Creative Kickstart is the Android app equivalent of a book of writing prompts. If you are feeling stuck, the app will offer randomly selected ideas to get you started. The free version provides just a hero and a creature, with Creative Kickstart Pro adding a villain and a scenario. Mix and Match Selections One positive…
NaNoWriMo is a wonderful thing, but sometimes it is just too big. Fortunately, there are plenty of other, smaller scale, challenges that can make a huge difference to your writing. If you haven’t already, it is time to add a little haiku to your life. When I started my Master of Arts in Creative Writing…
Part of being a constant writer is being an expert on getting around writing roadblocks. Roadblocks can come in any form. Sometimes it is lack of time. Sometimes it is lack of ideas. And sometimes it has everything to do with an inability to see where you are going next. You, no doubt, know exactly…
Sometimes, we have to force ourselves to write, even when we do not want to or worse, when we do not know what to write. (see a previous post on prompts by Moe to get you going there). It is called discipline and habit. At times, even that can seem a little threadbare. At these…
I have followed Wendy Nguyen’s fashion blog for over a year now. Even though she is not plus size, she is definitely one of my favorite fashion bloggers. Recently Wendy and her Mystery Man spent many grueling hours putting together this sweet video about a pair of flats that just wants to fit into a…
Before you even begin to create a “setting” in your own novel, you need to create your own “setting” to write. Carving out a bit of space within your home to fulfill your dream is a must. It does not require much; enough space for a desk and that can be in the corner of…
Writers draw inspiration from many sources, including words, phrases and pictures–and many contests require you to do just that. Writing about the same “theme” as other writers can be challenging but can also push you to greater levels of creativity in search of the unexpected angle. As with any other type of writing contest, it’s…