The Benefits of Writing Prompts - Guest Post - Michelle Grogan
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Writing is not an easy thing. It can be frustrating, time consuming, mind numbing . . . and the best thing in the world!! Writing is an expressive art . . . through writing a person can express what they are thinking, feeling, hoping and dreaming for, what they are upset about, what they believe in - or don't believe in. But . . . it's not always easy - and it shouldn't be. So what do you do when your creative juices dry up? Give up? Put down the pen, close down the program, and tuck it all away until that idea sparks again? NO WAY!!!
One of the things I have found helpful when I needed a little boost to my creativity is to use writing prompts. Prompts can get your brain all warmed up and ready to come up with that great plot twist that will have your readers turning the pages. They can help you challenge yourself to take a step outside your writing comfort zone. A good writing prompt can even spark an idea for that next great book you're going to write!
Recently my creative juices ran a little dry. I had just self-published my first novel - Forbidden Love - and was immersed in the whole marketing/promoting aspect of my book, I found myself aching to get back into the writing part of writing but I couldn't seem to focus my mind on something new just yet. So instead of driving myself crazy, I turned to so writing prompts - sure, they had nothing to do with the story I had in mind - but it was just what I needed to get those creative juices flowing!!
So after all of this, you might be asking yourself, where can I find these amazing prompts? I've found prompts in books published just for this purpose, but I have also discovered a great site that has prompts not only for fiction writers to work with but for those who write poetry or even plays. Go to www.creativewritingprompts.com for some great prompts to get those creative juices flowing once again!
About Michelle Grogan
Michelle is from Westchester Country, New York where she is a Literacy Specialist in a Special Education school for students with Emotional/Behavioral/Learning Disabilities Her writing career began early on when she used her Barbies to tell the stories that were in her head. It was in Middle School when she started to write those stories down.
Michelle's writing is inspired not just by the world and people around her, but by the books she has read – and being an avid reader, that is a LOT of books – and even by daytime television. In September of 2011, Michelle joined the ranks of Indie Authors when she self-published her first novel – Forbidden Love – on Amazon Kindle. Michelle's book is also available on the Nook, in the iBook store, for the Sony E-Reader and on Kobo through smashwords.com.
-Joseph
And if you want to guest post then just send me your suggestions to josepheastwood@ymail.com
Writing is not an easy thing. It can be frustrating, time consuming, mind numbing . . . and the best thing in the world!! Writing is an expressive art . . . through writing a person can express what they are thinking, feeling, hoping and dreaming for, what they are upset about, what they believe in - or don't believe in. But . . . it's not always easy - and it shouldn't be. So what do you do when your creative juices dry up? Give up? Put down the pen, close down the program, and tuck it all away until that idea sparks again? NO WAY!!!
One of the things I have found helpful when I needed a little boost to my creativity is to use writing prompts. Prompts can get your brain all warmed up and ready to come up with that great plot twist that will have your readers turning the pages. They can help you challenge yourself to take a step outside your writing comfort zone. A good writing prompt can even spark an idea for that next great book you're going to write!
Recently my creative juices ran a little dry. I had just self-published my first novel - Forbidden Love - and was immersed in the whole marketing/promoting aspect of my book, I found myself aching to get back into the writing part of writing but I couldn't seem to focus my mind on something new just yet. So instead of driving myself crazy, I turned to so writing prompts - sure, they had nothing to do with the story I had in mind - but it was just what I needed to get those creative juices flowing!!
So after all of this, you might be asking yourself, where can I find these amazing prompts? I've found prompts in books published just for this purpose, but I have also discovered a great site that has prompts not only for fiction writers to work with but for those who write poetry or even plays. Go to www.creativewritingprompts.com for some great prompts to get those creative juices flowing once again!
About Michelle Grogan
Michelle is from Westchester Country, New York where she is a Literacy Specialist in a Special Education school for students with Emotional/Behavioral/Learning Disabilities Her writing career began early on when she used her Barbies to tell the stories that were in her head. It was in Middle School when she started to write those stories down.
Michelle's writing is inspired not just by the world and people around her, but by the books she has read – and being an avid reader, that is a LOT of books – and even by daytime television. In September of 2011, Michelle joined the ranks of Indie Authors when she self-published her first novel – Forbidden Love – on Amazon Kindle. Michelle's book is also available on the Nook, in the iBook store, for the Sony E-Reader and on Kobo through smashwords.com.
-Joseph
And if you want to guest post then just send me your suggestions to josepheastwood@ymail.com
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