I finished the first four so far. Each one only takes about half an hour and it has been really fun to take the prompts and get creative!
The third challenge was to describe our dream writing space, the ideal place for us to create. The challenge was to make the reader want to go there. It didn't take me long to decided on exactly where I would like to be:
With my journal in hand, I trek down the well-worn path away
from the joyful clamor of a full house. As the shouts of laughter, and
sometimes tears, blend then disappear within the melody of the soft wind and
sweet refrain of the forest chorus, I find the wispy limbs and strong trunk of
my favorite willow. My handmade quilt sewn from everyday memories is still warm
from swaying on the line in the streaming sun. On the cold stone bench, I rest
my jug of sun-kissed sweet tea in a cooler of ice and let my pencil fly with
abandon in hopes of capturing the words before they slip away on the breeze.
So, tell me, do you want to slip away too? Where do you dream your ideal place is?
The conference I'm attending is the regional Society of Children Book Writers & Illustrators conference for MD/DE/WV on March 23rd. You can find the blog for the MD/DE/WV region, SCBWI here.
