Here are some tips from Writer’s Relief on writing nature poetry. Read its full discussion here. I’m thinking this list would work for prose, as well. Come to think of it, much of this applies to writing in general. But hey, that’s just me probably overthinking… Avoid the expected. Be Read more…
I sifted through this piece from hootsuite and I’m highlighting a few from its list. https://twitter.com/WritersDigest https://twitter.com/writing_tips The writer, Todd Clarke, caps the list with the following hashtags readers/writers can follow. #writing #amwriting #writinglife #spellcheckcannotsaveyou #writetips #writingtips #writingcommunity #grammar #LearnEnglish Hope you find some value here! Lift that pen and Read more…
Picked up on this interesting site via my weekly Internet Scout Report. This link takes you to its calendar of writing topics/prompts, but check out the other menu items as well, including the Writer’s Excuse Bingo, which strikes me as potential Zoom meeting fodder for your writers group. [Note: Ignore Read more…
Whoa…the 100 Interviews page alone abounds with lessons and insights from successful writers, researchers, and award-winners. Some favorite topics covered: The trap of calling yourself a ‘writer’ [Neil Pasricha] Drawing to Spark Writiing [Dana Simpson] Carving out distraction-free creative blocks [Dr. Michael Greger] Declaring a ‘shut-down’ time [KJ Dell’Antonia] How Read more…
The latest from Jon Winokur’s Advice to Writers blog. Also, excerpted in The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing The most important thing is you can’t write what you wouldn’t read for pleasure. It’s a mistake to analyze the market thinking you can write whatever is hot. You can’t say you’re Read more…
This is a post from my other blog and it is just as applicable here. Become an idea machine
So, here is a warmup for my discussion of ‘warmup’. It’s a quick brain dump [not my favorite term, by the way] to get some ideas rolling. It might be a typed list, since I’m currently [obviously] on my laptop, but it might evolve into a mind map in my Read more…