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Is the phrase "Once upon a time..."
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Monthly Writing Prompt
For this month's writing prompt write a scene using the following sentence to start;

The streets were deserted. Where was everyone? Where had they all gone?

Writing Tip
Our monthly writing tips are written by our very own TerishD. You can read more in Terish's Blog located in "The Abstractions" area of the forum.

Look Back

When not able to write ahead, it helps to look back. In my case I had written a paragraph ahead of the story. What I needed to do was add a section of exposition (talking) presenting some facts. In going back, I realized that I could insert a section where a 'tour' of the surroundings could be done. This allowed for character interaction, story development, and other things that enabled me to present the facts in an entertaining manner.

One should not face a writer's block with the mentality of bursting through it. I have found in my own experience that a writer's block is usually due to my mind indicating that it has a problem in 'channeling' the story. One reason might be a re-imagining of certain story points. Another reason however is that there is a problem in where you are at in the story, so you need to look back and find out the problem with the 'journey' that prevents the tale from advancing.

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Leaka

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PostSubject: Sorrow Echoes   Sorrow Echoes Icon_minitimeNovember 8th 2008, 4:54 am

Sorrow Echoes
Sorrow echoes through these halls
you can hear the many woes
of everyone in this chamber
the chamber of tears

You can hear the echoes
of a young child who has lost
his father do to war
and you can hear the whispers
of a mother moping about
the son she has lost

The Chamber of tears
flows deeply collecting
every echo and every whisper
were the waters that flow
are as salty as the ocean

And those who are filled
with woe can taste another's
sorrow and they sit together
drinking each other's tears

Until a day comes
in their life were their
woe dries up just like the overflowing
river in this chamber of tears
but their woe only dries because
they have no more sorrow to
pour out of their body

And the same fate of those
who they have cried for becomes
their fate as they realize
they were truly alone and
drinking fresh spring water
of their own tears

But tears is not enough
to drink and they soon
die a slow death of woe
as they realize that they
were fated to die here in
this chamber of tears

And when they fade because
the well of woe has dried up
their closes relation takes their
place to have the same fate
but this time the
woe is about them
and not the son they lost
or the father they lost
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PostSubject: Re: Sorrow Echoes   Sorrow Echoes Icon_minitimeNovember 8th 2008, 8:38 am

please pay better attention to your spelling. you've got a lot of corrections to make in order to have this poem feel and look complete:

You can hear the echoes
of a young child who has lost
his father do to war (due)


were the waters that flow (where)

tears is not enough (are)

closes relation takes (close relations take)


but this time the
woe is about them (imprecise, unclear, weak.)

this is ultimately a good start for a poem, but surely just a start. take another look at this, correct your mistakes, and make a good finish of it. you can do it, i'm sure.
john
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PostSubject: Re: Sorrow Echoes   Sorrow Echoes Icon_minitimeNovember 10th 2008, 2:40 am

This poem has a very emotional connection. Seems like you've been through a lot and as a writer you are relaying these feelings to your readers. Other than the spelling mistakes that John nicely laid out for you, its great.
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