I enjoyed this five-minute TED talk by Richard St. John. In it, he draws on lessons from Richard Branson, singer Sam Smith, Google co-founder Larry Page, Botox-pioneer Dr. Jean Carruthers, and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. It speaks to those of us putting words to screen, paint on canvas, plans Read more…
Today’s Pearls Before Swine is a classic for us writers. *** Still on the dreams thread…here is Broken Dreams #001— an interesting foray into one’s motivations for writing.
For all you memoir writers out there…
No kidding. There are days I feel this way in the middle of some projects.
Digital thoughts… What the hey?! Even though they have backyards for convenient placement of those unsightly beasts-on-wheels, since when did homeowners find it attractive to leave their trash/recycling/yard waste barrels out for weeks on end? [Yeah, sounds ‘get off my lawn-ish’, doesn’t it?] *** Which logically leads to my concerns Read more…
Another use: I have reduced one of my hard copies to 1000 strips of paper, each containing a Warmup. I pull out four or five at a time and see what story develops. [Note: My first ebook of Writing Warmups is currently free.] “Why don’t you come with us?” As Read more…
Another of my writing prompt strategies… I often merge two or more Warmups into a scene for practice writing or one that might show up in a work-in-progress. [Note: My first book of Writing Warmups is currently free.] “Let’s just say your mom will not be pleased.” She was a master at starting Read more…
Another way I use my writing warmups: I will close a mediocre writing day with a burst of Warmup-inspired words to help kickstart my next session. [Note: My first ebook of Writing Warmups is currently free.] “He gave me a detailed description of what he wanted.” I held it up. Read more…