A new year means, as with any goal/resolution, write. You must decide and see that the time is now. Don't let the nay-sayers stop you from reaching your goal. There will always be someone who disagrees with you, your goal. Write.
It's humbling to live in a country where you can part company with someone/people who brings drama, confusion, just not a good fit.
You can write about your situation, to help someone else. Writing is therapeutic. Writing can be your out-let.
Write. Look at your words after writing about a situation or problem. Help yourself understand what happened, how it happened, through writing. Let writing be your therapy.
A new year, write. Write about your past year, ways to move forward from a not-so-good year. Make notes on how you'll make improvements this year.
Write an essay, novel, poem. Embark on a writing project that you've never done before. Why? New year. It'll be a challenge to try new projects. It's motivation out of the old routine.
My book, Grave Street House, started out as notes, for example. The plot centers around how the main character handles being sexually harassed at work, and she gets to the bottom of why people are destroyed by the house on her street.
You don't know what path writing will take until you start.
Simply, write.
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Sunday, December 22, 2013
2014: Make It Better
Make 2014 better than all the years before. Don't stress about making a New Year's resolution(s) that will fade from your memory and life by February. It's a waste of time to tackle, try to, promises, resolutions, that you have no control over.
Start with small steps to making 2014 a better year.
Some people want a new career, for example, in 2014. Begin looking into requirements for the new career. You need to take courses for it? Remove an activity from your life, to free-up time for the new career. Do research about the intended career. Determine how you'll move forward with a list tailored to your needs. There should be more positive than negative reasons for such a move.
Make-up your mind about how to reach into a new career, or goal.
Refuse to be in the company of people who want you to live their way. Don't be afraid to say "no." Live your life.
Separate yourself from people who find fault with you, your goals.
Hug yourself from time to time.
Write in big letters, Yes, I Can. Tape the words on your mirror, desk, computer or wall.
Surround yourself with people that understand you, your goals.
Push self-doubt and fear away. Use the energy to move forward, and never look back.
If you make a mistake, learn from it. Keep moving toward your goal.
Stay motivated. Remind yourself of the reasons for the goal.
Work hard.
Simply, believe in yourself.
Start with small steps to making 2014 a better year.
Some people want a new career, for example, in 2014. Begin looking into requirements for the new career. You need to take courses for it? Remove an activity from your life, to free-up time for the new career. Do research about the intended career. Determine how you'll move forward with a list tailored to your needs. There should be more positive than negative reasons for such a move.
Make-up your mind about how to reach into a new career, or goal.
Refuse to be in the company of people who want you to live their way. Don't be afraid to say "no." Live your life.
Separate yourself from people who find fault with you, your goals.
Hug yourself from time to time.
Write in big letters, Yes, I Can. Tape the words on your mirror, desk, computer or wall.
Surround yourself with people that understand you, your goals.
Push self-doubt and fear away. Use the energy to move forward, and never look back.
If you make a mistake, learn from it. Keep moving toward your goal.
Stay motivated. Remind yourself of the reasons for the goal.
Work hard.
Simply, believe in yourself.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Your Voice
Practice writing to get better, as with anything in life, and allow your voice freedom. There's no need to search for your voice. You can't type your name in a Search engine and then pull-up your voice.
Voice, uniquely yours, develops over-time through writing.
An important goal is to keep writing. Practicing writing puts you on the path of finding your voice. It's how to become the best writer possible.
Keep working, writing, to see improvement as well as changes in your delivery. From time to time, writers mold, change, how writing projects are made/delivered. It could be words used, how they're used, your voice.
Writers should always reach higher, better, for excellence.
Before long, someone, people, will comment on your voice.
Simply, practice writing while your voice shines.
Voice, uniquely yours, develops over-time through writing.
An important goal is to keep writing. Practicing writing puts you on the path of finding your voice. It's how to become the best writer possible.
Keep working, writing, to see improvement as well as changes in your delivery. From time to time, writers mold, change, how writing projects are made/delivered. It could be words used, how they're used, your voice.
Writers should always reach higher, better, for excellence.
Before long, someone, people, will comment on your voice.
