Assignment 13

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Now it’s time to get back to the typewriter.
Today, keep thinking about leftover turkey and other foods and then write a poem in any format about food you love to eat during the holidays. Yes, it’s a free-form assignment but I figure you can treat this as your [...]

Turkey Day Break

Hey, since many of you are still in school (as am I on a quest for my Ph.D.) I’m giving you the week off.
Please use this time to fill out your assignment number 12 and then we’ll be back in a week with a new assignment for you to tackle.
Eat well! Think about writing.

Assignment 12

During November each year there are legions of writers who embark on an exercise to write a full novel during the month. For many, the biggest part is the push through the middle part of the novel without creating a dull set of circumstances for their characters. But let’s think for a minute about the [...]

Motivational Speaking

Have you been doing your homework? What about the writing assignments here on jeffcutler.com? Well, I’m in the midst of a conference that is all about writing.
It’s Crime Bake, put on by the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime New England, and this is the sixth annual writers’ conference.
The best thing about the [...]

Assignment 11

Here’s the next in our regular assignment listing on jeffcutler.com.
This is assignment 11 and it’s another fun one.  This week, please choose a proverb or quote (and tell us where it comes from) and then use this quote or proverb as the first line in a conversation or expository paragraph.
You’re limited to a couple paragraphs. [...]

Writing a book?

November is write a novel in a month month. So have you been doing that writing? Me either.
But November is also Blog Post a Day Month and I have been equal to that task. I’ve been posting mostly at Bowl of Cheese and Things to Worry About, but I’m adding posts here at Jeff Cutler [...]

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