WaCkY WeDnEsDaY

Are you ready to be Wacky?

Write about a time when you were caught doing something gross or embarrassing (picking your nose)

Imagine if your character had a “mocking” disease: he is sitting in class taking notes on a lecture and begins, beyond his control, to mock and sneer at the teacher. What would cause this disease? What consequences would your character face?

Create a story where kids are considered model citizens if they can train a chicken to walk on a leash.

Can you come up with Wacky Writing Ideas? Share them here!

Wacky Wednesday!

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This week’s Wacky writing idea lends to culinary craziness:

Write about a magic microwave. One that comes with a supply of multi-colored beans. Each bean, when heated according to the specific directions, will morph into a fantastical creature. From the spotted bean will emerge a baby dragon, when heated on HIGH for 35 seconds. Although the same bean could become an evil-spirited goblin if set to DEFROST for 55 seconds. Chose your creature wisely and write about their escapades! Share your stories here!

Wacky Wednesday is BaCk!

I just completed an awesome week of teaching and writing with young writers!  I’m preparing some juicy tid bits to share with you from last week’s summer writing studio, including pictures…

But in the meantime, I will leave you with this Wacky Wednesday prompt:

Write about a batch of cranberry nut muffins served during the school’s science fair.  Everyone who eats one becomes a clone!

Share your story with us! C’mon, just a scene or two?

Wacky Wednesday

Instead of the usual Wacky Wednesday writing prompts, today, let’s take a field trip. It’s summer, you’re going places, so go into a bookstore, or a library with this mission in mind:

Find the WACKIEST children’s or YA book on the shelves and answer:

What made you pick the book up?

Why is it wacky?

Is it wacky-strange or wacky-silly?

Would you read it? Recommend it to a friend?

What ideas does it give you for your own writing?

Don’t be shy, share your findings with us.  Let’s see who can find the WACKIEST book out there (and I do mean “out there”, groovy cats!)

Wacky Wednesday

Writing gives us the freedom to explore words and their meanings, but also to use words in an unconventional way.

Today, I’d like you to use descriptive words in a WaCkY way. Here are some examples:

• Her breath was like lightning. (Could mean it was hot or “stinky;” or it could be literal and every time she breathed streaks of lightning shot out of her mouth.)
• Blinda put on her crispiest dress for the party. (Could mean her dress was a fresh and crisp new fashion, or that it literally was “crispy” like dried leaves that would disintegrate in the wind.)
• Teagan felt carbonatedas he visualized the outcome of today’s big race. (Could mean he was pumped and energized, or that he literally had bubbles percolating under the skin which would help his speed.)
• Your turn: select a descriptive word and use it in a sentence in a wacky way…see where it leads you. TIP:  look on food or beverage labels for unique words that can be used in wacky ways!

Wacky Wednesday

Since we’re discussing characters this week, let’s write wacky characteristics and discuss how you can “show” not “tell” through writing.

Example #1:  Minor Character has a nervous twitch when he walks.

Don’t say:

Billy has this weird twitch when he walks. 

Instead, say:

Billy lagged behind the others. He was careful to pretend he had stumbled if anyone noticed that his left leg swung out at an awkward angle when he walked.

Example #2:  Main character has a unique fashion sense.

Don’t say:

Melody liked to dress in mismatching clothes to get attention.

Instead, try:

All eyes turned when Melody entered the cafeteria in her purple leopard printed leggings, orange turtleneck and red gingham jacket.

Your turn! Write a before and after of a character describing a wacky characteristic or trait.  And don’t be selfish with your creations – share them here!

5 Prompt Friday

Here are some more writing prompts from young writer, David C. of Downers Grove, IL:

1. How do the tissues feel when your snot covers them? (Write from the point of view, POV, of the tissues.)
2. Would you rather be able to only smile forever, or frown?  Why?
3. Write about the life of a bug: honey bee, ant, beetle, etc.
4. What would life upside down be like?
5. Write the best “LOL” tag ever – like this: LOLROFLATUONGWGMAY would mean: “laugh out loud rolling on floor laughing and throwing up on new girlfriend who gets mad at you”

Whew! Can you beat these outrageous writing prompts?  Share yours here!

Wacky Wednesday!

This week, I had help with my Wacky Wednesday prompts.

Ten-year-old, David C. from Downers Grove, IL  gave these suggestions:

1. Write about a character who is trying to complete his autograph book by getting signatures from a giant fake dinosaur, a clown driving a convertible filled with balloons and an Oscar Meyer Wiener Mobile.  Write his adventure!
2. You order a big item from one of those scam ads and instead of a cool prize, you receive a deranged chimpanzee who you now have to care for.
3. Something is moving under your pillow…turns out your pillow is alive!
4. Your fan gains the strength of a tornado!  What happens?
5. If your underwear could talk to you what would they say?

Thank you, David!

Calling for more writing ideas!  Think you have what it takes to get your name in lights? (well, at least up on this blog?) Then email your silly, serious or outrageous writing prompts to: mjcwriter”at”comcast”dot”net.  But, hurry!  Next Wednesday comes quickly…

Wacky Wednesday!

Weird, Wild and Wacky Writing ideas…

Use one of these silly pictures as a story starter:

{photo courtesy of weirdpicturearchive.com}

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Wacky Wednesday

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Write a story about living inside of an apple:

What would your walls look like?

What would it smell like?

Would giant worms invade your “home?”

Would you be very tiny or just live in an enormous fruit?

Share  a part of your story here in the comments! ; )