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August 4, 2017
085 – Refilling The Well
This month’s theme at StoryADay is “Refilling The Well”, in which I encourage you to find many ways of rebooting your creativity…largely by taking a break from your writing. Links: Bookriot’s Best Books of 2017, So Far The Nature Fix by Florence Williams (af) Another new episode of Write Every Day, Not “Some Day”
August 2, 2017
[Write On Wednesday] The One Thing They’d Notice
Today’s prompt was inspired by an exercise in Donald Maass’s latest book The Emotional Craft of Fiction. You can find the whole exercise on p.22 of that book. The Prompt Write a story featuring two characters in the same location. Pick a detail that only your protagonist would notice and weave it into the story. Tips … Continue reading "[Write On Wednesday] The One Thing They’d Notice"
July 31, 2017
SWAGr – Accountability for August 2017
Every month we gather here to discuss what we’ve achieved and commit to making more progress in our creative lives in the coming month. We call it our Serious Writer’s Accountability Group or SWAGr, for short! (We’re serious, not sombre!) Leave a comment below telling us how you got on last month, and what you plan to do next … Continue reading "SWAGr – Accountability for August 2017"
July 28, 2017
084 – Learn To Love Revision
Now that StoryADay May is in the rear view mirror, it’s time to dig out some of your stories and see what you can do to spruce them up. Now, before you panic, I have a whole episode for you on learning to love revision. Give it a listen. Your stories are worth it! Another … Continue reading "084 – Learn To Love Revision"
084 – Write About A Writer – the last prompt of StoryADay May 2017
in today’s prompt, you get a chance to write about a writer. This is not something I suggest often, but I think you’ve earned it. Also: news about StoryFest 2017 (http://storyaday.org/storyfest-2017) Find more about this prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170531-writer/ Another new episode of Write Every Day, Not “Some Day”
July 8, 2017
WritersBloxx – A Box Of Story Prompts Disguised As A Game
An Interview with Gary Zenker One of the best things about plugging into the writing community — online and off—is that you find yourself surrounded by people with creative and innovative ideas that spark your creativity as well as their own. One such person is Gary Zenker who is, among other things, a writer and … Continue reading "WritersBloxx – A Box Of Story Prompts Disguised As A Game"
June 30, 2017
SWAGr – Accountability for July 2017
Every month we gather here to discuss what we’ve achieved and commit to making more progress in our creative lives in the coming month. We call it our Serious Writer’s Accountability Group or SWAGr, for short! (We’re serious, not sombre!) Leave a comment below telling us how you got on last month, and what you plan to do next … Continue reading "SWAGr – Accountability for July 2017"
June 27, 2017
Write on Wednesday – Quick Story Formula
This is an awesome way to quickly launch (and finish) a new story, any time you have time to write but are short on inspiration. Try it! Use this story formula to to create an interesting character, give them a desire, kick off some intriguing action and plan the kind of resolution you want. Once … Continue reading "Write on Wednesday – Quick Story Formula"
June 20, 2017
Write On Wednesday – After The Happily Ever After
How many times have you made a change in your life, only to backslide? Do you ever wonder will happen to a story’s character after the credits have rolled? The story is over when the character has mastered the challenge. But the story, for your character, is not really over. They live their life, in the … Continue reading "Write On Wednesday – After The Happily Ever After"
June 13, 2017
Write on Wednesday – Unexpected
I’m sitting in Manhattan, about to go to see “Hamilton”. (squeeeee!) I just realized I hadn’t written a prompt for this week so here’s my birthday-treat-inspired prompt: Write a story we might know (e.g. The story of a Foudning Father) but in an utterly unexpected style (e.g. A hip hop musical about the First Secretary … Continue reading "Write on Wednesday – Unexpected"
