Writing Prompts

admin on April 10th, 2012

Those two seemingly innocuous words are so powerful in the mind of a writer. “What if” becomes the stuff of great stories.

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admin on January 16th, 2012

You never know what will drive inspiration – the inspiration to create stories voiced by a quirky bird, start a conversation with someone you’ve never met, slow down and take notice of the things that usually pass by too quickly.

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Sometimes it’s hard to write. There are so many things going on around us, trying their darnedest to pull us away from our writing projects – kids, laundry, the phone…

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admin on October 15th, 2011

The “voice” is the style that captures – and keeps – a reader’s attention, that speaks to your preference, and conveys the personality of the topic – and often of the writer.

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admin on September 10th, 2011

For those of you who live with writers, please understand that words are like oxygen to us. If we’re not scribbling a few thoughts or ideas into a notebook – or onto the closest scrap of paper we can find – we do, indeed, become frothing-at-the-mouth frenzied.

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admin on August 19th, 2011

It is ironic to think that in giving up monitoring my time through constant glances at my wrist jewelry, I have found that I better enjoy my time and spend it more creatively.

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admin on July 10th, 2011

This summer represents an opportunity for me to experience new things. Perhaps I’ll stumble across something in my adventures that will be worthy of a “published piece.”

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admin on May 22nd, 2011

Some of the most interesting subjects are borne of snatches of conversation overheard at the coffee shop, the pharmacy, the Waffle House.

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