A Favourite Word or Two

Here is a writing exercise to try from time to time. This idea comes from Deb Westbury who hosted a successful workshop recently for beginner writers. She inspired everyone with her poetry, writer's notebooks and ongoing writing exercises. But a simple way to rediscover the love of words is to write a list of your favourite ones. Then read them and listen to how they sound. The words can reveal a lot about your personality too. Here are some of my favourites: luminous, breath, courage, sacre blu, croissant, lollygobbleblissbombs, aqua, latte, biscuit, dotty and elephant. As Deb says for a writer words are a way of being in the world. Something to think about.