When we talk of saving the planet, which still sounds to me like a bad line in a B movie —but yeah I guess that’s where we’re at— I think we tend to forget two thirds of the surface of this blue, green, golden planet are ocean. That makes this discovery all the more fascinating.
Scientists discover gigantic ocean 700 km beneath the Earth’s surface
(Photo : Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash)
My first thought was what lives down there? Life is nothing if not tenacious. Since we don’t know I figure you can take it anywhere. Use this consideration or the headline or the article itself, as a writing prompt and free write. Go deep.
Rules of the Freewrite after Natalie Goldberg in Writing Down the Bones
Set a timer for ten or fifteen minutes, stick to whichever you choose and just write.
- Keep your hand moving, don’t stop or cross out
- Don’t worry about spelling or grammar.
- Don’t think, just write
- Go for the Jugular.
- Follow the words, just see what comes.
When you have finished consider what you have just made. Is it is enough as an exercise or does it feel it needs development? Does it welcome a form?
If you feel drawn to it rework your draft. Play with your words, have fun, find a form of words that satisfies you.
A blog post by Anne Enith Cooper
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