Of course, I could also go on to change the words ‘emergency’ and ‘doors’. Start collecting school signs and noticing signs in the locality. Use these as a basis for rapid innovation and word play.

I was reading an educational document quickly and misread ‘Becoming a Writer’ as ‘Becoming a Winter’. What would happen if you became a winter – or summer – or a dragon – or an iceberg? In a few minutes, jot down ideas perhaps using time connectives to help structure what happens, e.g.