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Helps inspire students to generate unique ideas for writing creative short stories.
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Incongruent Juxtaposition &Freewriting
Methods forShort Story Idea Generation
DeCubellisCreative Writing
“I was the world in which I walked, and what I saw Or heard or felt came not but from myself; And there I found myself more truly and more strange.”
From Wallace Stevens’ “Tea at the Palaz of Hoon
DIRECTIONS:
In a moment you will be viewing photographs that create tension by presenting two or more unlike things in unexpected ways.
PURPOSE:
The exercise is meant to help inspire in you ideas for your upcoming short story.
You will use freewriting to do so.
HINT:
If at first you are uninspired by the photo and can’t think of what to write, try viewing it in different ways.
HINT:
•En media res•Reversal•Thought-shots•What happens next?•What caused this?•Who stands to benefit?•Complete departure...?
Freewriting
The most important thing to remember is NOT to stop writing.
Freewriting
Expect to write a lot of repetitive, unrelated thoughts such as, “I can’t think of what to say,” or “This is stupid,” or “Purple monkey
dishwasher.”
Freewriting
Non-stop writing keeps the floodgates of your mind open. Eventually some gold
will sift through.
The time will begin now…
•Remember, don’t remove your pen from the paper.
•Think with your pen, not just your brain.
Follow-Up
Now that you have finished, reread your freewritings and circle the gold. Use these
to help you generate unique short story ideas.
“I was the world in which I walked, and what I saw Or heard or felt came not but from myself; And there I found myself more truly and more strange.”
From Wallace Stevens’ “Tea at the Palaz of Hoon