Autumn Fun
Our four seasons offer writers a great deal of material to use in their writing projects. Today's photo shows an autumn day with a tire swing hanging from the branch of a colorful tree. Study the photo for a while and consider what fun it might be to sit on that swing and pump your legs until you get to a good speed, then jump off into that pile of leaves. When you were a kid, you would have loved doing that, maybe even now. Or to show one of your children or grandchildren how to do so.
When we write stories, or even essays, description usually enters in. We describe a place where our characters or a situation is occurring. Why? Doing so brings the reader into the scene. We want them to experience some of what the characters are experiencing. What the colors of the season might be, how the weather is making them feel, what aromas might be in the air, how walking through those leaves in our photo would feel. And more.
For an exercise use today's photo and write a descriptive paragraph. (or more) Make up the place, the characters, and the time, but concentrate on bringing your reader into the scene through description.
A word of warning! Writing paragraph upon paragraph describing a place can lose your reader rather quickly. Make sure there is something happening along with your description.
For a second exercise, try writing a poem using the photo as a springboard. Include a lot of description about this fall scene. Perhaps it will be a poem about a childhood memory, or one about what you saw while on a walk. Be creative.
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