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…
This guy found his audience… But seriously, Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn has five suggestions for identifying your target audience.
I recently added this PDF of five photo-based writing prompts to my Classroom Departures activity and resource portal. [working title] Below is a sample. Enjoy…
Okay, so I’m cheating. But this message resonates with both my wordinventions brain and my creative reinvention brain, so this post, and a few others upcoming, will be doing double-duty. Go out and be an amateur!
This book can be found here. [Not an affilliate link.]
Following up on the retreat… The benefits: The pep talk on paper actually occurred later that evening. I had plenty of post-retreat topics to cover. As my previous post showed, I learned plenty. I discovered some new, interesting folks who post good content. I have a new project. By itself, Read more…
I’ve started my retreat and I just realized…with the power of an Internet-connected laptop, these speakers and experts can follow me all around the house. I can even do some cooking and not miss a beat. From Jenna Moreci, I’ve learned: 1. the benefits of writing your characters’ dialogue straight Read more…
I’m down to 4% on my laptop and I’m using that to get my in gear to finish this post… So, the more detailed plan for today… 1. Pep Talk on Paper [just a quick riff to get me going] 2. Inspiration from books: The War of Art Show Your Read more…
Yep, get the cooking and other distractions out of the way. Free up the afternoon In preparation: create a playlist of YouTube/SkillShare videos to boost my confidence and expertise set writing goals–# of words, # of posts, # of minutes actually writing/editing tools for first draft work [camera, audio recorder] Read more…