Comments on: Writing for Writing - A Warm Up Exercise

By: Tracie W.

Tracie W. — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:36:53 +0000

So it's not just me slumping and slacking. @A.B.: the rainy weather is draining me, too. It's been raining for three or four days and I feel crazy already. How do folks in the NW handle it for weeks at a time? Writing prompts are certainly a way to kick-start the noggin, and I usually have a handful of story starters I can grab and force myself to work on, even if it's "just for fun." I guess most writers work with a notepad to jot story ideas, but I record anything and everything (there's an app for that!) on my phone. I do this mostly because I'm so absent-minded I'll lose scraps of paper. Or the whole notebook. Later I can sit down and play back ideas and try to work out something. Sometimes they're silly, but it gets the juices flowing. Example: while goofing with his grandpa, my son hollers (in perfect imitation of my dad's southern drawl), "This tractor is a time machine!" As ridiculous as that sounds, I am actually having fun with that one as a storystarter. I would have forgotten all about it, had I not whipped out my phone and recorded the silly line (and yes, a real tractor was involved). Tracie W.´s last blog post..On Writing

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:46:42 +0000

ROFL! Oh my gosh, I can totally relate! The semicolon at the end, yep, coupled with an urge to add < and ” where not needed. I also found myself not breathing in my writing. Last night my post had no periods! Ha! I laughed too. Can’t stress about these things, you just work out the creaks and get to it. Welcome back, you are warming up quite nicely.

Karen Swim´s last blog post..Breath of Life

By: sue reddy

sue reddy — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:39:27 +0000

So true. I’d do anything to get inspiration. I hate when it just doesn’t happen and I try so hard.

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:30:30 +0000

I've been working hard on the business for the last six months that the fiction has suffered significantly. The only way of making sure I write fiction is to schedule it, but if life insists on invading, it's the fiction that's the first to go. I'd like it to be the most important, but since it's not paying the bills right now, it can't have top priority. And yes, after taking time off, it costs a lot to get back into the writing groove. Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome´s last blog post..Creativity & Paying the Bills: Dave Rhodes Interview

By: Gorgeous Nerd

Gorgeous Nerd — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:25:06 +0000

I like to use One Two Fiver if I’m desperate to get some words out (although it works better if I have a topic already in mind). I always feel inspired to get to the very last word when I’m on there. http://onetwofiver.com/write/

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By: A. B. England

A. B. England — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:10:32 +0000

Nathalie, thanks for the link to one word. I have to bookmark that one. It's been all sorts of house organization projects pulling me away from the keyboard of late. I'm blogging and writing various stuff I'm sure will never see the light of day to try to get back in the swing of things, but all I really want is a nap. Dratted rainy weather! It always makes me sleepy. A. B. England´s last blog post..A Single Resolution for the Blog's Second Year

By: Oso

Oso — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:35:59 +0000

I haven't been writing the past few days due to sheer exhaustion. Bachelor parties do that (the guy was a Marine, so there was a partying pace to be met). I'll be back to it today or tomorrow. I find that I can get writing if I do some reading. Either I read an author I want to emulate (not copy, but good prose coming in tends to facilitate good prose coming out) or read for a writing workshop so I can cringe at all the bad things they're doing that I know I'm not doing (as often as I used to). Oso´s last blog post..Subraction by Addition

By: Nathalie (Spacedlaw)

Nathalie (Spacedlaw) — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:06:09 +0000

At the top of your brain connections?

I find One Word is very good for this exercise. Sixty seconds to write anything is a nice way to get the typing adrenaline going. http://www.oneword.com/

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