I used to write writing prompts and writing exercises daily and weekly for my site, Word Grrls. These are my posts from that site. I will add fresh writing inspiration now and then.
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How big will your list get for this Twitter hashtag: #ThingsNotToSayToAWriter
(If you say no). Oh, come on… It’s not like you’re really doing anything all day anyway. #ThingsNotToSayToAWriter
Yeah…. but how do you make any money? #ThingsNotToSayToAWriter
So, have you written anything that I could read? #ThingsNotToSayToAWriter
I had my top three in a few minutes. It took more time to type them than to think of the 3 cringeworthy things I hear most often.
I haven’t used auto correct in years. I’d forgotten about it, other than catching the odd post on Facebook laughing at some mistake made. I assumed it they were actual typos, not done by the computer ‘fixing’ words it assumes are errors.
How many funny or silly autocorrect errors can you create? Without the aid of software, other than the software between your own ears.
My nephew, Zack, told me about laserpunk. It’s a culture/ art like steampunk only it looks into the future rather than the past.
Rocky Rodrigues – Uses the term Laserpunk on Twitter and Tumblr. But he doesn’t seem to be posting anything relevant to future/ science fiction sort of stuff.
I can’t find anything else about it, so far. Let me know if you have heard about this.
How to make my posts impacting?
← 6. Topic ManagementOn the view mode of your topic, edition features are available for each post to:
Add Context: why should your audience read this? How is it connected to other posts you’ve curated on the same topic? Connect the dots, give your opinion and thoughts: the Post description area is just here for that, either directly from the publishing window or, once the post is published, by clicking on the pen icon.
via How to make my posts impacting? – Customer Feedback for Scoopit.
I think we do forget context when we write our content. It’s such a race to get a new post finished and posted that we forget to give it the extras that make it relevant to readers and show them not just why we wrote the post but why they should read it.
I don’t mean showing them why they should read it in that marketing way that treats everyone like they read at the grade school level and just took a giant happy pill. I mean actually thinking about why someone should read your post, what they can get out of it. Think of why you would read it yourself and what you would hope and expect to get from it. Then, make sure you have that information in the post you wrote.
When it comes to curating content it is so easy to get a bit lazy or try to rush through and add several links while skipping the chance to add your own commentary. But, links without that context are less likely to be clicked. Think about yourself – how often to you click a mystery link versus one which comes with the context to tell you what the link (or the blog post) is about.
I’m posting late but June 15th was Smile Power Day. I don’t know where it originated or who started the idea, but it was a nice idea to get started.
Holiday Insights: Smile Power Day
A Year of Holidays: Smile Power Day
But, to make it confusing…. World Smile Day is October 7th.
I also read where this day was called "Power of a Smile Day". I think that might be the original name and it’s just become shortened.
Write about something that makes you smile, even on a day when you think nothing could make you smile.
I found this on Twitter. #FirstWorldProblems may have started from First World Life, I’m not sure.
How many First World Problems can you think up?
I disovered the Bookie Brunch while writing a post about book hoarding… I mean keeping, for HubPages.
It seems to be about a year since anything new was added to the Bookie Brunch schedule. But, I liked the ideas. I would like to hear the discussions, literary, bookish and readers talking about books too.
Bookie Brunch on YouTube:
Special project, founded by Sasha Soren (‘Random Magic’). Bookie Brunch is a weekly meet-up, held every Sunday, where book bloggers can have a cup of tea and chat about a particular bookie question of interest. Pull up a chair and feel free to join us! Current series from July 2011 through December 2011. Every Sunday. Feel free to drop by and have a cup of tea and enjoy some good company. Will try to collect all Bookie Brunch videos at the channel, to make it easy to find them, and have separate, special playlist just for BB!
Questions from past Bookie Brunches:
Question: Are books better with or without love triangles?
Related topics: Do you root for a particular character in the love triangle? If so, why? What is your favorite literary love triangle?
Question: Do you prefer e-books or print copies of novels, and why?
Related topics to consider: Do you have a specific e-reader that you prefer? Why did you choose that particular e-reader, did you try any others, and what were your experiences with them? Continue reading
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Rules of a Creator’s Life
2011/ 12 Edition
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The Napkin Solution
The I Ching card said, “Nothing is happening and you feel frustrated.”so I told myself that it was time for the napkin solution. I went to a restaurant (household napkins don’t work), put my napkin in front of me, and pretended I was planning a workshop on the subject of my book. Before the omelet arrived, I looked at my list of subjects and realized I had accidentally created the table of contents. Now everything I had written had a place to go.
I read this in ‘Seven Steps on the Writer’s Path’ by Lynn Lott and Nancy Pickard.
I’ve done this many times. I stopped using napkins and just bring along my own paper now. You can get a pad of paper at the Dollar Store and write endless notes, ideas and even draw your ideas. It fits into my purse and I have learned to keep a selection of pens (different shades of ink, different thicknesses of line, etc.)
Originally posted to SuiteU, part of Suite101. SuiteU is being removed from the site. I wanted to save the ecourses so this resource would not disappear.
By Tom Bell
You may have always thought you couldn’t write a poem if your life depended on it. It turns out you can and you’ll find out how. It may also turn out that it will improve your health. It’s certainly more fun than visiting doctors. Or maybe you’ve always wanted to write poetry but have never done it.
This course will help get you started writing a poem or two. It will also teach you to play with forms so you learn how to write what they call “experimental” poetry since playing, action, and expression are important in “experimenting” or trying to write a poem.
While there has always been speculation that writing has health benefits, it is only recently that a solid body of good psychological evidence has appeared which is starting to document how / why this is true! You will get an introduction to this growing body of research and some thoughts on what health issues it affects. Continue reading