Weekly Writing Assignment

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Archive for August, 2009

Posted on August 18th, 2009 by by Daniel

Weekly Finalist: Nina, the Newest Associate at Sterling Cooper by Elissa Strati

I was strolling down Park Avenue the other day when the revolving door at 857 caught my eye and drew me in. I found myself in the lobby of an office building, people hustling to and fro. Ding! The elevator doors were opening. A crowd rushed off and I got on. When we came to [...]

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Posted on August 18th, 2009 by by Daniel

Weekly Finalist: Mad Men Story by Brendan Wilhide

The young man smiles nervously as he waits in the reception area of Sterling Cooper. He grips his hat firmly in his hands and taps it over and over with his fingers. His tan overcoat spills across his wrists and over his briefcase and glistens ever so slightly from the misty [...]

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Posted on August 18th, 2009 by by Daniel

Weekly Finalist: Wayne Ward by Rachel Cormier

Wayne is a man in his mid-40’s, recently coming to light when he responded to an ad for a medically knowledgeable copy writer. He was from out of town, somewhere in the mid-West, where he grew up and married and then abandoned his high school sweet-heart.
He attended medical school in Texas but could not complete [...]

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Posted on August 18th, 2009 by by Daniel

Weekly Finalist: Barbara Flynn by Nick Piche

In an era when skeletons are better left in the closet, when things are not talked about, and everything is a façade on the face of truth, Barbara Flynn does her best to keep the status quo. However, with the looming revolution of the sixties she is ready to open up.Barbara [...]

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Posted on August 17th, 2009 by by Daniel

Weekly Writing Assignment #5: Decisions, Decisions

This week, dear writers, your assignment is to write the thoughts of a character who is on the cusp of making a very difficult decision. What led up to this moment in time? What are the choices this person faces? Why is this decision so particularly difficult?

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