Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Pass the Stick (Guest blogger Joyice Harris)

Writer's Tablet Workshop 

From time to time I would like to share with you blogs from my many associates who volunteer their time toward The Writers Tablet Foundation. This month Joyice Harris, from www.writingenhancer.com, shares her experience in working with the WTStudents.


Pass the Stick
by Joyice Harris

I was invited to co-host a Youth/Teen Workshop held by the Writers’ Tablet over this past weekend and we implemented a technique called “Pass the Stick."  This method is used to stir the creative juices of the students and expound their thought process. Terri began the prompt and each student was instructed to add one complete sentence to the story. Some of them got a little carried away. We had a blast!

Read below to hear our impromptu story about a little dog named Blackberry. It is sure to give you quite a chuckle, if not a full gut-busting laugh.

PROMPT:  Poor little Blackberry decided that he was going to challenge himself to go across that Mountain of Fear…

STUDENT 1: He went up to the Mountain of Fear and made a left turn…

STUDENT 2:   Poor Blackberry, he got hit by a car; but he did not get killed by the car. No, he almost got ran over by a red Honda but the red Honda stopped and saw him and let him cross the Mountain of Fear onto the River of Joy

STUDENT 3:   On the River of Joy, Blackberry encountered a fat alligator looking for lollipops and he ate his tail and he ran to his neighbor’s house…

STUDENT 4:   The dog was internally bleeding but luckily the neighbor was a doctor. Sadly, the dog did not have a tail after the accident.

STUDENT 5:   And Blackberry learned to not climb the Mountain of Fear.

For more ideas to build creative writing skills, go to www.TerriWhitmire.com to learn about upcoming classes. Terri can also be reached at writerstablet@gmail.com.