posted December 02, 2009 01:56 AM         

Example: my preposition is 'against'

2. Add a noun or noun phrase to your preposition (in case you're a total dunce, stick it on the end, that is, AFTER the preposition ... and btw a noun phrase is just fancy jargon for a noun plus one or more other words like 'the'. Duh, right? OK, so you've got a preposition? Stick a noun phrase on it!

Example, my noun phrase is 'the wall'.

I stick it on the end, I get:

'against the wall.'

3. add three adjectives and squeeze 'em in before the noun, being sure to keep them in the right order. The right order, and don't worry if you make a mistake here, I'll fix it for you, is : adjectives of quantity first, then opinion, then appearance, then age or color, then material or purpose.

Example: my three adjectives are shiny, elegant and marble. Elegant goes first 'cos it's opinion, shiny, next because it's appearance, and marble last because it's material.

Your sentence fragment should now look something like this:

preposition + three adjectives + noun

Example:

against the elegant shiny marble wall

Now choose another noun and any adjective to describe that noun.

Example: noun - axe, adjective - bloody

Now throw in whatever you need to get the two sentence fragments together, most probably a verb ... my verb is 'leaned' and now you got a sentence!

The bloody axe leaned against the elegant, shiny, marble wall.

Cool huh?

But one last step.

4. Shift the prepositional phrase to the begin. That means, start with the preposition you chose first and put it's whole entourage with it:

Now you got:

"Against the elegant shiny marble wall, leaned a bloody axe."

Isn't that a cool sentence straight out of a bestseller?

Two other cool sentences I've made up in this way (without thinking about where they were going but just by starting with a preposition, and preposition) are:

"Above the two old redwood trees, hovered a shiny spaceship."

"Across the lonely narrow dirt road, stood the empty house."

I think these sentences sound sooo cool ... and the thing is, putting the preposition phrase first makes the thing thing that the sentence is about (the bloody axe, the shiny spaceship, the empty house) jumo out at you like a jack in the box. A very cool writing technique.

So, aspiring writers ... start your sentences ... NOW! (You only need to post the final sentence and you can post as many as you like. The coolest, most surprising, most wonderfullest sentence will be chosen by me after my job interview is over. If I don't get the job it'll give me something to do so as not to freak out, and if I do get the job I'll be so happy that I won't be able to stop running around doing stuff like tarot readings...

So, how about it folks? You help me, I help you? Be creative ... and like I said, if this is an abuse of this website then I'm very sorry but my higher self let me post this so blame Him / Her.

posted December 02, 2009 11:22 AM         

Along the glossy black granite headstone, her polished fingernails swept.

posted December 02, 2009 12:51 PM         

Along the radiant shimmering diamond ring, her warm teardrops fell.

Underneath the worn dark wooden floorboards, the heavy chains rattled.

Within his comforting strong arms, laid other intentions.

Beyond the vast dark forrest, the warriors silently waited.

Within her youthful bright blue eyes, a distant memory hid.

posted December 02, 2009 03:08 PM         

*edit* Perhaps a couple for now though (I'm tempted!):

Beneath her gleaming, dark, tousled mane stirred a cesspool of tortured thoughts.

posted December 03, 2009 12:21 AM         

Along the cracked, old, wooden fence crawled a determined slug.

Upon a plump, juicy, colorful toadstool lounged a nonchalant cat.

In the verdant, lush, peaceful meadow grazed a calm cow.

Upon his soft, cosy, comfortable bed lounged a sleepy toddler..

With all the 'lounging' verbs, I think it's a subconscious hint I need to get to bed.. perhaps more later. You've created a monster, fatinkerbell, LOL!!

posted December 03, 2009 11:01 AM         

Along the firm cold ground, the raging snow stormed.

Throuth the vast mountainous valley, the menacing fog drifted.

Around the lush green trees, the flirtatious monkeys played.

Into the deep blue water, the vibrant children swam.

Along the thick transparent webs, the menacing spiders waited. (I HATE spiders)

Against the steadfast dark rocks, the raging ship crashed.

Down the unending wooden stairs, the crafty mouse crawled.

Down the stormy dark streets, teh raging bull ran.

posted December 03, 2009 11:59 AM         

Above the fluffy white clouds, the fluttering colorful birds danced.

Toward the anxious young child, the empathetic doctor proceeded.

Inside the massive dark cave, the gigantic dragon waited.

Underneath the warm pink blanket, the sleeping baby smiled.

Beyond the rickety old barn, the friendly calf played.

Through the deep dark woods, the intimidating wolf lurked.

After the crispy brown pretzels baked, the anxious children snacked.

Along the massive dark steel blade, the warm blood trickled.

Inside his pulsing red wound, the inevitable infection spread.

I'll think of more.. was this last set still acceptable..?

posted December 03, 2009 03:37 PM         

About (in) the (all) encompassing heavy sticky air, flew flying bomber mosquito's.

Above the large magnificent oak dining table, hung a crystal chandelier

Across the expanding dangerous wild forest, hunters hunted hunting animals. ;-p illiteration much?

After the thorough crisp white snow, it blankets to make a picturesque town.

