Let’s go on a journey. It may be in a far away country for you, but use your imagination; this trip can take you anywhere you want. Watch this video and try the exercise. Travel safely!
If you think I.T stands for Information Technology, you are right. But let’s not limit our understanding of I.T to such a small subject. In its most glorious and expansive form, I.T means Imagination Time. But what exactly is Imagination …
A ‘caption’ is a title or a very brief description that can help tell the story of a picture. Captions can be funny, serious, poignant, political and more. In this exercise, we encourage you to be funny (although you don’t …
The ‘everyday’ things we so often take for granted can add great meaning and context to our storytelling. Have a look at this clip, then think about how you could incorporate the identified feature into a story or two. This …
We all love animals, don’t we? We need them in our lives. Perhaps your favourite story has an animal (or lots of animals) in it. Have a look at this clip, and then write something about one or more of …
When it comes to writing and telling stories, what weight should we put on the well-worn piece of advice: ‘Write what you know’? Take a while to think about it before reading further. /*! elementor – v3.6.5 – 27-04-2022 */ …
Stories are like onions. They can have many layers. But you don’t have to write pages and pages of words to make your audience think. Here’s a brief exercise about being brief. Have you ever written a ten-word story? See …
We all have our favourite places. The beach. The backyard. The park that overlooks the hills that roll as far as you can see. In this exercise, imagine you are at your favourite place (or perhaps you can go there). …
CHILDREN Children always should obey instructions, wipe their feet, neverchewchewingguminthestreet; clean their teeth, have a bath, neverstampinpuddlesonthepath; eat their cauliflower, turn the telly down, nevercomplainorgrumbleoffrown; keep their pockets empty of screws and string, andnevereverloseanything. Yuk! I hope I grow up …
DOORS AND WINDOWS Oh, windows are well enough, shining their golden welcome in the night, wide-eyed on mornings of blue days, or playing ‘I Spy’ with blinds that wink at you giving only a hint, a glimpse of things without, …