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Every Thursday I go to the Calgary Central Library to participate in a writers circle group. It’s very interesting because I learn a lot about writing and more specific things like how to write good dialogue, good characters, avoid repetitions, how to do a good proofreading, how to find an editor and much more. It’s important for me to go to this meeting, I can share my passion, and we discuss each other’s texts and receive lots of advice. And it helps me a lot with my English.
For my first session, we had to write a text in 10 minutes with this prompt: Girafe, lion, donkey, panda, jellyfish and squirell finds himself drinking the same potion. They will form only one identity, will describe it.
So, it was my first text that I wrote in English, this is what it ended up with:
The lion’s potion
The lion roared after drinking the potion. It was only a question of time. He smiled because he knew the effect it would have, he was the only one who knew it. Everyone drank their potion and everyone doubled. How were they going to survive after this? He didn’t really care. The only creature that could take over him was the jellyfish. With its poisons integrated into its mandibles, the latter would give it the last powers it lacked. The giraffe will give him his greatness, with it, he will be able to dominate the jungle. The squirrel will give him flexibility and speed to climb trees. The panda is sturdy with its body that bounces and absorbs blows. And finally there is the donkey. He is not to be neglected, he is certainly beta but he has great endurance. He will find his heart.
All the potions were now drunk and all the animals were shaking their paws for the magic to come to life. The glow appeared immediately. Indeed, the lion was right. It had worked. He kept his mane and his imposing muzzle with his powerful fangs, his muscles became even bigger, you could feel fat being created to protect him from blows. Its legs rose until it reached the tops of the trees. Mandibles appeared all over his body, he felt the poison flowing through his veins. And finally comes the strong heart, that powerful element coming from the fool.
It was electrifying to be able to be superior to everyone, he was already their king, now he was their god.
It’s not the best one I’ve written, but like I said, it was my first and I’m so happy to write this in just 10 minutes. More interesting writings will come soon ^^.
I will share with you more text from this group. I hope you like it, please let me know what you think. Have a nice day !
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