How to Write Something Today: A Brevity Blog Round Up

By Allison K Williams

I said, WRITE NOW!

When journalist Grace Segran discovered creative writing, she hated prompts. Her brain froze. Her writer friends agreed—prompts weren’t useful; in-class writing meant the teacher must be tired; writing on paid-for class time was a waste. Alice Lowe points out that even the physical form of the exercise sucks: “‘Time’ says the timekeeper, and you stop abruptly, mid-sentence, mid-word, it’s like taking the GRE, pencils down or you’ll be disqualified.”

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