Creative Writing Prompt #7
Each week, ORW will feature a new writing prompt meant to spark your creative juices. Use it to generate new fiction, creative non-fiction or poetry, or apply the prompt to a current project. Even if you don’t create a scene that fits with your project, you may find that you’ve learned more about your story.
Consider setting this week. Write a scene with only two characters, third-person point of view. Your characters are visiting the house in which one of them grew up. Go overboard with description. Use all senses: what does the air smell like? What sounds do the characters hear? How do things feel? Does the tap water have a particular taste? Re-write the same scene from the first-person point of view of each character. How does the description differ between the character who lived there and the one who did not? What details does each notice? What details are not noticed by each character?
I study and practice the craft of writing for multiple audiences and purposes. Through my experience in public relations, grant writing, and academia, I have acquired the ability to create text that garners results. I hold a MA in English literature and a MFA in Creative Writing. Having taught nearly 900 students in classes ranging from business writing to creative writing, I believe in writer-centered instruction as the most effective way to empower my clients. 
