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Setting Writing Exercises

March 20, 2026 By Allison Symes Leave a Comment

Image Credit: Images created in Book Brush using Pixabay photos

The writing journey can throw up plenty of surprises. I remember going to my first writing event, many moons ago, and feeling terrified at being set my first writing prompt by someone else. I was sure I wouldn’t be able to do it. I did by the way. You do just get on with it. But there was no way on this earth I was sharing that first effort with anyone! I also had no idea what a variety of writing exercises there are. I have found out since!

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The Phone Conversation

October 16, 2020 By Allison Symes 6 Comments

Do you recall the old cop show dramas and series where a suspect is allowed one call to their lawyer? I’m sure that is nothing more than a plot device but I thought I would take that idea for this post and run with it, so to speak.

If there was one phone call you could make to anyone, who would it be and why? What would you say? You can go backwards or forwards in time.

What would you say if you had ONE chance to call anyone? Pixabay

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