Writing a Story in 50 Precious Words
Growth as a writer is often about taking on new challenges push you
to try new things or old things in new ways. The alchemy of writing
picture books has long eluded me, so I decided to take a challenge
offered by fellow author Vivian Kirkfield the 50 PRECIOUS
WORDS WRITING CONTEST.
to try new things or old things in new ways. The alchemy of writing
picture books has long eluded me, so I decided to take a challenge
offered by fellow author Vivian Kirkfield the 50 PRECIOUS
WORDS WRITING CONTEST.
Inspired by my youngest daughters exhilarated discovery of words
in her environment, pointing and shouting "like!" "me!" "you!"
"love!" in signs, the hymns in church, the mail, I've created this
brief story in infant-draft form for this contest.
in her environment, pointing and shouting "like!" "me!" "you!"
"love!" in signs, the hymns in church, the mail, I've created this
brief story in infant-draft form for this contest.
WORD SNATCHER
Gobble a banana
"Snatch it, Hannah"
Walk the Park
Snatch the arc
Shopping Loop
Snatch a hoop
Scoot to school
Snatch it. Cool!
Dance, Twirl
"Snatch it, Tutu girl."
Stir, sip.
Snatch the tip.
Bubble Bath Ballad
Snatch a song!
Jammie Jumble of
Snatched words,
Hannah stumbles,
"Hannah Banana walks..."
Question is, can you tell this is the story of a preschooler going
through the day, snatching words along the way, and reading
them as a story that night?
through the day, snatching words along the way, and reading
them as a story that night?
Or choose a challenge of your own!
Feel free to share the results in the comments below!
Hi! I love your inspiration for this story.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Alexandria! What a fabulous entry into the 50 Precious Words Contest. I'm thrilled you are playing along! I grabbed your URL and put it in the comments section of my blog post so that everyone can come and visit here.
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling story! I did take the challenge too. Mine's also about a snatcher. Here's the link: http://lexicalcreations.weebly.com/jens-blog/50-words-contest-entry
ReplyDeleteHello Alexandria,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for playing along in my contest. I love your story...it's amazing how you were able to take us through the day with only 50 words.