In response to Sheila's "Free Entry Week 6"
The specifics in this draft really make it stand out: “Niagara Falls, New York,” “236, my flight number on AirTran” “tuberose, jasmine, gardenia and white flowers,” add something that the reader can either relate to, or generate a memory. There is so much that can be done, here. Perhaps, jotting down every specific detail you can think of about each category that deserves to be addressed will make it seem less arduous, it helps me, anyway.
If Turkeys Thought
If turkeys thought, they'd run away,
A week before Thanksgiving Day.
But turkeys can't anticipate,
And so there's turkey on my plate!
Jack Prelutsky
Like Dr. Davidson told us in class it’s okay to be a little silly with it. I found that doing just that makes it much easier to write.
Full Circle
The year has turned its circle,
The seasons come and go.
"The harvest all is gathered in
And chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,
The fields, their yellow grain,
So open wide the doorway
Thanksgiving comes again!
Author Unknown
I have also found it easier to break up subject matter by stanza. Even if the stanzas are small, so long as the idea has been expanded adequately, it will find a way to fit during the assembly of the draft.
In addition, sometimes reading short stories or looking at a photograph, on the focus of my subject matter, helps me to generate ideas. Or sometimes just writing (in full detail) the memories and associations that I have with the subject matter down lends me enough material to begin a draft. When that happens I just cut the unnecessary language and replace the abstract with the concrete.
Lastly, depending on what the draft aims to be, it might be fun to through some absurdities in there. If not that, then possibly try and allow the draft to juggle another plate or two.
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