Writing Prompt: Choice
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Writers block, defined as “a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work,” is a plague that we’ve all dealt with at one point or another in our writing careers. Ideas are hard to come by sometimes. Ideas are like fireflies; they flit in and out of mental vision, but they are hard to catch.
Keeping this in mind, a writing prompt will be offered here every Sunday (in different formats, of course). The length of what you write is your decision entirely. It is my hope that these prompts will spark creativity and kickstart the writing process.
This week’s prompt: A young, professional dancer injures her knee and can never dance professionally again. She decides if she can’t move to the music, she’ll make it. Which instrument does she choose and why? (Writing Forward)
[How did this prompt help you? Please feel free to let me know in the comments below, or send an email!]
Happy Writing,
Opinions/Help Wanted!
On Monday, I had a thesis meeting with my advisor at school. My thesis needs to undergo a fairly major revision. With this revision needs to come a title change for the work as a whole. The current title is “The Consequence of Liking Girls,” which, as it stands, doesn’t quite fit the story anymore. “Consequence” is also a negative word, which isn’t what I really want. I’ve been trying to think of a word that I could use to replace that, a word that really fits with the theme of the story. I’ve come up with two and I need opinions as to which I should use.
The general premise is this: My main character’s sister tells her family she is gay. Her parents, specifically her father, do not approve, which then leads to her suicide. The main character goes through the story first trying to save his sister, then sets out to convince his parents that the fact that his sister was gay is really okay. In the end, both of his parents come around to the idea.
Here are the two titles: “The Catalyst of Liking Girls” and “The Crux of Liking Girls.”
Please help me decide which one to use! Leave a comment and let me know which one you like. The more responses I can get, the better.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Writing Prompt: Losing a Loved One
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Writers block, defined as “a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work,” is a plague that we’ve all dealt with at one point or another in our writing careers. Ideas are hard to come by sometimes. Ideas are like fireflies; they flit in and out of mental vision, but they are hard to catch.
Keeping this in mind, a writing prompt will be offered here every Sunday (in different formats, of course). The length of what you write is your decision entirely. It is my hope that these prompts will spark creativity and kickstart the writing process.
This week’s prompt: Someone who you are extremely close to unexpectedly dies. Write that person a letter explaining what you will miss most about him or her (Writer’s Digest).
[How did this prompt help you? Please feel free to let me know in the comments below, or send an email!]
Happy Writing,
This Week in Links: 9/11/2011 – 9/17/2011
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I subscribe to quite a few interesting RSS feeds in the book/writing niches. Perhaps you do as well, but in any case, I’d like to share my starred links from this week:
Monday, September 12. 2011:
- What Will Amazon’s “Netflix for Books” Do to Libraries? (PWxyz)
- 5 Tips for Keeping Your Idea File Fresh – A Lifeline for Freelance Writers (About Freelance Writing)
- Picture This: The Art of the Picture Book (Fuel Your Writing)
- What a Navy SEAL Can Teach You About Becoming a Fearless Writer (Copyblogger)
- What’s a Tweetup for Writers? (About Freelance Writing)
- “Art is Useless Because…”: Letters From Famous Writers (PWxyz)
- Save Roald Dahl’s Shed! (Fuel Your Writing)
- “Atlas Shrugged” Comes to iPads (PWxyz)
- How to Become an Unforgettable Writer (Copyblogger)
- 5 Steps to Better Writing (About Freelance Writing)
- Three Parts to Every Story: Beginnings (Fuel Your Writing)
- The Big Stink That MFARankings Causes (PWxyz)
- A World of Creative Writing Ideas: Outside (Writing Forward)
- Sneak Peek at 101 CreativeWriting Exercises (Writing Forward)
Happy Writing,
A Few Changes
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted, but a lot has been happening on my end. My computer decided it didn’t want to work properly anymore, so i’ll be buying a new one sometime next week. My last semester in my Master’s program has started, which includes a final literature class and thesis. My first individual thesis meeting with my advisor is tomorrow and I’m very much looking forward it. I’ve also recently started a new part-time job.
It’s been a busy few weeks.
I’m one chapter away from completion of the first draft of my novel/thesis. I’ve decided to temporarily take the chapters down from this site as I continue to finish and then revise the work as a whole. Once the final version of the novel/thesis is completed in mid-November, I will repost the chapters here. As it stands right now, it’s just too much work to post and repost chapters as I revise them, mainly because so much revising is happening. Don’t worry, though. They will be reposted.
I’m hoping to get back to regular posting here, but until I get my new computer next week, that’ll have to wait.
Stay tuned,
New Work: “The Consequence of Liking Girls” Chapter 17
It’s been a busy couple of weeks, but I’ve finished chapter seventeen and you can read it here. It’ll go through changes, but for now, I’m focused on getting the first draft of the entire story finished.
As always, any feedback is appreciated. With any luck at all, I’ll have some more for you to read very soon.
Happy Writing,
I did a little revising on chapter sixteen since posting it last, and you can read it here. It’ll go through changes, but for now, I’m focused on getting the first draft of the entire story finished.
As always, any feedback is appreciated. With any luck at all, I’ll have some more for you to read very soon.
Happy Writing,
New Work: “The Consequence of Liking Girls” Chapter 16
It’s been a busy couple of weeks, but I’ve finished chapter sixteen and you can read it here. It’ll go through changes, but for now, I’m focused on getting the first draft of the entire story finished.
As always, any feedback is appreciated. With any luck at all, I’ll have some more for you to read very soon.
Happy Writing,
New Work: “The Consequence of Liking Girls” Chapter 15
I’ve made quite a few changes throughout the manuscript in the last couple of weeks, but I’ve been trying to stay focused on writing forward. It took some work, but I’ve finished chapter fifteen and you can read it here. It’ll go through changes, but for now, I’m focused on getting the first draft of the entire story finished.
As always, any feedback is appreciated. With any luck at all, I’ll have some more for you to read very soon.
Happy Writing,
Writing Prompt: Mythological Creatures
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Writers block, defined as “a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work,” is a plague that we’ve all dealt with at one point or another in our writing careers. Ideas are hard to come by sometimes. Ideas are like fireflies; they flit in and out of mental vision, but they are hard to catch.
Keeping this in mind, a writing prompt will be offered here every Sunday (in different formats, of course). The length of what you write is your decision entirely. It is my hope that these prompts will spark creativity and kickstart the writing process.
This week’s prompt: Dragons, unicorns, fairies, and mermaids. Trolls, goblins, and things that go bump in the night. Lore, legend, and myth are heavily populated with mythological beasts and creatures.Maybe a character in your story discovers and befriends a legendary creature. Or maybe one of these creatures is the main character in your story. Better yet, invent a mythological creature of your own. (Writing Forward).
[How did this prompt help you? Please feel free to let me know in the comments below, or send an email!]
Happy Writing,
