#this concept is from high school. also i had never heard of stepford wives when i had this idea.

[luke-shywalker]

Icebreakers:

The Clockwork Women

Saffron is a seamstress in the little town of LeFronteau. She sews wedding dresses, maternity gowns, baby clothes, and everyday wear for the women in her village, and knows each of them intimately. She and her part-time employee, Emille (who spends the rest of her time as an airship pilot), run the shop on their own, without the use of Gadgets (as much as Saffron’s inventive husband, Bernard, is fascinated with them). There are Gadgets for everything nowadays: cooking, cleaning, gardening, piano-playing—but Saffron insists on doing things the old-fashioned way. However, what is at first a matter of personal preference soon becomes a moral dilemma when Clockwork Industries unveils its newest line of products, intentionally aimed toward uncharismatic bachelors and disgruntled husbands:

The Clockwork Women.

Camp Tolkien: Day 1

Welcome to Camp Tolkien!

Our two-week summer camp is a chance for you to work on the project of your choice in the company of other writers. No matter which stage of the process you're in--brainstorming, outlining, drafting, revising--Camp Tolkien's activities are here to help you make progress. Bring along your projects, and have fun!

Today's four activities are listed below. Choose whichever one you wish--choose more than one if you want to.

Icebreakers: Tell the other campers about the project you've brought to camp by writing a one-paragraph summary.

Photography: Find or create at least five reference pictures that visualize settings and/or characters in your project.

Archery: Set a timer for two minutes. Write as many words as you can in that time. Repeat this four more times, for a total of five mini writing sessions. Keep track of your word count for each, and let us know your high score.

Nature Walk: Work on your project while you're outdoors.

When you're finished, reblog or reply to this post, telling us how it went, and/or sharing what you wrote for the day.

So glad to have you all at camp! Have fun, go forth, and create!