Comments on: Fiction Writing Exercises for the Holiday Season http://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/fiction-writing-exercises/holiday-fiction-writing-exercises Creative writing tips and ideas Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melissa Donovan http://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/fiction-writing-exercises/holiday-fiction-writing-exercises/comment-page-1#comment-9086 Melissa Donovan Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:54:48 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=1103#comment-9086 I love the idea of the tooth fairy inventing trick or treating so she can collect more teeth. That's a good one! Not sure about apples though because I think apples are actually good for your teeth. I remember learning in grammar school that if you can't brush your teeth after lunch, you should eat an apple. Weird? Yes. True? I don't know. Thanks for sharing your video! I love the idea of the tooth fairy inventing trick or treating so she can collect more teeth. That’s a good one! Not sure about apples though because I think apples are actually good for your teeth. I remember learning in grammar school that if you can’t brush your teeth after lunch, you should eat an apple. Weird? Yes. True? I don’t know. Thanks for sharing your video!

]]> By: Kelvin Kao http://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/fiction-writing-exercises/holiday-fiction-writing-exercises/comment-page-1#comment-9057 Kelvin Kao Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:42:41 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=1103#comment-9057 This reminds me... There was an episode of South Park explaining why Easter bunnies would even have anything to do with Jesus. It inspired me to make a video about why trick or treat has anything to do with Halloween: http://www.puppetkaos.com/2007/10/episode-11-the-truth-behind-halloween/ To summarize it: trick or treat and bobbing for apples are both invented by tooth fairies. They are in shortage of teeth, so they invented activities that are damaging to people's teeth to make them fall of sooner. And they picked Halloween because this is the time of the year during which the power of the magical creatures are the strongest so they can harvest faster. <abbr><em>Kelvin Kaos last blog post..<a href="http://www.puppetkaos.com/2008/12/ugly-muppet-toy-pageant-2008/" rel="nofollow">Ugly Muppet Toy Pageant 2008</a></abbr></em> This reminds me… There was an episode of South Park explaining why Easter bunnies would even have anything to do with Jesus. It inspired me to make a video about why trick or treat has anything to do with Halloween: http://www.puppetkaos.com/2007/10/episode-11-the-truth-behind-halloween/

To summarize it: trick or treat and bobbing for apples are both invented by tooth fairies. They are in shortage of teeth, so they invented activities that are damaging to people’s teeth to make them fall of sooner. And they picked Halloween because this is the time of the year during which the power of the magical creatures are the strongest so they can harvest faster.

Kelvin Kaos last blog post..Ugly Muppet Toy Pageant 2008

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/fiction-writing-exercises/holiday-fiction-writing-exercises/comment-page-1#comment-8986 Melissa Donovan Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:58:09 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=1103#comment-8986 Very clever! You pulled a fast one but it was creative and super writerly. Nice job. Very clever! You pulled a fast one but it was creative and super writerly. Nice job.

]]> By: t.sterling http://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/fiction-writing-exercises/holiday-fiction-writing-exercises/comment-page-1#comment-8973 t.sterling Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:20:20 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=1103#comment-8973 Maybe I paraphrased Wikipedia? So I lied. :o) I guess I could also say "made ya look!" But hey, you said make up a holiday with it's own history and all. <abbr><em>t.sterlings last blog post..<a href="http://tsterlingwatson.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-i-cant-wait-to-not-leave-house.html" rel="nofollow">how i can't wait to not leave the house</a></abbr></em> Maybe I paraphrased Wikipedia?

So I lied. :o )

I guess I could also say “made ya look!”

But hey, you said make up a holiday with it’s own history and all.

t.sterlings last blog post..how i can’t wait to not leave the house

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/fiction-writing-exercises/holiday-fiction-writing-exercises/comment-page-1#comment-8971 Melissa Donovan Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:56:39 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=1103#comment-8971 A holiday for enlightenment - I like that a lot! I think I've even figured out what STFU stands for ;) A holiday for enlightenment – I like that a lot! I think I’ve even figured out what STFU stands for ;)

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