Tag: Creativity
Why Are You Writing?
Is it just me or does everyone, once they have been writing a while, ask themselves the above question? Why in the world am I writing? And why am I writing this?
I suppose it happens to everyone and not just writers. That moment when you have come a ways in your chosen activity or pursuit and you wonder why you started it?
That’s when I discovered you have to remind yourself of your “Why”.
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Poetry Snippet
This is one of my favorite poems by this mysterious poet.
What is a Story Outline?
Whenever I get a new idea for a story, one of my favorite parts of the writing process is the outlining phase. But what exactly is a story outline? Well, I like to think of it as the chance to get your story and all its ideas out into the light from the swirl in your brain. Where you can see them and examine them. You can really make outlining as easy or as hard a phase as you want.
Some people like to jump right into writing their first draft and see where their ideas will take them without any prep work beforehand.
I am not one of those people though! Maybe it’s because I was taught in school that to write a good story, research paper, letter, whatever; it is important to at least have an idea of what you are going to say!
The Things that Inspire Me: Libraries
Because if there is one place a writer finds inspiration, it’s the library.
Helpful Tips to Help with Writing
This is just a short list of a few things I have found that (for me at least!) are helpful to remember and do when I am sitting down to write.
- If at all possible, turn off your internet. The internet is such a major distraction when you are trying to turn out the word count!
- And keep your smartphone far, far away. In fact, you could even have someone you know hid it from you for a while as long as they will remember where they put it!
- Alternately, you could use your smartphone as a timer. I do this. That way you can jerk yourself back to reality or remember that you had only planned to research the train routes in World War I France for so long! 🙂 Continue reading “Helpful Tips to Help with Writing”
Legends and Roses 