This week’s writing exercise was to write one bland and one exciting story. I loved Houdini-ing words and laying the drama on thick with this one. Pardon grammatical or punctuation errors; it’s an exercise, after all. Boring With my cart leading and one item on my list to get, I turned the corner, pencil inContinue reading “Dull To Dramatic: A Writing Exercise”
Category Archives: Creative Process
Who Am I?: A Writing Exercise
The following is in response to a “Who You Are As A Writer” exercise. I write for the long inhale of a four-inch line of cocaine; the shake your head, “huzzah!” moment, where all the dust shakes loose and the wind-up ballerina circles to her melody. I write unsure like a first-time actor cast inContinue reading “Who Am I?: A Writing Exercise”
Book Writing Blues
Until my fingers hit the keyboard, I’m not writing; I’m doing what’s referred to as thinking about writing. It’s an inevitable trap to which many a writer falls victim. Its forsaken oubliette is filled with nothing more than angst, despair, and hopelessness. But in actual writing? There is a promise, a light in the darkness,Continue reading “Book Writing Blues”
The Door: A Writing Exercise
The following is a writing exercise that involves making a new poem or story from a combination of adream-state and a prompted imagination using a method somewhat like self-hypnosis. A link to the exercise is above. The door is nothing special, except for the vibrance of its blue color. With painter’s tape, I’d lined itsContinue reading “The Door: A Writing Exercise”
Show ‘Em! – A Writing Exercise
Do you recall the writing exercise I mentioned the other day? The one designed to get the reader to fill in the blanks as the writer tries to convey emotion through action? I thought I’d share the one I did for my post today. Her body buzzes like it isn’t hers. The pressure in her forehead andContinue reading “Show ‘Em! – A Writing Exercise”
Dream Weaver
I need around $200,000 to accidentally land in my lap. Give or take a hundred thousand. Dreaming about house upgrades is fun, but the expense of it all feels like burning cash in a bonfire. But since I’m here, I might as well play with the money I made from all my hotels on BoardwalkContinue reading “Dream Weaver”
A Newish You
Creating a new persona is a tip I learned on an episode of “Accelerated Spanish” podcast. This alter ego is supposed to think, speak, and behave in a different way than you usually would, and the podcast creator insists switching personalities this way is a tool native speakers use to be highly effective. I thought,Continue reading “A Newish You”
Fly Like An Eagle
I cock my head, peer into the distance, and hope the words will come. Where are they? Nature doesn’t respond, and it’s certain then; my creative juices have dried up and are in an empty jug floating away to sea. Legs outstretched, food digesting, my daughter and her grandmother are gardening. It’s just me. ForContinue reading “Fly Like An Eagle”
No Diggity
Who am I to want to be a writer? And who am I to think other people will be interested in what I write? These thoughts plague, taunt and cajole me into doubt. And it’s this seed of insecurity that burrows in me like one of those creepy insect-bots from sci-fi films. But not toContinue reading “No Diggity”
Hip, No Ties
The way a tear reflects a ray of sun. The sway of us when we kiss in the kitchen. I’m not a believer in much of anything, but the beauty that exists between you and me. The rational mind is strong, but the creative mind is powerful. I hold a marble in my hand andContinue reading “Hip, No Ties”
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