Everybody has a secret, one thing that they’ve been too embarrassed, too ashamed, too shy, or too afraid to tell anybody else. Secrets are gold mines for writers; name five novels, and I’ll bet you that at least four of them are based, in part, on someone keeping a secret from somebody else.
There’s a lovely [...]
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Writing Exercise: Secrets
Posted in writing, writing prompts, tagged creative writing, fiction writing, freewriting, prompt, prompts, writing, writing exercise, writing exercises, writing fiction, writing prompt, writing prompts, writing tips on August 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Writing Exercise: Body Modification
Posted in writing, writing prompts, tagged body modification, contemporary fantasy, contemporary fiction, creative writing, fantasy fiction, fantasy writing, fiction writing, prompts, scarification, science fiction, science fiction writing, speculative fiction, tattoos, writing, writing contemporary fantasy, writing contemporary fiction, writing exercise, writing exercises, writing prompt, writing prompts, writing speculative fiction on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From ear piercing to tattoos to plastic surgery to scarification, body modification has long played a significant role in worldwide culture, and still does today. It’s a nearly universal practice; historically, tattooing, scarring, piercing and the like have been used to mark rites of passage, to enhance beauty, to denote tribal or other [...]
Writing with the Tarot, part 1
Posted in writing, writing prompts, tagged craft of writing, creative writing, creativity, fantasy writing, fiction writing, freewriting, prompts, science fiction writing, Tarot, writers, writing, writing advice, writing craft, writing exercises, writing fantasy, writing fiction, writing help, writing prompts, writing techniques, writing tips on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ah, the Tarot. Images from movies and TV and books, of a Bohemian or mystical individual, laying
cards out in an arcane pattern, telling us how our lives will progress, whether we will find love or win the lottery.
There’s both more and less to the Tarot than that; basically, it’s a series of cards with [...]
Letting the words write themselves
Posted in writing, tagged creative writing, creativity, freewriting, prompts, writing, Writing Blogs, writing prompts on July 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I found a post today at Creative Writing: Writing for the Sheer Joy of Writing; it’s exactly what I needed to see right now. I’ve been helping a friend through a difficult custody battle (I have to be in court with her tomorrow, to testify on her behalf); I’ve been helping my sister through a [...]
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