THE BIG SECRET about fear that gets under-used is that we writers have the perfect opportunity to use fear to our advantage. Our fear helps us recognize and describe complexities where others would never even look. Combine this with a writer’s natural powers of expression and you have a huge, untapped source of energy for…
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Writing Prompts for the Zodiac Based on Bev Walton Porter’s book, Sun Signs for Writers, I’ve been working my way through the zodiac—from Aries to Pisces—inventing a new prompt for each sign. Each prompt is linked to the article 10 Tips for Using the Zodiac Writing Prompts to help you get started. August continues our…
10 Tips for Using the Fertile Material Writing Prompts
By Milli Thornton HAVE YOU EVER stared at a writing prompt—or a story idea you’ve jotted in a notebook—desperately wondering how to cure your Blank Mind Syndrome and actually write something? Solution: As long as you actually make use of them, the ten tips below are guaranteed to spark you into writing mode. You don’t…
