THE Andrea

I have been doing my writings most everyday. However, I’m too damn busy to post ‘em lately. Why am I busy?, you may wonder.
Well, we are shooting my short film this weekend. We have our production meeting tomorrow, then shooting Saturday & Sunday, and also Thursday of next week. It’s craziness. We’ll be using 2 [...]

The Write-Brain Workbook - Day 52
Finish the story. Start with:
Down by the swamp sat an impatient frog. He hopped from one tree to the next near the swamp’s edge. He knew something better had to come alone any moment now. He grew so tired of the dreary swamp life. Far too dark, dreary, and [...]

The Write-Brain Workbook - Day 51
Ah! The classic opener! Finish the story. Start with:
Once upon a time there was a scared little girl. She thought no one loved her. And she certainly never thought anyone could. It got so bad sometimes, a leaf blowing in the wind would make her jump, and then she [...]

The Write-Brain Workbook - Day 5
Write until you fill in the entire shape. There are no lines, allowing you to be creative and free. Start with:
The ship’s sail towered above me. I kept looking skyward only to see a massive swath of fabric flapping in the wind. I decided to give in and lay [...]

The Write-Brain Workbook - Day 4
You are two years old. Write from this perspective. Be childlike! PLAY!
Give yourself a name (with the initials C.A.T.): Callonius Aspra Twitter
Nickname: Meow
Eye color: orange
Hair color: orange
Favorite food: cucumbers
Siblings’ names/ages: Fwompa, 12 - Twurtle, 6
How they treat you: [...]

The Write-Brain Workbook - Day 3
Think of a person who really bugs or annoys you. Think of a place you’d like to send this person. Then — mentally — send them there! With that in mind, start with:
The post card arrived from the moon. When I had my men ship her off so I’d never [...]

Last night while writing for the day, I started to flip through the pages to peak ahead at some of the future writing exercises. I got to Day 45, and realized it had a Valentine’s theme. Then I flipped towards the back of the book and noticed Christmas type stuff. It dawned on me that [...]

The Write-Brain Workbook - Day 2
Use each letter as you get to it. Start with: New Year’s resolutions make me…
New Year’s resolutions make me want to strangle the person who came up with them in the first place. Every year usually reminds me of what I didn’t accomplish the year before. Maybe I should [...]

The Write-Brain Workbook - Day 1
I had to circle 3 words that appealed to me. I chose — Alabama, Insensitive, Nonsense
Then it has to start with: Sometimes I feel just like a gerbil, running around and around on his wheel!
Sometimes I feel just like a gerbil, running around and around on his wheel! There’s [...]

Ok, so in an effort to write more and to get used to writing more often, I’ve started working in the workbook my brother gave me for Christmas. The book is The Write-Brain Workbook. There are 366 exercises to liberate your writing. I’m going to try to do one every day and then repost it [...]