I was going to skip Writer's Workshop this week because I got busy (watching TV), but then I felt a bit guilty: "Writers write. They write even when they don't feel like it." (Don't you love that I'm viewing myself as a writer now? Yeah...me and John Updike—writers!) Anyway, I'm writing this in 10 minutes or less, on the spur of the moment without even thinking about it. (Usually I'll check the prompts and let an idea percolate before I write my post.) So, enough with the caveats, let's see what these two have to say. (The prompt I chose was to write a conversation between a couple in one of three cartoons.)
Inexplicably, the man "told" me his name is Bob and the woman "told" me her name is Erma. (Great, now I'm hearing voices in my head!)
Bob: What the hell, Erma! Why are you walking on the new grass I planted?
Erma: Jeez, Bob. Calm down. I'm wearing my new aerating shoes. The spikes on the heels are good for the grass.
Bob: Not tender new grass that I just planted and am nurturing!
Erma: Nurturing? You're nurturing the grass, Bob? Sounds a little girly to me.
Bob: Whatever. Just get your aerating shoes off my new grass!
Erma: All right, all right. Calm down. I just came out to tell you I'm going to the store and I wanted to see if you needed anything.
Bob: What store are you going to?
Erma: Target.
Bob: Well, I could use some new socks.
Erma: OK. Bye.
Bob: Bye.
OK—it is done. You can wake up now! Well, what have we learned from this little writing exercise?
- Bob and Erma are a bit boring.
- I need to work on my dialogue writing skills.
- Writers may write, but they shouldn't always share what they come up with.
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