DISCUSSION -- JULY 2017 300-word Writing Challenge (#26)

[Dan Jones]

Ah, the innocence of the childless...

 

[Luiglin]

Stupid question but what's a Gruffalo?

He has knobbly knees and turned-out toes. And a poisonous wart on the end if his nose.

 

[Cathbad]

He has knobbly knees and turned-out toes. And a poisonous wart on the end if his nose.

Dr. Seuss? Is that you?

 

[TheDustyZebra]

He has knobbly knees and turned-out toes. And a poisonous wart on the end if his nose.

What sort of clothes?

 

[Perpetual Man]

 

[Luiglin]

Used to love reading The Gruffalo to my daughter. Julia Donaldson wrote it so that you had to put voices to all the characters, especially Mouse. Great tale and the perfect length for a bedtime story.

 

[Dan Jones]

Yes, Gruffalo and many other Julia Donaldson stories are firm favourites in our household at bedtime. A Squash And A Squeeze is another great one.

 

[Perpetual Man]

I agree about the voices, you almost can't help yourself. I caught my youngest reading it the other morning and he was doing a fair approximation of the voices that I used.

Just higher pitched.

 

[Luiglin]

As @Cathbad highlighted, it's the same with Dr Suess. Brilliant rhythmic writing that's so fun to read out load.

So wish I could write like that. I've given it a passable go on a couple of 75s / 300s but never to any great satisfaction. Maybe it's time to try again.

 

[Phyrebrat]

Well you learn something new every day; I thought the Gruffalo was from Sesame Street.

pH

 

[Joshua Jones]

Ah, I see. My kids are more into princesses, fairies, mermaids, and the sort at the moment, though my 2 year old may like that story. My 4 year old likes to write stories with me, and actually has some pretty good ideas for children's stories. I have a feeling she will outsell me... And who knows? Maybe she is a future Chronner!

 

[Ashleyne]

I've already written a psychological horror story for this image. Does anyone have a time control device I can borrow? I shan't abide waiting.

 

[Cathbad]

I'm with you, @Ashleyne ! Had mine done the day the image pick was done!

 

[Luiglin]

Unusual for me I've started and deleted four so far. Even more annoying it's the image I voted for.

 

[Joshua Jones]

I'm with you, @Ashleyne ! Had mine done the day the image pick was done!

Showoff! I am still working on mine, which will probably wind up in the circular file, followed by at least three successors...

 

[Stuart Suffel]

I've already written a psychological horror story for this image. Does anyone have a time control device I can borrow? I shan't abide waiting.

You do some darn good horror, Ash. Dat you do.

 

[Stable]

I'm feeling extra organised as well. That's good though, it'll force me to put the story aside for a couple of days and give it a final edit, instead of just throwing it against the forum wall and seeing if it sticks.

 

[Phyrebrat]

Felt tired, so I went to bed for a nap. Woke up with the story fully written in my head. Evacuated it into Scrivener and it comes in at 324 words.

Yesterday all I had was a line and a headache.

Not to be pompous but I feel like Samuel Taylor Coleridge without the opium.

pH

 

[The Judge]

Can we hope it doesn't involve stately pleasure domes or Abyssinian maids playing dulcimers (nor albatrosses)?! (Just as well you didn't have any visits from a person from Porlock!)

 

[Phyrebrat]

Can we hope it doesn't involve stately pleasure domes or Abyssinian maids playing dulcimers

I hope it was the former part of Kubla Khan before the memory faded. What an awesome start. Anyway, it ended up more Sylvia Plath than Edward Thomas, though I suspect he's in there too.

Do I have to pay royalties to the dead?

pH