http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/forum/tags/practice-writing Unstressed Syllables discussion and practice en-US Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:13:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/forum/search.php http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/forum/topic/writing-exercise-instructions#post-2 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:31:41 +0000 Aaron Pogue 2@http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/forum/ <p>This week, your assignment is to write me a story in the form of a fictional blog post. With Christmas so much on our minds, it just seems obvious to tell a Christmas story, but I want you to practice some of that "getting better at being a person" that I mentioned earlier in the week.</p> <p>So tell me about your Christmas, but tell me about it from the point of view of someone else who was involved. Tell me the harrowing tale of your brother-in-law who drove in through a blizzard to make it to Christmas dinner at your house, through his eyes. Tell me about the sister who couldn't make it, or the random cashier at the grocery store who offered a surprisingly exuberant "Merry Christmas" as you made your way through the checkout line.</p> <p>Write a blog post of 200 to 600 words titled "My Christmas" and write it as though you're somebody else. It's good practice at blogging, good practice at writing from a set point of view, and good practice at seeing the world through your fellow man's eyes -- and that's certainly something worth doing at Christmastime. </p>