Speak: Creative Practices in Brevity
Speak: Creative Practices in Brevity is the first book in a series of fiction in 40 words. Each installment begins with a picture and ends with 40 words written about a world of Rachel’s imagination. These brevity practices got Rachel back into writing fiction, proving that so much could be said in just a few words, and so much could be done in a limited amount of time.
Brevity practices not only allow writers to consistently work on their craft when they are time-crunched, but they also remind writers of the importance of every single word. Every word counts in these 40-word installments. Rachel challenges herself to three installments every week to continuously sharpen her writing.
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Rearrange
So that’s what you do with the pieces you take from me. Sweep them all into a pile. Then burn them? You smile, shake your head, glance at the room full of wood. I rearrange them. Into a better you.
Ninth
The world is just beginning in this box above the crowd, where we sit with tangled hands and field-fixed eyes. In the sixth inning, my head found your shoulder. But it’s the ninth that really counts. When you kissed me.
Music Maker
Things will get better. They always get better, you, the eternal optimist, say. I turn my face away, toward your music maker—the one that wooed me into your arms nine years ago. Just shut up and sing, I say.
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