writercize: Caption This!

3.17.2011

Caption This! - writercize #8

A picture may speak a thousand words, but the right caption complements a photo with considerably less verbiage.

Let's end this week with a little fun.  

writing exercise:  Write a caption for the photo below.

(Click "read more" for writercize sample response.)
writercizer response:

Billboards, buses and bare-naked cowboys - something tells me we're not in Kansas anymore!

4 comments:

nutschellMarch 18, 2011 at 1:39 PM
Alana,
I love your new website. You're on your way to building up your author bio. Hope to see you at more of our meetups!
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Christina ElaineMarch 19, 2011 at 4:51 AM
Love the site... hmmm not sure about a caption......
Probally why I put so many pictures up on my blog....
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OlainaMarch 19, 2011 at 11:03 AM
In a New York Minute: Two women travelers are greeted by a naked-guitar-toting cowboy in the Big Apple--who would have thought.

OK. It's not my greatest work, but I'm just warming up! :)
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AlanaMarch 20, 2011 at 9:14 PM
Nutschell - thanks so much! Yes, will definitely see you soon.

Christina - thank you. Excited about it. Check in often - there'll be something you'll feel confident about writing, I'm sure. I like your new logo! :)

Olaina - captions are super tough - how do you find the right mix of words to match a photo? Warming up is what writercizing is all about, right? I do like what you came up with though!
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Caption This! - writercize #8

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