Simply, practice writing while your voice shines.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Detail-Less Writing
I don't feel that there's can't write or writer's block. My blog, http://critiqueandwrite.blogspot.com, lists many avenues to escape can't write and writer's block.
Detail-Less Writing is one more tool to stop can't write and/or writer's block.
First, you must push stress out of the door. Wash your hands of stress. Stress frustrates. It keeps you motionless and your goals are ignored. Of course, your goal is writing, or to finish/start your writing project.
Calm down. Take a deep breath, let it out slowly.
Detail-Less Writing is selecting one word from a writing idea or writing project.
Write any related words or information about the word. Write a poem, even, to encourage your creative flow.
Keep Detail-Less Writing until you're able to work on your writing idea or writing project.
Pinch the first letter of any word to spring-board into writing about your topic. This is an additional facet to Detail-Less Writing.
At this point, you should be more relaxed. Creative flow is inspired. If yes, good. No? Work with other letters of your topic.
Most likely, writing ideas for more topics will emerge.
The writing exercise is worth the time. Design it to fit you, your writing needs.
Let me know how the Detail-Less Writing tool helped you.
Detail-Less Writing is one more tool to stop can't write and/or writer's block.
First, you must push stress out of the door. Wash your hands of stress. Stress frustrates. It keeps you motionless and your goals are ignored. Of course, your goal is writing, or to finish/start your writing project.
Calm down. Take a deep breath, let it out slowly.
Detail-Less Writing is selecting one word from a writing idea or writing project.
Write any related words or information about the word. Write a poem, even, to encourage your creative flow.
Keep Detail-Less Writing until you're able to work on your writing idea or writing project.
Pinch the first letter of any word to spring-board into writing about your topic. This is an additional facet to Detail-Less Writing.
At this point, you should be more relaxed. Creative flow is inspired. If yes, good. No? Work with other letters of your topic.
Most likely, writing ideas for more topics will emerge.
The writing exercise is worth the time. Design it to fit you, your writing needs.
Let me know how the Detail-Less Writing tool helped you.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Peel Ideas Into Writing Projects
Writing ideas stand-tall in dreams, walk around the market and live on the Internet. It takes a writer's creative flow to peel ideas into writing projects.
A dream that repeats itself, night after night, can unfold into fiction. Some dreams appear vividly and refuse to be forgotten.
Slice-away a segment, part, of the dream to write about. You don't want to write fiction? Write an essay about a portion of the dream. Your creative flow may prefer to write non-fiction on your dream. Use the dream in as many angles as possible. This is how the process of peeling ideas into writing projects begins.
The more you write about it, the better you'll understand your dream. After all, writing is therapeutic and good for you.
Stay on the look-out for writing ideas, no matter where you are. I can't emphasize that enough.
At the market, this happened to me, a stranger was on his cell phone. I didn't pay it any special attention.
"She's here with pink flip-flops on," he said.
Needless to say, I quickly moved away from him.
There are many writing ideas within that incident that comes to mind.
Fiction based on a stalker holds promise. An essay probing the loud tone people use on a cell phone. One last short story idea is that the man didn't have anyone on his cell phone. He wanted to speak to a female, but fear had him in it's grip.
The Internet, too, is a place to peel ideas into writing projects. Every link, Web site, offers material. Writers must decide which idea to use, how.
Let's look at an example.
Critique And Write Fiction
There's one more step to the writing process before sharing with the world. Few, if any, can skip it. Read the entire post at:
Critiqueandwrite.blogspot.com/2013/10/critique-and-write-fiction.html.
Do you get any ideas from Critique And Write Fiction? If yes, share them.
The last words are that it's time to write.
A dream that repeats itself, night after night, can unfold into fiction. Some dreams appear vividly and refuse to be forgotten.
Slice-away a segment, part, of the dream to write about. You don't want to write fiction? Write an essay about a portion of the dream. Your creative flow may prefer to write non-fiction on your dream. Use the dream in as many angles as possible. This is how the process of peeling ideas into writing projects begins.
The more you write about it, the better you'll understand your dream. After all, writing is therapeutic and good for you.
Stay on the look-out for writing ideas, no matter where you are. I can't emphasize that enough.