Against a pretty stain glassed window, rested the weary soul.

Along my daily evening exercise walk, I stumbled across a suspicious duffel bag.

Around the crowded boisterous football arena, locked in for the night were the elderly residents! hahaha

At the quaint run-down country town rail station, out of place seemed the new automated ticket machines.

Good luck with it all!
No need to consider me in the running for a reading, consider it for the reading already done.
Sorry that they range... some i'm proud of, some not so. hahahahah

Take care,
s.

posted December 06, 2009 11:34 PM         

Thursday Sungshin Demo Lesson – Worksheet:
Prepositional phrases and cumulative adjectives

Writing tip

Prepositional phrases can make a sentence interesting and surprising. Cumulative adjectives build suspense, add detail, and lets the reader ‘see’ a mental picture very clearly.

Follow these steps to write a fantastic descriptive sentence:

1 Begin by___________________________________________________________

2 Make a noun _______________________________________________________

3 Add three __________________________________________________________

4 Make the ___________________________________________________________

5 Choose another ______________________________________________________

6 Now make __________________________________________________________

7 Place one ____________________________________________________________

8 First connect _________________________________________________________

9 Then change _________________________________________________________

Examples of sentences: (some made by me, some by some friends – now you!)

prep art adj adj adj noun art adj noun verb noun
Against the elegant shiny marble wall, a bloody axe stands
Above the many small old photo’s, the graceful spider spins a web
Above the two old redwood trees, one shiny spaceship shot beams
Across a menacing angry big hangman, the broken timber lay
Along the glossy black granite headstone, her polished fingernails swept
Under the worn dark wooden floorboards, the heavy chains rattled
Beneath her gleaming dark tousled mane, tortured thoughts stirred
Along a cracked old wooden fence, a brave slug crawls
In the peaceful lush verdant meadow, the calm cow ate grass
Inside a massive dark cave, the gigantic dragon waited
Above the large oak dining table, a crystal chandelier hung.

posted December 10, 2009 12:13 AM         

Against the cold, hard, snow-covered ground dragged the body the cold-blooded killer was moving.

Into the shiny, metallic, brand-new microphone sang the honey-coated voice of the songstress.

Across the closely-cropped, lush, green lawns sped the ball hit by the croquet player's mallet.

Atop the smooth, carved, wooden surface of the old table, sat an aromatic array of delectable dishes.

posted December 10, 2009 12:43 AM         

On an alarmingly high-pitched, quavering note ended the aria of the horrified operatic diva, still suffering from her recent bout of illness.

Around the admiring, relaxed, happy diners, shimmied the skilled bellydancer, earning more than a week's worth of tips in a night!

'Upside' the annoyingly stubborn, big head of his son, smacked the frustrated father's hand, stinging from the contact. (I realize 'upside' may not be a conventional preposition

Over the faded, old, wooden keys of the ancient typewriter, flew the fingers of the talented office manager.

Across the deep, dark, wooded stretches of forest lurched the ravenous zombies, keen in their quest for blood.

posted December 10, 2009 05:00 PM         

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Among the shiny, cheap, colorful baubles hid a deceptively dull gemstone of considerable value.

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I'm dying to know what will happen to the gemstone next, and I can see it so clearly in my imagination!

So, today, when I get to work, I'll start your Tarot reading ASAP! I do a twelve card, horoscope spread which is like a picture of who you are ... like your Tarot DNA. You'll have to give some feedback on some of the ideas and images I post because I'm not really that psychic (yet!) so I sort of use symbol analysis and Jungian archetype - theory to do the reading. I also look up different possible interpretations of the different cards to see what fits best. So you can comment as well on what I say and reveal as much or as little about yourself as you want to : ) I use the THOTH deck designed by Aleister Crowley because I think he has the most complete descriptions of the 'energy' of each card. So, congratulations, and be warned, it'll be a bit of a process ... not an all at once 'tall dark handsome stranger' reading : ) But you're bound to enjoy it : D
To the other participants, thanks for all your input - your sentences now reside in the hands of the selection committee in the distant country of Korea, where once upon a time, I went for an interview ... : ) BTW I'll have to wait a bit to hear if I got the job or not, but actually it turns out there are seven positions available and there weren't that many applicants, so I'm pretty sure I'm in : ) My final words: you all rock! Your sentences were amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted December 10, 2009 06:48 PM         

First of all the cards in the twelve houses (they correspond to the meaning of the 12 houses in astrology):

1 Knight of Disks reversed
2 3 of wands virtue
3 The Hanged Man
4 Adjustment reversed
5 10 of cups satiety
6 6 of wands victory
7 8 of swords interference
8 8 of cups indolence revrsed
9 The Priestess reversed
10 The Tower reversed
11 The Moon reversed
12 4 of wands completion

posted December 10, 2009 07:02 PM         

Anyway, I have to interrupt this tarot reading in order to make some changes to the wintercamp English plan (work is so interrupting!! : ) (That's why I want a nice university ivory tower job where mostly I can sit in an office and think deep thoughts without anybody interrupting me!!! lol ... the ultimate dream ... might take years to get there still ....!)