The “Create A Writing Workshop” Game by Wyatt G. Bessing
Organizing a writing workshop, if even just for you, is a great way to schedule writing time into your otherwise hectic schedule.
Category: Creativity Tools and Tips
Which Came First – The Fiction or the Blog? by Annmarie Miles
Blogging and writing fiction can occur simultaneously to produce fantastic pieces of literature.
Summer Solstice Writing Creativity Retreat by Paula Chaffee Scardamalia
Indulging in a summer writing creativity retreat is a great way to satisfy your Muse and spend time on your latest writing or creativity project.
Writing, Fitness and Natalie Goldberg by Faith Van Horne
Mind and body synchronization while writing can produce better results than if using the mind alone. Keep your hand moving and keep the words flowing.
Passion and Voice: An Excerpt from Making Your Creative Mark by Eric Maisel
A logical — and vital — relationship exists between passion and voice. It is very hard to be passionate about what you’re doing if you haven’t found your voice as an artist. Imagine being forced to sing an octave too high or an octave too low, straining to hit notes that you can’t really hit and that aren’t natural to you. It would be very hard to be passionate about singing in that situation.
Creativity: The Bull That Wouldn’t Die by Gordon Rothwell
Then there’s the idea that simply won’t go away. It lingers in the back of your mind and takes permanent residence there. So it was with my bullfight story.
My Valentine’s Day Gift To You: On Women’s Thought Leadership
We’re put on this planet, I believe, to have fun, and to share our unique and important message with the world. I have a Valentine’s Day gift to you — on women’s thought leadership from...
Deep POV: Plunging off the Cliff by Kay Keppler
This simple example is just to demonstrate how deep POV works. Of course, nothing is ever absolute, and deep POV can get much deeper than this when you’re working in your own scenes.
Tying the Muse to the Chair by Laura Bickle
There are a lot of writers who have healthy relationships with their muses. They take their muses out on coffee dates and have long conversations at the beach while holding hands.
About Kick Ass Heroines
In the course of marketing my YA fantasy novel, Henrietta The Dragon Slayer, I’ve written posts on Kick Ass Heroines, Bad Girl Archetypes, the Wild Woman Archetype. To me these posts are about are...
Authors, What Inspires You? Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
What inspires you? Where do you get your ideas? Do you get these questions a lot? I do!
Here’s what I told them recently…
Creative Inspiration to Bring in the New Year: John Cleese on the 5 Factors to Make Your Life More Creative
As you bring in the New Year and set the tone and day dream and desire, enjoy some inspiration and wisdom from funny man John Cleese. A video I found on BrainPickings by the brilliant Maria Popova — a wonderful weekly newsletter I just discovered:
NaNoWriMo is Starting! How to prepare for NaNoWriMo by Ezra Barany
What’s the single most important thing you can do before you write a single word of your novel for NaNoWriMo? Ask the right questions about the experience you want your readers to have.
Games and Contests: Creative Building Blocks for Writers by Wyatt G. Bessing
Sitting down with my first student for the day, I open a new game, Zing!: The Bewitching Storymaking Game. We take turns placing words like magnetic poetry magnets, slowing creating a story of a boy playing violin as his mother watches scornfully. We gradually reveal her belligerence and anger.
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