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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?

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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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PostSubject: Yule Logs   Yule Logs Icon_minitimeDecember 22nd 2012, 4:13 pm

Yule Logs.

The wood delivery came this warm, sunny afternoon.
The wood man wanted cash; he dislikes checks I do not
blame him, why should he pay tax when the likes of
Starbuck pay almost none. I usually drink coffee at
the local café, but tried Starbuck´s once, coffee with milk
wasn´t enough, they kept talking about “latte” No, just
coffee with milk…please. A friend of mine, who has gone
to school, came over and sorted it out; what I got was
foamy and didn´t taste like coffee. I don´t think our wood
man drinks coffee there was faint smell of wine about him,
- it was after lunch-, police officers leave us alone here in
the deep, dark valleys of upland of Algarve.
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