With spring on the horizon, time to get a spring back in your writing step. Here are three prompts for freewriting. Maybe one will rejuvenate you, or help you launch a new story. Remember, no editing. No inner critic. Just balls to the wall. Let your freak flag fly.
Story. Something so simple that a child could give a simple definition when asked. Andyet, as writers we grapple to pin it down. Literary novelists may argue story is character-driven. Genre novelists may argue that plot is story and story is plot. Period. And then there’s the importance of language and wordplay–prose that reads like … More What is the Nature of Story?
Anyone who listens to classic rock music knows there’s a Highway to Hell and a Stairway to Heaven. We know Van Halen is Runnin with the Devil. The Stones have Sympathy for the Devil. The Dead are a Friend of the Devil. And, according to Charlie Daniels, The Devil Went Down to Georgia. It seems hell is … More Ice-Cold, Lukewarm or On Fire?
NOTE: OPI is a prestigious brand of nail polish featured in many salons worldwide. The OPI Nail Polish mystique has been built on naming their seasonal lines (spring, summer, fall, holiday) with quirky, fantastical puns based on whatever their theme happens to be, geographical or other. Here’s a few examples from their discontinued colors: Viking … More Dear OPI: How About Color-Names that Reflect Real Women’s Lives?
It’s another Monday. Winter is winding down, and maybe you are, too. So here are a few prompts to get your week rolling. No rules. Put your inner censor out of the room. Let your freak flag fly, friend.
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