Welcome to The Writer's Terrace - a haven for writers.

The Writer's Terrace (formerly known as The Written Word) is a haven for writers to come and share the expression of their hearts in our little "terraced garden" of women and friends. We don't have deadlines or assignments, just the opportunity to share the things we write.

We would love to have you join us and share your writing. Feel free to speak and write from the heart in whatever form you desire, but please no offensive language. Stories, poetry, free-write, letters, whimsical - anything that takes your fancy.

If you would like to join us please go to The Writer's Terrace Yahoo Group and fill out the application.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

June Challenges


The Writer's Terrace  and  The Poet's Corner
 
You or your main character awakens at night and hears an unfamiliar noise. Throughout the course of the story or poem, describe the noise, investigate its source, and surprise us with what is going on. Make your story or poem have an unexpected twist at the end.
 
What if....today's most commonplace technology was mind control? 
 
Envision....A fusion of the story of Jesus and the Legend of Robin Hood
 
Write a story or poem inspired by the following picture:  
 
The Literary Lounge
(used to prompt any form of writing that inspires you - poem, stories, articles, letters etc.)
 
Literally Lyrical
If today was your last day
And tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past
Donate every dime you have?
If today was your last day
(Nickelback - If Today Was Your Last Day)
 
Literally Lyrical
When it's good, then it's good, it's so good till it goes bad 
Till you're trying to find the you that you once had 
I have heard myself cry, never again 
Broken down in agony just tryna find a fit 
(Pink ~ Sober)
 
The Phrase Phase
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.  ~ Unknown
 
Imagination Prompt
Searching for an identity
 
Word Association
Take the following word, associate it with another and use that as the theme for your poem or story - Madness

Monologue Challenge (a story from your single perspective with no dialogue whatsoever)
Describe a view from a window - what do you see, how does it make you feel etc.
 
 
Room with a View
(these can be shared through poetry, article, letter or just a friendly banter and conversation)
 
When someone asks for your opinion, are you always honest? Why or why not?
 
 
The Word Alcove
nettlesome \NET-l-suhm\, adjective:
Causing irritation, vexation, or distress.

dissolute \DIS-uh-loot\, adjective:
Loose in morals and conduct; marked by indulgence in sensual pleasures or vices.

disheveled \dih-SHEV-uhld\, adjective;
(also dishevelled): 
In loose disorder; disarranged; unkempt; as, "disheveled hair."

drown   \droun\, verb;
v.   drowned, drown·ing, drowns
To kill or destroy by water or other liquid
To flood or inundate.
Synonyms: deluge, engulf, submerge, drench, soak

taciturn \TAS-uh-turn\, adjective:
Habitually silent; not inclined to talk.


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