At the market, this happened to me, a stranger was on his cell phone. I didn't pay it any special attention.
"She's here with pink flip-flops on," he said.
Needless to say, I quickly moved away from him.
There are many writing ideas within that incident that comes to mind.
Fiction based on a stalker holds promise. An essay probing the loud tone people use on a cell phone. One last short story idea is that the man didn't have anyone on his cell phone. He wanted to speak to a female, but fear had him in it's grip.
The Internet, too, is a place to peel ideas into writing projects. Every link, Web site, offers material. Writers must decide which idea to use, how.
Let's look at an example.
Critique And Write Fiction
There's one more step to the writing process before sharing with the world. Few, if any, can skip it. Read the entire post at:
Critiqueandwrite.blogspot.com/2013/10/critique-and-write-fiction.html.
Do you get any ideas from Critique And Write Fiction? If yes, share them.
The last words are that it's time to write.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Critique And Write Fiction
There's one more step to the writing process before sharing. Few, if any, can skip it. Often, it's not the mot fun prt of writing.
It's the critique and write of fiction process. The initial writing centers around developing characters, scenes and peeling-out an exciting plot. The main focus isn't on sentence structure and weak writing.
Now, attention has to be given to all sentences. Sentences must move the plot forward, connect and stimulate a reader's imagination.
Put aside your manuscript. Start a new project. Make the calls you meant to weeks ago. The longer a work of fiction is, the more time needed away from it. Of course, pay attention to dead-lines.
Return to your manuscript. The second time work through critique and write by making sure characters read like real people. A character, for example, could tap his/her fingers anywhere when stressed.
Sometimes, dialogue helps.
Take a look at a simple morning greeting.
"How are you?" Mary asked.
People don't necessarily use those exact words.
Some say:
"What up?"
"Hiya."
"How ya doin'?"
Dialogue, too, should glide plot along with conflict and suspense. A fiction community's language should mimic real language.
There isn't room for words, lines or paragraphs that fail to show-case an action packed story.
A good place to start stories is on page one. Begin conflict as the reader is hooked. Establish a viewpoint, characters are exposed for who they are and the type of story being told is displayed.
The final words are that when writers critique and write better fiction comes to life.
It's the critique and write of fiction process. The initial writing centers around developing characters, scenes and peeling-out an exciting plot. The main focus isn't on sentence structure and weak writing.
Now, attention has to be given to all sentences. Sentences must move the plot forward, connect and stimulate a reader's imagination.
Put aside your manuscript. Start a new project. Make the calls you meant to weeks ago. The longer a work of fiction is, the more time needed away from it. Of course, pay attention to dead-lines.
Return to your manuscript. The second time work through critique and write by making sure characters read like real people. A character, for example, could tap his/her fingers anywhere when stressed.
Sometimes, dialogue helps.
Take a look at a simple morning greeting.
"How are you?" Mary asked.
People don't necessarily use those exact words.
Some say:
"What up?"
"Hiya."
"How ya doin'?"
Dialogue, too, should glide plot along with conflict and suspense. A fiction community's language should mimic real language.
There isn't room for words, lines or paragraphs that fail to show-case an action packed story.
A good place to start stories is on page one. Begin conflict as the reader is hooked. Establish a viewpoint, characters are exposed for who they are and the type of story being told is displayed.
The final words are that when writers critique and write better fiction comes to life.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Re-Call Writing Exercise
The Re-Calling Exercise is a writing tool geared toward igniting a writer's creative flow. There's never too many ways to awaken creative flow. This writing exercise can be applied to fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
Let's go through how the Re-Call Writing Exercise works.
Sit down in your writing place. Get comfortable. Make sure you have everything you'll need. Take food or water. Fruit? Leave the phone outside of the room you're in.Write, at least, two hours before getting up.
Look at anything in the room you're in, for five seconds.
Next, write down, in ten words, everything you remember.
I scanned a notebook for five seconds.
I remember the following: yellow, lined, notes, writing, stuffed, square, dull color, informative, book and name.
The above ten words leads to many paths.
Yellow color inspires an article about ducks, non-fiction. Possible question: Where are the happiest ducks.
Lined, hmm? What or how do lines in fashion help/hurt specific body types?
