In this prompt I invite you to go on a walk in your local area and do what I’m calling a ‘prompt per minute’ activity.  In the conversation, Annabel talked about ‘walking deep’ and this prompt encourages you to have a go at this whilst using it as a source of creative inspiration.
Instructions:

Go on a *slow* walk in your local area, for around 20 minutes if you can - remember to take a notebook and pen!  You can also do this in your garden if you have one and would prefer to stay closer to home
Find yourself a sit spot in which you feel comfortable
Set an alarm on your phone or watch to go off every minute for ten minutes
Every time it goes off, write one sentence about your surroundings.  Could be a metaphor, an observation, a sight, smell…whatever comes out when the alarm goes off but it can only be one sentence
Then sit and just be there until the next alarm goes off
Once you have done this, continue on your slow walk paying careful attention to your surroundings
When you get home, set your timer for around 15 minutes - more if you have time! - and write a piece that incorporates the sentences you’ve come up with

Variations:

Do the same timings but write as you walk.  Depends on how comfortable you feel in the space.
Just do the prompt per minute activity for 5 minutes, or extend it to however much time you have
When writing at home afterward, don’t incorporate the sentences, just use them as inspiration
Make it a longer session and extend the timings to writing a sentence every two, five, ten, 30 minutes or more!

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Happy writing!
Helen x

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