Now Write!
I found the book of writing exercises my slipstream teacher Peter Shippy assigned. Awesome dude, awesome book. I’ll try to post one or two of my favorite exercises from it a day.
The book is Now Write! edited by Sherry Ellis. Best I’ve ever come across. Shippy knows his shit.
Exercise: “My Pet” by Alison Lurie
Write a composition on the subject “My Pet”. The only requirement is that this must be a pet you have never owned. It can be anything from a kitten to a dinosaur, from a fly to a dragon. Describe what your pet looks like, how you acquired it, what it eats and where it sleeps, what tricks it can do, and how it gets along with your friends, family, neighbors, and/or the people at work.
We are, we are told, a nation of pet lovers, and more than that, half the households in America include an animal. What is the function of the pet in your exercise? Is the pet like or unlike its owner and how?
Now Write!
I found the book of writing exercises my slipstream teacher Peter Shippy assigned. Awesome dude, awesome book. I’ll try to post one or two of my favorite exercises from it a day. The book is Now Write! edited by Sherry Ellis. Best I’ve ever come across. Shippy knows his shit. Exercise: “My Pet” by Alison Lurie Write a composition on the subject “My Pet”. The only requirement is that this must be a pet you have never owned. It can be anything from a kitten to a dinosaur, from a fly to a dragon. Describe what your pet looks like, how you acquired it, what it eats and where it sleeps, what tricks it can do, and how it gets along with your friends, family, neighbors, and/or the people at work. We are, we are told, a nation of pet lovers, and more than that, half the households in America include an animal. What is the function of the pet in your exercise? Is the pet like or unlike its owner and how?