Notes can play-out in fiction. A crime!
The man stared at me as he spoke into his cell phone. I turned away, fled down another aisle. Two strange females followed me...
The idea has all kinds of possibilities.
Writing means poetry too. Or, your opinion?
All words are sifted through your creative flow, and writing projects happen.
Finally, Re-Call Writing Exercise is to help you, the writer, explore new depths.
Let's go through how the Re-Call Writing Exercise works.
Sit down in your writing place. Get comfortable. Make sure you have everything you'll need. Take food or water. Fruit? Leave the phone outside of the room you're in.Write, at least, two hours before getting up.
Look at anything in the room you're in, for five seconds.
Next, write down, in ten words, everything you remember.
I scanned a notebook for five seconds.
I remember the following: yellow, lined, notes, writing, stuffed, square, dull color, informative, book and name.
The above ten words leads to many paths.
Yellow color inspires an article about ducks, non-fiction. Possible question: Where are the happiest ducks.
Lined, hmm? What or how do lines in fashion help/hurt specific body types?
Notes can play-out in fiction. A crime!
The man stared at me as he spoke into his cell phone. I turned away, fled down another aisle. Two strange females followed me...
The idea has all kinds of possibilities.
Writing means poetry too. Or, your opinion?
All words are sifted through your creative flow, and writing projects happen.
Finally, Re-Call Writing Exercise is to help you, the writer, explore new depths.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Inner Drive
Inner drive is the motivation that encourages you to try a new writing project, personal goal and/or life challenge. Often, it's not easy and requires special effort. Simply, allow inner drive to work for you.
Don't be afraid to write a novel, for example, if you post on a blog. Or, write a non-fiction article instead of the usual. Essay? Start a recipe book. Draw off your inner drive.
The point is to ease out of the usual, and into the new. The act of trying something new pulls motivation to you.
Pick a view-point to write from. Gather notes and research to determine how the information will be shared. Filter it through your creative flow, and begin the writing process. Most likely, you'll be able to spin more than one writing idea from your notes/research. Make it your personal goal.
What's your personal goal? Do you want to start a business? Learn a new dance?
A personal goal has to be worked toward. Some personal goals take longer than others to realize. Some days, it may seem the personal goal isn't what you want. If you have too many of those thoughts, stop. Your personal goal may have to be changed.
A goal change is fine. Keep goals in your life, and a time-frame of how long it'll take to reach it. Goals can be one life challenges.
Goals become life challenges when some people try to stop you. Some jealous people spread rumors/lies about you. Why? They aren't happy with themselves, and want others to feel/be angry, unhappy, like them. Still, you have to muster the inner drive to move forward.
Inner drive is the courage that helps you move forward to reach goals, and do you.
Don't be afraid to write a novel, for example, if you post on a blog. Or, write a non-fiction article instead of the usual. Essay? Start a recipe book. Draw off your inner drive.
The point is to ease out of the usual, and into the new. The act of trying something new pulls motivation to you.
Pick a view-point to write from. Gather notes and research to determine how the information will be shared. Filter it through your creative flow, and begin the writing process. Most likely, you'll be able to spin more than one writing idea from your notes/research. Make it your personal goal.
What's your personal goal? Do you want to start a business? Learn a new dance?
A personal goal has to be worked toward. Some personal goals take longer than others to realize. Some days, it may seem the personal goal isn't what you want. If you have too many of those thoughts, stop. Your personal goal may have to be changed.
A goal change is fine. Keep goals in your life, and a time-frame of how long it'll take to reach it. Goals can be one life challenges.
Goals become life challenges when some people try to stop you. Some jealous people spread rumors/lies about you. Why? They aren't happy with themselves, and want others to feel/be angry, unhappy, like them. Still, you have to muster the inner drive to move forward.
Inner drive is the courage that helps you move forward to reach goals, and do you.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Self Help Prompts
Self help prompts are words, quotes and repeated sentences that inspire. A few words about life, writing, can inspire positive achievements.
Sometimes, there will be despair, but encouraging words will give better out-looks.
The words, believe in yourself, for example, are self help prompts.
When life is difficult, stop. Take a deep breath. Write a self help prompt, or read the one you've already written. The self help prompt should apply to your situation.
