I know. Meditation. Gag me. We're writers. Our heads are full of words and images. Our heads are supposed to be full of words and images so that we can transfer them to the page. But. The transferring to the page is often the tricky part. The place where we get hung up. Because we […]
The prompts I write and use are most often written about people doing something, or a person saying something, or something happening. Like: And then there was an explosion. She opened the door. "Oh no," he said. Like that. I like prompts of that nature, because even though they are specific, they are also open-ended. […]
I've made a commitment to do Nanowrimo again this year. With a huge caveat. I've actually already begun my novel, and written a chapter and a half of it. So I won't be competing to write a whole 50,000 word novel during the month of November. I will, however, be using the collective energy that […]
This morning I was reading one of the five million newsletters I subscribe to and the topic was about moving your body. It was yet one more call to exercise regularly and talked about how establishing this habit is easier than you think, because our bodies are made to move. I'll second that. I know […]
My daughter came over for breakfast on her way to work today. I actually got a good little writing session in before she appeared, but as I was cooking bacon at an unusual hour the thought occured: this is what non-writers do instead of worrying about writing first thing in the morning. So I starting […]
Yes, I know its Sunday, and Promptitude usually runs on Saturday. I actually wrote this post yesterday, but between free coaching sessions and a baby shower for my daughter, I never had time to put it up. So here, you go, a day late, but just as relevant. My son is now home, thank you […]
I'm leading a home study group on a book called Birthing a Greater Reality (which is an amazing book on the evolution of consciousness, by the way) and our first meeting was Tuesday night. As an icebreaker, I had everyone talk a little about themselves and then say something that was surprising or unexpected about […]
At the fall orientation for the Loft, author Debra Moffitt (Awake in the World) did the keynote speech, which was really a workshop, and a presentation the following day. She began with a meditation designed to take us into our “secret garden,” the place of sanctuary for our spirit and creativity. And after we had […]
You are a writer. Because, a writer writes. That's the definition of a writer: someone who writes. A writer is also someone who understands a couple of things: 1. Why she writes 2. The writing process And, furthermore, a writer should also understand that topics to be used in the writing process can be inspired […]
And the secret is…. Conflict. Also known as tension. Adding lots and lots of it (probably far more than you imagined you could or should) is what will make your fiction and non-fiction, pop, sizzle, and sell. It is also what makes a book or a story a page-turner. (Like the novel, The Improper Life […]
