"No matter what, you are probably going to have to let bad things happen to some . of the characters you love or you won't have much of a story."--Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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A book full of writing prompts: the fifth taste of John Brueckner’s latest book, “892 Opening Lines”–writealready2017.com
Whelp, here it is--the penultimate (I love it when I can work that word into a sentence) writing prompt (this one is a decidedly dark one) from the back cover of John Brueckner's fabulous treasure trove of creativity-fueling noodle nudgers...now go write something! Carrie Graves stepped out onto the stateroom balcony and peered out over … Continue reading A book full of writing prompts: the fifth taste of John Brueckner’s latest book, “892 Opening Lines”–writealready2017.com
Quintessential Quotes: #writingwisdom–Writealready2017
"Art is a manifestation of emotion, and emotion speaks a language that all may understand."--W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence
The Terrifying Discovery I Made When I Stopped Writing For a Week — Novelty Revisions
Lesson learned. Again. via The Terrifying Discovery I Made When I Stopped Writing For a Week — Novelty Revisions
A book full of writing prompts: the fourth taste of John Brueckner’s latest book, “892 Opening Lines”–writealready2017.com
Ah, the traps and travails of social media...this is a good one, and I'm sure we've all been there enough to have some creative fodder with which to spark some ambition to write today...go on, take a stab at it! Ainsley posted a bunch of heavily filtered photos of the beach on Instagram, trying to … Continue reading A book full of writing prompts: the fourth taste of John Brueckner’s latest book, “892 Opening Lines”–writealready2017.com
Quintessential Quotes: #writingwisdom–Writealready2017
"You are going to love some of your characters, because they are you or some facet of you, and you are going to hate some of your characters for the same reason."--Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Those pesky, pesky, possessive apostrophes...
Quintessential Quotes: #writingwisdom–Writealready2017
"Knowledge of your characters...emerges the way a Polaroid develops: it takes time for you to know them."--Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
A book full of writing prompts: the third taste of John Brueckner’s latest book, “892 Opening Lines”–writealready2017.com
Like I've said before: run, don't walk, to your nearest local bookstore and GET. THIS. BOOK! I've been working on what started out as a micro-fiction two-pager, and has become a short story about a VW Beetle being used as a boat, an alternate universe, and an amnesiac time-traveller. Just sayin'. Here's the third prompt … Continue reading A book full of writing prompts: the third taste of John Brueckner’s latest book, “892 Opening Lines”–writealready2017.com
Quintessential Quotes: #writingwisdom–Writealready2017
"Almost everyone can remember losing his or her virginity, and most writers can remember the first book he/she put down thinking: I can do better than this. Hell, I am doing better than this! What could be more encouraging to the struggling writer than to realize his/her work is unquestionably better than that of someone who … Continue reading Quintessential Quotes: #writingwisdom–Writealready2017
