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Absence Update and Poll

15 January 2011

I know, I know, once again I have not been updating as often as I should. I have tons of excuses, from the holidays, to copywriting projects that went on forever, to novel revision (HTRYN RULES!), but really I should just make the time. And I will. In the meantime, I have some writing plans [...]

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Picture Prompts: In the Woods

10 December 2010

Today I though I would go with the old favorite, the picture writing prompts. You still remember how these work right? Well, just in case you forgot, the idea is that you look at the picture that I provide and allow it to tell you a story. Or to put it another way, write a [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Story Starter Sentence #31

3 December 2010

Alright, I think it is about time we get back into the swing of regularly doing some creative writing exercises, don’t you? Today we have one of those old favorites, the story starter sentence. Now as you probably remember, with this creative writing prompt, you get a sentence and you must then transform this sentence [...]

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Nano Novel is Done: Now What?

29 November 2010

If you’ve been good and disciplined this year (and of course if you participated in the NaNo challenge) then you now have a first draft of a novel in your hands or on your hard drive. And if you’re anything like me you are now facing the dreaded EDITING process. I have actually, this year, [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #32

30 June 2010

Today I have the super popular words writing prompts for you. It really is amazing how just a few little words can help you to write your next great story. The one that has been sitting in the back of your mind, but you have somehow not been able to get out. So read the [...]

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Picture Writing Prompts: The Church

23 June 2010

I have great plans to revise and expand this site with more creative writing ideas, making it more than just a creative writing prompts blog. However, since I strongly believe that doing writing exercises are the key to becoming a better writer I will still feature at least one such exercise a week. And today [...]

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5 Commandments To Get More Writing Done

21 June 2010

All writers have a need to write, but it is not so easy to translate this need into actual stories, poems or novels. Part of the reason why this is so, is because it is all too often thought that to write (or to write well) one needs to wait to be inspired to do [...]

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Picture Writing Prompts: Leaving

7 May 2010

Here is another great picture writing prompt for you to hone your writing skills on, get inspired and above all, just write! As always, first look at the picture, then try to imagine the story behind it and then start writing. Try to write for at least 30 minutes, or longer, and start editing only [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #31

14 April 2010

Wow, it’s been awhile since the last update. Sorry about that! But that does not mean that we should not start again right where we left off. Today we have the random words writing prompts, and I am sure these will help you in getting that story or poem that has been hiding in the [...]

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Picture Writing Prompts: The Spring Sunset

17 March 2010

Today it is once again time for one of my absolute favorite creative writing exercises, the picture writing prompts. I really think that these offer the most creative leeway, as far as writing prompts and exercises go, and therefore make for the best creative writing prompts. So you know how it goes: First look at [...]

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