alphabet triads

Warmups are for getting your word and image brain moving. Use as many as you need. Think of this like stretching before a run, a way of simply arriving in your writing mind without the distortion of any particular focus or pressure. Disregard correctness and intention; keep the windows and doors open.

alphabet triads

Do a few ABC lists: a word beginning with a, a word beginning with b, etc. Cycle through the alphabet two or three times. Then trawl your lists with a pen of a different color and circle words you like. From those circled words, form a few triads — sets of three words that seem to have a sonorous, musical harmony when set next to each other.