Amy Plum's Daily Devoirs (A Project in Creativity)

What's a Devoir, you ask? Any French kid would tell you it means "homework," although the literal meaning is "duty". But don't let that scare you. These Daily Devoirs are anything but work. Think of them as candy for your brain.

How to do your Daily Devoir:

Read the Dev. Think about it if it's a concept, and do it if it's a task. Write the result down on a piece of paper, and put it in your appointed Dev Diary, Dev Drawer, Dev Box…wherever you want to keep your Devs. And if you feel like it, post the answer as a comment here, to the Daily Dev on my FB page or on Twitter with the hashtag #dailydev.

Why do the Daily Devoir?

IF YOU ARE AN ASPIRING WRITER: Devs are to get you into the zone, if only for a minute out of your busy day. They are to give your brain a mini-break from what it normally thinks about and take it in another direction. And then, the day you sit down in front of your notebook or computer screen and are in need of inspiration, you can go to your Dev Box, take out your slips of paper, and find a wealth of random ideas and words that might just be that imaginative spark you need.

IF YOU ARE NOT A WRITER: Devs are like yoga for your gray matter. They are the creative break in your perhaps not-so-creative day. The connection with your imagination that you might not access often in your regular routine. Do them and be refreshed and stimulated. And, if you're feeling brave, share them with the rest of us!

What's the reason for the Daily Devoir?

I wanted to find a new way to help young aspiring writers who ask me for advice. And once I began writing the Devoirs, I realized that anyone might have fun doing them. So young or old, writer or non-writer, everyone is welcome to join in!

PAST DEVS

August 4 The Love Dev

July 31 The Cloud Dev