This was an
interesting exercise I never write this literally which is what made this such
a challenge. The first of the Exercises is to describe something right in front
of you with facts of its description and as little creative embellishment as
possible. you are only allowed to say what it looks like you're not allowed to use any more senses like touch, smell or feel (no fun). Ever the rebel I had to find a way around it or its just no fun so I wrote
about an object that isn’t actually there but I imagined and got my inspiration
from a toy.
Gun
Metal gun ridged
slide, textured grip. Worn end and trigger black ejection port and sights
standing out against the cold brushed steel. Black magazine sitting beside it
golden bullets reflecting sunlight, glinting.
This still
wasn’t a lot of fun to write about and I think I got more creativity in there
then I was supposed to. If I do label myself however then I would say I’m
definitely a fiction writer so I’m cheered by that and I allowed myself some
artistic space.
Bed
Creases running
across the sheets forming shapes, rippling from islands of paper. Books glossy
and new others creased, like the covers, bent, worn on the edges, pages folded
from interest. Colours colliding, red book against the blue chequers black
watch, red hands, white papers, honey bleach bed, dark knots punctuating the
wood. The abrupt moving hands of the watch the only moving thing against the
back drop of still isolation.
The bed was
much more fun I chose to go fairly abstract with plenty of over the top
literary description. What I was supposed to achieve was again a description
but I could go as bizarre and random with phrases as I wanted and unlike the
first exercise I could do more than a single object so I did.
All of the
coursework I’ve done is first draft and is therefore until said otherwise
pretty rubbish but this is part of my course and is viewed more as a learning
experience than anything even remotely saleable. A creative writing way of
saying don’t judge me.
