Greedy Granny Writes

Here you will find 3 different sections:

Lesson Plans - materials to assist those running Writing Groups, or writing alone
Others' Writing - Examples of writing from local groups and individuals (you are welcome to send in contributions to greedigranny@gmail.com, publication at my discretion)
My Writing - Further details about my own writing projects

Writing Lesson Plan: My Hero - or not!

The word hero means different things to different people. To a child it could mean saving a pet rabbit from an awkward situation, to...

Nov 5, 20241 min read

Writing Lesson Plan: Stranger than Fiction!

It's good to get inspiration from your reading - but sometimes the most ordinary things in real life can throw you an exciting curved...

Nov 5, 20241 min read

The Map

The birthday celebrations were over. Charles was preparing his boots for his walking holiday in the Lakes. His wife was upstairs,...

Nov 3, 20242 min read

Work in Progress 3

Novel A Slice of Death - a Cosy Crime story Set in the 1960s, the novel opens at a typical west country small village fete. The following...

Nov 2, 20241 min read

Work in Progress 2

Novel The Colford Tenor Set in the same area as Only a Girl , Lancashire villages, towns and cities, date just a little later, covering...

Nov 2, 20241 min read

Work in Progress 1

Novel Only a Girl Set in 19th Century Lancashire, the story concerns a brother and sister who start life under the thumb of a brutal and...

Nov 2, 20241 min read

Writing Lesson Plan: Cozy Corner

Put on your imaginary cardigans and let’s see what this week’s homely prompts will yield. Five minutes free writing on the topic. No...

Nov 2, 20241 min read

Writing Lesson Plan: Coming to a Conclusion

Ending are important - in life as well as in writing. Sometimes it's good to think about how you are going to end before you begin! Five...

Nov 2, 20241 min read

Just an Ordinary Day - A Fairy Tale

Joe loved his job. It wasn’t an important job, it wasn’t an exciting job, but for him, it was just right. He lived by himself and didn’t...

Nov 2, 20244 min read

Photo Opportunity

Here, on this rock, an ancient man once stood Trembling on the first edge of discovery . Alone, he took no joy in play of light or shade...

Nov 2, 20241 min read

Regret

If I could only speak to you once more A different you from that my heart recalls If I could see you old, set in your ways With thinning...

Nov 1, 20241 min read

Preparation is the Key

‘I am a famous writer now’ I chant, and turn the lights down low I say this daily, for you see Preparation is the key ‘I am a famous...

Nov 1, 20241 min read

The Housekeeper

This was written in class in response to a prompt in Lesson Writing Plan: I Heard That Andrea considered herself to be a model mother. ...

Nov 1, 20243 min read

Writing Lesson Plan: I Heard That!

Lots of exciting ideas come from this prompt - from things that are heard that shouldn't be, to children who overhear but don't...

Nov 1, 20241 min read

Writing Lesson Plan : According to Plan

Plans - when they work, when they don't. How do you plan? What happens when plans go wrong? Now take time, and plan your net piece. Five...

Oct 31, 20241 min read

Old Friends

Written in class in response to a prompt from the Writing Lesson Plan: All Change It was probably a mistake to arrange the meeting at a...

Oct 30, 20244 min read

Writing Lesson Plan: All Change

Change is one of the most interesting things to write about - changes in people, in surroundings, in ideas Five minutes free writing on...

Oct 30, 20241 min read

Writing Lesson Plan: Fashion Makes the Man (or Woman)

Do clothes matter? Are you affected by what you wear. Does your opinion of others change according to the clothes they have on? Five...

Oct 30, 20242 min read

Sounds like a Bad Hair Day by Gelhi Jones

Written in class in response to a prompt in the Writing Lesson Plan : Fashion Makes the Man (or Woman) The rabbit warren was a peaceful...

Oct 30, 20242 min read

A Bad Hair Day by Ilona Mathie

By Ilona Mathie Written in class, see the Writing Lesson Plan: Fashion Makes the Man (or Woman) You might have a bad hair day now and...

Oct 30, 20242 min read

Writing Lesson Plan - Night and Day

Explore the world at each end of the day - when things don't look quite the same as in broad daylight. How does that make you feel? Five...

Oct 29, 20241 min read

At Dawn by Joy D Matthews

by Joy D Matthews Witten in class in response to a prompt in the Writing Lesson Plan: Night and Day If you want to see them, you must be...

Oct 29, 20241 min read

Grandma’s Halloween

There’s a Halloween do in our Village Hall .I’m dressed up all witchy, no trouble at all! I’ve dyed my hair black, and I’ve greased up my...

Oct 29, 20241 min read

Overheard At The Drinks Party

This was a class exercise - we were asked to produce 5 -line verses with a single rhyme scheme in each. Silly, but fun! Oh God, is it...

Oct 27, 20241 min read

The Mirror

This story was inspired by Picasso's Girl With A Mirror It’s a beautiful room, not...

Oct 26, 20243 min read

Writing Lesson Plans - General Advice

Everyone has their own idea about how to run a creative writing group. These are just some of my ideas from ten years of running such a...

Oct 25, 20242 min read

Writing Lesson Plan : It's Tempting

I wonder what tempts you - chocolate, a sneaky spend at the shops, ditching the chores for a day, or something much naughtier that that!...

Oct 25, 20241 min read

Moving Mountains

by Elodie Foray (written in response to a Writing Lesson Pictures prompt - pictures of mountains) The rabbits had met that morning,...

Oct 25, 20244 min read

Remembering

(written in response to a Writing Class prompt) Your last look for ever will pursue me though I sleep my soul crackles into life at the...

Oct 25, 20241 min read

Mea Culpa or Words Matter

( Devised from a Writing Class prompt ) He was too old for me, by years Hair sprouted from his nose and ears His teeth were yellow, his...

Oct 25, 20241 min read

Writing Lesson Plan - The Best Laid Plans...

... all about plans — how they are made, whether they work out, or they don’t. Five minutes free writing on the topic. No readback....

Sep 25, 20241 min read

Writing Lesson Plan - Water, Water, Everywhere

Five minutes free writing on the topic; no readback Exercise 1 - 20 minutes Prompt Write about life during a drought. Readback and...

Sep 25, 20241 min read

Writing Lesson Plan - Making Mischief

I suggest that you start with five minutes free writing, using the title as your theme. This is NOT read out to the class. It develops...

Sep 24, 20241 min read

Writing Lesson Plan - Back to School

Five minutes free writing on the topic. No readback Exercise 1 20 minutes Start your piece with a student discovering a hidden room in a...

Jun 21, 20241 min read