Today I needed an exercise to get me writing. Something new, or something I hadn’t done in a while. I pulled out Steering the Craft by Ursula K Le Guin and perused the pages. Chapter 5 grabbed me by the throat. “Chastity.” I put my index finger to the word and started reading. “Write a paragraph or page.” I can manage that I thought. I read on. “…of descriptive narrative prose without adjectives or adverbs. No dialogue.” A bit more difficult than first suspected. The idea is to give a vivid description of a scene or an action, using only verbs, nouns, pronouns and articles. (occasionally adverbs of time.). As Ursula puts it, “Be chaste.” I pulled out my journal and went to work.
Writing Prompt (if needed) to start your “Chastity” exercise: Stella spit on the floor and marched out the door…
