Fantasy Worlds
Some writers find it easy to create worlds from the ground up. They design mountains, valleys, forest, rivers and lakes, cities and villages. They populate their worlds with people who are like us, as well as with those having superpowers.
There are languages and clothing and foods that suite that world, perhaps even as identifiers of their position in society.
Just like in our world, some in…
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An Old Painting As A Writing Prompt?
An Old Painting As A Writing Prompt?
Surfing the internet isn’t always a waste of time. I was looking for something when I ran across the image of an old painting, namely ‘Gothic Church Ruins’, painted by Carl Blechen in 1826. (And yes, I’m permitted to use the picture for free without copyright problems, since the copyright has been ‘outdated’). However, that’s not the question at this moment.
Earlier this year, namely in March,…
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How i write From Blank Page to Blog Star: Mastering Prompts for Powerful Blog Posts
How i write From Blank Page to Blog Star Mastering Prompts for Powerful Blog Posts,
Unlock Blog’s Potential The Ultimate Guide to Effective Prompts
Embarking on the journey from a blank page to becoming a blog star is no small feat. It requires a deep understanding of your audience, the ability to craft persuasive content, and the skills to elevate your brand above the noise. This ultimate guide…
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5 Great Reasons to keep a Writer's Notebook
5 Great Reasons to keep a Writer's Notebook
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Having a small notebook with you wherever you go, can be a gamechanger for a writer for a variety of different reasons. Here are five of the most important:
1 – Keeping Track of your Ideas
Ideas, good and bad, have a nasty habit of jumping into the head of a writer at the most inopportune times.
Do you ever just start to drift off to sleep when suddenly, you have a fantastic idea for a story or a…
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Tilfældighedsdigte
Writer, what do you create from accidents?
Writer, what do you create from accidents?
The tenth poem in Danish writer, Klaus Rifbjerg’s Portrait, portrays the wedding in Rifbjerg’s typical experimental style of words dislocated from logic and expectation. Rifbjerg calls these poems tilfældighedsdigte (accidental/coincidental poems).
slam your legs up on the supper buffet
you have not yet been betrayed
the bridal waltz will be…
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Writing About Loss
Loss is inevitable and yet, I am always shocked and saddened when it happens. Loss comes in so many forms. The loss of a loved one, a relationship, a job, a belief…and the list goes on. For me, it helps to write about my losses. Writing about loss can shed light on the situation and help to ease the pain.
In the last three months, I have experienced some losses. First, it was my full-time…
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Pen to Pixel: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Generate Book Ideas
How many well-formed novel ideas can AI generate in 15 minutes? Follow along on this multi-part blog series to find out. #amwriting #artificialintelligence #chatgpt #indieauthor
Welcome back to the exciting world of AI-assisted novel writing! In my last blog post, I introduced the concept of writing a novel using the new Artificial Intelligence technology. Today, we’re diving deeper into the world of AI and exploring how it can be used to generate book ideas.
With AI technology, coming up with a book idea has never been easier. Just input a few keywords, and voila!…
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New Projects
It’s easy to get sidetracked by the excitement of a new project. This is especially true when you run into a brick wall within your current work in progress.
The truth is, we all hit blocks. And when we do, we want to chuck the stories that are becoming difficult into the trash. Let’s face it, new projects are the same to writers as shiny new toys are to kids. The prospect of new people and…
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Brandon Sanderson's Underground Lair
Brandon Sanderson’s Underground Lair
Photo by Stefan Steinbauer on Unsplash
The novelist Brandon Sanderson constructed a lair beneath the lot next to his suburban home. Head over to Cal Newport’s website to see a few pictures. It’s awesome.
Austin Kleon’s been sharing progress pictures of his new studio in his email newsletter. I like seeing the spaces where writers and other artists do what they do. This New Yorker profile has a…
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Writer's Block 2022
Writer’s Block 2022
My fingers wish to write
but my hands lay limp
upon my lap.
My thoughts fill up in my palms
until the words dribble
under my feet.
Ideas cling to bottom
of my feet like glitter nags
and confetti whispers,
so when I walk
my feet clatter in incomplete sentences,
and wagging tongues.
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The Storm
Imagine that it is raining. Not a soft, gentle rain, but a downpour that pounds against the windows and rivers and streams overflow their banks, flooding streets.
Many of us like to stay indoors on rainy days, perhaps sitting by the window, watching it happen. We might see leaves torn from trees due to high winds, branches that bend, almost touching the ground.
If we’re sitting inside a warm…
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Story Ideas And Where To Find Them by Tom Austin
Story Ideas And Where To Find Them by Tom Austin
Today I welcome writer Tom Austin onto my blog, who is sharing his advice on where to find story ideas.
Big thanks to Tom for being today’s guest poster, please make sure to check out his links and details at the end of this post.
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5 Great Reasons to keep a Writer's Notebook
5 Great Reasons to keep a Writer's Notebook
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writerslife #notebook
Having a small notebook with you wherever you go, can be a gamechanger for a writer for a variety of different reasons. Here are five of the most important:
1 – Keeping Track of your Ideas
Ideas, good and bad, have a nasty habit of jumping into the head of a writer at the most inopportune times.
Do you ever just start to drift off to sleep when suddenly, you have a fantastic idea for a story or a…
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Six Reasons Nobody Reads Your Blog and How to Fix It – Written By Jenn Hanson-DePaula On 'Mixtus Media' I found an excellent post about blogging mistakes. The article was written by Jenn Hanson-DePaula and I'm sure, I'm not the only one who learns a lot from her advice.
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L’Écho de la Harpe
Who do you summon when the words won’t play?
Who do you summon when the words won’t play?
Amable Tatsu (1795-1885) wrote to the lyre, silent and dusty, hooked above the wainscoting.
On silent days listen for the echo. That will be enough.
What is your harp, Writer?
L’Écho de la Harpe
D’un souffle vagabond la brise de la nuitSur ta corde muette éveille un léger brait:Telle dort en mon sein cette harpe cachée,Et que seule la Muse a…
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#Quoted: Good story ideas seem to come from...
#Quoted: Good story ideas seem to come from…
Let’s get one thing clear right now, shall we? There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good story ideas seem to come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you right out of the empty sky: two previously unrelated ideas come together and make something new under the sun. Your job isn’t to find these ideas but to recognize them when they show up.
― Stephen King
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