Alice Kuipers's Blog: Book Club, page 12

Break week has only just started and at 8.15pm, I’m already...

Break week has only just started and at 8.15pm, I’m already lying down. Okay. It hasn’t even really started! My mum called it a vacation and I started laughing—four kids and no school isn’t a vacation ;-) but we’ll definitely have fun (some days, at least!) And although I won’t be writing or dealing with email, I’ll be writing stories in my head and falling over when we ice skate and making the most of (almost) every minute. And I’ll try to post a Writing prompt if I remember my brain….

Write a piece featuring a road—think about decisions and...

Write a piece featuring a road—think about decisions and choices, or the confined space a car offers for a scene… #writersofinstagram #writingprompt #500wordsorless

This is it for food photos, I promise! But I made this after my...

This is it for food photos, I promise! But I made this after my class last night with @chefjuancarlo (thanks for such a great class) and I was pretty proud of myself—especially as the kids are home from school due to a water main break and Yann was away. Fitting in a fancy supper just for me (the kids had pancakes;-) was a treat. Anyways, as this feed is about YOU writing and not about me, use this image as a prompt today. Perhaps have two characters start an argument over this meal… arguments are always fine writing territory…. #writersofinstagram #writingprompt #scene #food #argument #500wordsorless

Learning to cook tonight with @chefjuancarlo . It makes me think...

Learning to cook tonight with @chefjuancarlo . It makes me think about how a fictional character’s interests might reveal a lot about them. Write something set in a cooking class—or think about what your character’s secret passions might be. #writersofinstagram #writing #writingprompt #500wordsorless

Can you write about a day when the weather surprised you? With...

Can you write about a day when the weather surprised you? With how lovely it was, or how fierce? #writing #writingprompt #writersofinstagram #storytime

How could you incorporate the word destruction into a story or...

How could you incorporate the word destruction into a story or poem? #writing #writingprompt #creativity #500words

A little writing prior for today… #writing #story...

A little writing prior for today… #writing #story #character

Workshop on January 27th

If any of you nearby feel like writing with me here are the details…
WRITING WORKSHOP WITH ALICE KUIPERS

JANUARY 27, 2018
1:00 – 5:00 P.M.
MAYFAIR UNITED CHURCH
(Avenue H & 33rd St.)

Reserve your spot for an Alice Kuipers’ workshop presented by the Saskatoon Writers’ Club Inc.
Stunning Settings and Charismatic Characters: Deepen your knowledge and understanding of setting and character in the first three hours of this workshop, with bestselling, award-winning author Alice Kuipers. Together we’ll explore how to make our characters feel vivid and alive, and how to place them in a rich, textured world. For the last hour, the workshop will shift and become a question and answer session, with time to ask specific questions about your writing and your writing life. 
Alice Kuipers is the author of seven books for young adults and children, with three more slated for publication in the next two years. Her work has been published in 32 countries and been made into plays and radio productions.

Members: Free
Non-members: $15.00

Registration deadline January 20th. Space is limited. Register as soon as possible by emailing jcmontgomery@sasktel.net

Use this little note (that my daughter wrote…not sure...

Use this little note (that my daughter wrote…not sure why–that’ll be my research for today when I ask her ;-)

Anyway, use this note to start a story, scene or some piece of writing today…

#500words #writing #prompt and when you’re done, let me know how the writing turned out…

Inspiration for your next story or poem can come from the most...

Inspiration for your next story or poem can come from the most unlikely places. Here’s my son’s spelling test words for the week. When I look at this list, I could chose to see the repeated conversations ahead with him, where he sulks about having to study. Or I could instead see words that could be rearranged and added to, to make something new. Likely, I’ll deal with the arguments about getting him to practice. But hopefully YOU get the chance to use this to get you writing. Either use the words themselves, or the memory of a test you’ve had to sit in the past. Or make your character study for something… happy writing! #writing #writingprompt #500words #creativity