How can I get onto my school's creative writing team?

Question

My school has a creative writing team (Power of the Pen) and I was on it last year. I was the only one in my school out of about fifteen to make it to state. I am worried that I won't make the team this year since our coach might be changed to another teacher. Do you have any suggestions of writing excercises that I could do to practice?

Answer 1

If you have a set routine that has worked for you don't change it based  on the person who evaluates your work.  Take the practicing method that's been successful and, if anything, add to it.  On exercises, here's one that really made me settle in and earn my points.  Take a scenario, say, a car accident and write 2-10 pages in first person.  Now take the same scenario and write in third person.  Then make it fun; describe the accident from the perspective of a neighbor's cat.

You'd be surprised how much you can wring from a moment in time.

Good Luck