One of the methods I like to use to boost creativity in writing is the writing exercise. There are many exercises including the writing prompt, which is a word or a phrase that spikes your juices. Creative juices. Another one is the photo prompt. Take a photo, like the one above with all the typewriters …
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Under
It didn’t matter how many times we’d been to the beach. We could look out at that ocean, play in it, skip stones across it, collect shells from it, get sunburned next to it, and still never know exactly what was down there underneath the waves. There were different life forms, much more different than …
Writing Prompts (update)
I don’t usually enjoy retreading an archive post, but the prompts I threw together were rolling around in my cranial cavity. Playing with words is fun for me, so I couldn’t help but rework some of the previous notes. The Metro. A place? A person? A method of transport? Whichever gives the most positive vibes. …
Writing Prompts
The Metro. Take it downtown. Take it uptown. Fall in love. Lose a love. Make new friendships. Lose friends. High school. Graduate. Matriculate. Make a date. Love and hate. Your homework’s late. Typewriter. Clickety-clack, DING! Hammering the letters onto the page like you really mean to make them stick. One-finger typing. Two-finger typing. Nine-finger typing. …
The Art of The Non-Apology
I’ve been trying to develop the art of the non-apology. Let me know if any of these works for you. They’re some that I’ve been polishing, so it helps to know if they’re effective at all. “I need to give you my apologies. I’m sorry I’ve been subversive lately, but your timid passivity brings out …
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