I'm in Nashville this week, teaching a workshop called From Spark to Story, with my dear, wonderful friend Terry Price. I used to come to Nashville at least twice a year, sometimes more often, in order to teach at the Writer's Loft, (now called Write. ) But lately the orientations have fallen at the same […]
#226 Write about the worst weather you (or your main character) have ever experienced. #227 After the best weekend ever, your main character now faces Monday morning. Does she drag her feet and stay suck in memories of the weekend, or does she let the momentum of her wonderful time carry her forward? #228 When […]
Here's my weekly round-up of writing prompts from my Tumblr blog: #205 The fog wafted and drifted around buildings and through streets, masking and silencing everything in its path. So it was a shock when it lifted and….. #206 Today is President’s Day in the United States, and lot of people (but not all) have the day […]
Here's the latest collection of prompts from my Tumblr blog. Go forth and write! #61 The best concert you've ever attended. Put your main character there. What's he experiencing? What did he do before the concert? What will happen after? #62 Two women are sitting in a tea room, eating delicate scones and petit fours, […]
Gazing at me may make you feel calmer. Yesterday I told you I had a kick-ass (one can only hope) post on letting go ready for you. Then I got distracted by the need to write about the Sopa Strike. And now here you are and you're reading a post on nerves. What gives? […]
Yesterday, I wrote about attending a private performance by Shawn Mullins. I wrote about how, at every concert that means anything to me, at some point early on I get a thrill through the very core of me that means I'm connecting to the music in a profound way. That thrill is the same impulse […]