Think about the self help prompt, I'll work through it one step at a time. The words inspires.
Tape it to your mirror, bed or desk. Sit it in/on a place you frequent.
Use words that comfort you. Perhaps, "The Lord's Prayer?" Or, tomorrow, I'll be refreshed and ready to go.
Quotes inspire too. Look at the following.
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. Benjamin Franklin
A man can't ride your back unless it's bent. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. Plato
Benjamin Franklin's quote is a reminder to keep writing through the bad and good times. There will come a time, maybe, someone will write about you.
How do you see the quote?
Martin Luther King's quote makes sense. Stand-up for your belief.
What's your thoughts?
Plato's quote means you have to know the facts of a situation before making a decision, not the gossip of others.
Your opinion?
Repeated sentences like a few from my childhood inspires.
Look at the glass half full. I see it as don't be negative. You?
You can do it. They are words of encouragement to keep moving forward. What do you think?
Win or lose. You'll win some and lose win. Either way, deal with the events and move on. Your thoughts?
Now, think back to a time in your life when self help prompts were spoken. Of course, you didn't realize it at the time.
Finally, self help prompts inspire. Lay them out and use them. Don't forget to share.
Sometimes, there will be despair, but encouraging words will give better out-looks.
The words, believe in yourself, for example, are self help prompts.
When life is difficult, stop. Take a deep breath. Write a self help prompt, or read the one you've already written. The self help prompt should apply to your situation.
Think about the self help prompt, I'll work through it one step at a time. The words inspires.
Tape it to your mirror, bed or desk. Sit it in/on a place you frequent.
Use words that comfort you. Perhaps, "The Lord's Prayer?" Or, tomorrow, I'll be refreshed and ready to go.
Quotes inspire too. Look at the following.
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. Benjamin Franklin
A man can't ride your back unless it's bent. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. Plato
Benjamin Franklin's quote is a reminder to keep writing through the bad and good times. There will come a time, maybe, someone will write about you.
How do you see the quote?
Martin Luther King's quote makes sense. Stand-up for your belief.
What's your thoughts?
Plato's quote means you have to know the facts of a situation before making a decision, not the gossip of others.
Your opinion?
Repeated sentences like a few from my childhood inspires.
Look at the glass half full. I see it as don't be negative. You?
You can do it. They are words of encouragement to keep moving forward. What do you think?
Win or lose. You'll win some and lose win. Either way, deal with the events and move on. Your thoughts?
Now, think back to a time in your life when self help prompts were spoken. Of course, you didn't realize it at the time.
Finally, self help prompts inspire. Lay them out and use them. Don't forget to share.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Writing Material
Writing material dances all around you. Writing material fills the street you live on, in haters and the news.
The street you live on could have an interesting name, or something happened on it begs to be written about.
A street name offers endless possibilities for writing material. The street you live on wants to show-case itself? Why? Perhaps, some house on a specific street throws writing ideas at you.
Beacon, for example, is interesting as a street name. Was the area a light that once warned or guided people. Maybe, water occupied the area. It was dangerous to be near during night...
The research can uncover various writing ideas for fiction, non-fiction and poems.
Everyone has haters, no matter how nice you are. There will always be someone who can't stand you, your position. Don't be upset by haters, because that's life. Do what you need for yourself and family.
Haters will continue to dislike and talk badly about people. They're not happy with their lives, and want as many people as possible unhappy too.
Step away from them, and never associate.
Haters want your attention, to gain entrance into the lives of productive people. It's extremely difficult to remove them after they're in your life.
The subject of haters lends itself to all kinds of writing ideas.
Let's look at possible writing material based on the news.
Jodi Arias, stabbed Alexander 29 times, cut his throat and shot him in the head, has been in the news.
The Jodi Arias case holds tons of writing ideas.
A possible writing idea is what made Arias take Alexander's life in such a brutal way?
Books have already been written based on the case, and a Life Time movie is in production.
The idea is to show how writing material exists here, there and everywhere.
The street you live on could have an interesting name, or something happened on it begs to be written about.
A street name offers endless possibilities for writing material. The street you live on wants to show-case itself? Why? Perhaps, some house on a specific street throws writing ideas at you.
