Author: Charlottesville Writing Center

Charlottesville and central Virginia's most celebrated writing resource center. Founded in 1996, the CWC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that continually raises the bar for community stewardship in art and education every day.

Writing Prompt 12/22/12

Here’s a problem that arose at church today during Christmas decorating and preparation: We usually have a florist make a set of four 8-inch evergreen wreaths that we put around the candles that stand at the altar. They are made with that green foam material, oasis, it’s called, a substance that both gives the wreath its shape and can keep greenery fresh if it is soaked with water.

This problem must appear in your story and be solved to some degree.

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PS: Tell your friends about the class that starts Tuesday January 8. It’s a beginner’s poetry class!

Questions — email: cvillewriter@mac.com

Writing Prompt 12/19/12

Write a story of any length in which you include the names of at least five scented candle varieties (e.g. Vanilla-Island, Cranberry-Christmas Fireplace, etc.).

If you find that near the end of your story, the scents have gotten out of whack, that’s ok too — Juniper-Mayan Holocaust, Lavender-Exhaust Pipe.



 

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January 2013 Poetry Class

Poetry Class: Introduction to Form.
Starts on Tuesday January 8, 6:30 PM-8:30 (ends January 29)
A month-long blast into the basics of scansion and learning the nuts and bolts of how to write in meter. Course goal — you write a sonnet. This is truly a beginner’s class.
$125
Place TBA.
Write to cvillewriter@mac.com or through Facebook to sign up.

This is going to be the start of a great year!

Writing Prompt 7/2/12

This is kind of a pre-prompt. It involves you making some notes, or paragraphs, or pages, about previous 4th of July holidays. What do you remember most?
Make a run down of all the sensations/impressions. On a second pass, try and root them in the physical senses. What the air hot and humid, or just hot? What flavors do you remember most? Smells? What sounds? And special sensations on your skin you remember?
Write a list of these to start.

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Writing Prompt July 1, 2012

Wow, what a weekend! Because of the storm, all of the residents of a local assisted living place were relocated to a local high school gymnasium. Mr. R., on his way into dementia became even more confused. Write about Mr. R’s experience from his point of view. Here are a few things we know about him. You fill in the rest.

— Married (widowed 15 years)
— Ran a dry cleaning company after coming home from Korean War
— Loves beer
— 6 grandkids, one great grandchild
— one of his many hobbies: tinkering with British motorcycle and car engines.
— favored expression: “You might be right.”
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