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Where We Write

This morning Laura RT’d an article titled Where We Write: The Merits of Making Do. It’s a pretty awesome piece talking about how some folks try so hard to make the perfect writing environment instead of actually writing. I think I’ve been doing that too. This summer I got rid of my cable so I’d watch less TV. Now I have to see what Netflix has to offer or watch something online. So I’m not wasting my »

Mini vacation was chock full of sleep and True Blood

Today’s the last day of my mini vacation. Boo! It’s been relaxing. I meant for the weekend to be a writing fest, but I ended up sleeping a lot instead. By sleep, I mean hibernation style sleep. I’d be in the middle of doing something, like writing, and then I’d blink and be asleep. It was unreal. I did write some though, just not as much as I had been planning. Guess I really needed the sleep. »

A return to writing

ZOMG! I. Am. Actually. WRITING. Really. Not just talking about how I need to be doing it either. Typing words n’ stuff. Snoopy Dance time! I had been on this weird writer’s block/exhaustion thing for about 2 years now. The first year I was chronically sick and a walking zombie from what later turned out to be a gluten allergy. Can I just say that I love when my doctors change my diet and make me sicker. »

Writing Prompt: Dear John From the Furniture

I saw this writing prompt on the Writer’s Digest website: You return home from work to find a Dear John letter on your kitchen table. Oddly enough, it’s from one of your favorite pieces of furniture. What does the letter say? Sounds fun. Enjoy!

Writing Prompt: One Eye

I’m trying to get back into writing more regularly. I figured I’d start with a few writing prompts before diving back into the trilogy. I came across an archive of a lot of wonderful 5 minute exercises on C.M. Mayo’s site. Here’s the one for July 30: “One Eye” Your character has lost an eye. This creates all sorts of unexpected challenges for him or her. What are they? Be specific. Sketch out a couple of mini-scenes. »

Writing Prompt: Sound Awakening

With their diverse imagery and symbolism, tarot cards can make for interesting subjects of writing prompts. Here’s an example tarot writing prompt that I posted this morning on Cat ‘N Owl: This is the Judgment card from I Tarocchi dell’Alba Dorata by Giacinto Gaudenzi. But the direct translation of Il Risveglio is The Awakening rather than Judgment and it is in that difference that I found inspiration for this writing prompt. I also love imagery, the witch’s »

Writing Prompt: Aliens in the Road

Great image, isn’t it? Right away I see inspiration in it for crazy alien abductions: So there I was already having the worst day ever when my car came to rest on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere. I had no flashlight and wasn’t sure what to do so I sat there for a moment, punching the steering wheel. What can I say? It felt like the right thing to do. Like I said, worst »

Writing Prompt: description as told to a blind person

I love National Geographic’s photography. I saw this picture of an aerial view of elephants in a national park in Kenya and thought the image was breathtaking. And then I thought—since I often have this thought—how on earth would you describe something like this to someone who is blind? So there you have it, your writing prompt. Describe the scene to a blind person. Enjoy!

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