Beacon, for example, is interesting as a street name. Was the area a light that once warned or guided people. Maybe, water occupied the area. It was dangerous to be near during night...
The research can uncover various writing ideas for fiction, non-fiction and poems.
Everyone has haters, no matter how nice you are. There will always be someone who can't stand you, your position. Don't be upset by haters, because that's life. Do what you need for yourself and family.
Haters will continue to dislike and talk badly about people. They're not happy with their lives, and want as many people as possible unhappy too.
Step away from them, and never associate.
Haters want your attention, to gain entrance into the lives of productive people. It's extremely difficult to remove them after they're in your life.
The subject of haters lends itself to all kinds of writing ideas.
Let's look at possible writing material based on the news.
Jodi Arias, stabbed Alexander 29 times, cut his throat and shot him in the head, has been in the news.
The Jodi Arias case holds tons of writing ideas.
A possible writing idea is what made Arias take Alexander's life in such a brutal way?
Books have already been written based on the case, and a Life Time movie is in production.
The idea is to show how writing material exists here, there and everywhere.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Positive Writing
Start the day with positive writing. Yes, write a positive sentence, word or what could inspire others.
A positive sentence are words that make you smile or encourage. What words helped you?
I will reach my goal, for example, are words to ease you forward. The thought churns around the mind, pushing you to action, motion and goals are reached. It starts with positive writing, thinking.
One word can lead to positive writing. A word leads, in life, to an action. It can be good or bad. Be the positive person or positive writer that can fill paper with inspiration.
The goal is to have people come away with positive thoughts, words.
I can write 500 words on a specific topic. My inspiration is the blue sky, rainy day or wind tapping against my face. Or, what's the inspiration for human movement? Silence? Ingenuity?
Positive writing is inspiration for others too. Comment on a situation or event that happened. People can benefit from your experience or mishap.
You understand an experience or mishap better as you share it.
Positive writing leads to positive thinking/action, and lives are enhanced.
A positive sentence are words that make you smile or encourage. What words helped you?
I will reach my goal, for example, are words to ease you forward. The thought churns around the mind, pushing you to action, motion and goals are reached. It starts with positive writing, thinking.
One word can lead to positive writing. A word leads, in life, to an action. It can be good or bad. Be the positive person or positive writer that can fill paper with inspiration.
The goal is to have people come away with positive thoughts, words.
I can write 500 words on a specific topic. My inspiration is the blue sky, rainy day or wind tapping against my face. Or, what's the inspiration for human movement? Silence? Ingenuity?
Positive writing is inspiration for others too. Comment on a situation or event that happened. People can benefit from your experience or mishap.
You understand an experience or mishap better as you share it.
Positive writing leads to positive thinking/action, and lives are enhanced.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Writing
Some people take pleasure or think it's a proud moment to laugh/hurt other human beings. Take that uncomfortable moment to writing.
Writing helps you to see if from a different point of view, sift through the uncomfortable moments and move forward.
People who take pleasure in poking fun at others feel bad about themselves. So, they try to hurt as many people as possible, in hopes of making more victims and feeling better.
Instead of working on themselves, bullies hunt for victims to taunt. The act of taunting gives short term relief from pain.
What we do, bad or good, comes back to us.
Don't allow your feelings to be hurt, because you have so many positive things to share. Good people always do.
When you're faced with negativity, move away from it. Don't sit around negative people, because they will only destroy you.
When you're not sure or in doubt about a person, write. It'll help you see/understand the situation better.
Writing helps you to see if from a different point of view, sift through the uncomfortable moments and move forward.
People who take pleasure in poking fun at others feel bad about themselves. So, they try to hurt as many people as possible, in hopes of making more victims and feeling better.
Instead of working on themselves, bullies hunt for victims to taunt. The act of taunting gives short term relief from pain.
What we do, bad or good, comes back to us.
Don't allow your feelings to be hurt, because you have so many positive things to share. Good people always do.
When you're faced with negativity, move away from it. Don't sit around negative people, because they will only destroy you.
When you're not sure or in doubt about a person, write. It'll help you see/understand the situation better.
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