Inspiration
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Journaling
Throughout my life I have practiced writing in a variety of forms. Through school, essays are of course the most common exercise. I got very good at this, if I do say so myself, and after a while the only writing I consistently did was academic. This was true throughout high school and college, which Continue reading
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Writing Prompt: The Dragon Sitter
A new series of writing prompts from my personal snippets archives. If something strikes your fancy, let me know! I would love to see what you create! Check out the previous prompt here. Continue reading
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Using Inspo Responsibly
Artists and authors talk a lot about cultivating inspiration — hell, it was the subject of my own blog not two days ago. Creating art (writing included) is all about gathering information from our lives and the world around us and putting it through the ringer — what comes out on the other end is Continue reading
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What inspires me?
I love to write—always have! Throughout my life I’ve found inspiration in a variety of sources, and I thought it might be fun to share a few of those now. (1) Sunshine by Robin McKinley — this is a really wonderful novel about a young woman, a baker her friends and family call Sunshine, who Continue reading
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Writing Prompt: A Simple Haunting
A new series of writing prompts from my personal snippets archives. If something strikes your fancy, let me know! I would love to see what you create! Check out the previous prompt here. Sophie (age 12) moves into a new neighborhood with her parents and younger brother Adam (age 9). The two quickly meet another Continue reading
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Writing Prompt: Frozen In Time
A new series of writing prompts from my personal snippets archives. If something strikes your fancy, let me know! I would love to see what you create! Kidnapped, cryogenically frozen for nearly fifty years, Ashley wakes to find her observation room empty. Detaching herself from the machinery that has kept her alive these long years Continue reading
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Two Sides of Writing
I tend to think of writing in two different camps, as it pertains to my own life and growth as a writer: Often, the second form comes out of one of the smaller pieces, which I affectionately categorize as “snippets” in my Google Drive. These snippets are what got me through middle school, high school, Continue reading
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Prioritizing Writing
I’ll be the first one to tell you – writing is hard. It’s a mental exercise that you never quite get used to. The moment you feel comfortable with your work another idea barrels in to challenge you and then you feel like you’re right back where you started. Looking back at older work can Continue reading
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Paying Attention to Your Quiet Thoughts
Part of being a writer, to whatever extent that may be true for you, is listening to your ideas and giving them a voice. Everyone has hundreds, thousands, of thoughts a day. Generating ideas isn’t this difficult part about being creative. It may start out small, with 2-3 “ideas” a day, but once you start Continue reading
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