Thought Verbs by; Chuck Palahniuk
Thought Verbs by; Chuck PalahniukI found this post by way of another post via another post (amazing how these things work). Chuck Palahniuk makes a challenge to fellow writers to drop certain words from their writing vocabulary and I, for one, am going to take him up on that challenge.Anyone care to join me?Below is a sentence that break's "The Rules of Chuck" (as I have decided to call them). Your challenge is to create of the perfect way to write the sentence following "The Rules of Chuck." Write several sentences, or even a paragraph. Get creative!
- You must read the article (link at the top of this post)
- You must follow "The Rules of Chuck."
- It must be rated PG (yes folks, I'm a bit of a prude)
- This will be open for comments forever (or until the post gets lost in the past).
Here's the prompt:
- While playing pool with friends, Mary thought about Jake .
Here is a short list of just a few of the words mentioned by Mr. Palahniuk:
- Thinks
- Knows
- Understands
- Realizes
- Believes
- Wants
- Remembers
- Imagines
- Desires
- Is
- Has
- Wonders
The list can go on and on, but you have a few of the disallowed word choices. So, read the article about Thought Verbs and come back and face the challenge. This is a great place to practice.