This month’s fiction-writing exercise is a bit of a departure from my usual prompts. Following my last post discussing, amongst other things, how writers need to write, and so outsourcing the process to AI denies that need, I wanted to suggest an exercise that would fulfill it!
What Annoys You?
This month’s exercise is to free-write about something that annoys you but you don’t know why.
Free-Writing is the Best
Don’t plan; don’t consider your reader – on this occasion, just write, about all the things your chosen subject does to bug you to distraction. Your topic might be a noise, a song, a person or your neighbour’s mangy dog. It could be something everyone finds annoying or you may be alone in perceiving how truly irksome the object of your annoyance is. Just write. You might discover why this apparently innocuous thing bothers you so much. You could change your mind about it, or become even more irate. Just write. You will probably produce some great descriptions and you will almost definitely have fun.
Enjoy! I will post another writing prompt on the 1st of next month.
Gail Owen 