book of stamps, and a flashlight. Give it a try and see what you come up with. Check back and see what story I create using these items.

Tags: Art, Writing, Inspiration, Dlonzo, Books, Techniques