Writing Tool: 750words.com
Posted by Jo | Filed under Creativity, Writing
Here’s a site for you if you’re looking for an online writing tool. Try out 750words.com
Sign up, and commit to doing 750 words per day (hence the site name). I think the site is best suited for brainstorming, freewriting, and similar writing exercises. Here are a few neat features that make it a useful creative [...]
Unlimited Ideas
Posted by webmaster | Filed under Creativity, Weblogs
If you’re a blogger, creating content weekly or even daily can be a challenge. If you’re writing articles for a living, then you’re probably facing similar problems. How do you find topics to write about?
One of my favorite ways is the list post. Everyone has written them. Let’s take a recent one of mine for [...]
Story Starter
Posted by Jo | Filed under Creativity
Suffering from a little writer’s block. Here’s a little thought experiement / story starter to get you going.
Imagine that people no longer die from disease or from old age, for whatever reason. Maybe it’s medical advances or something supernatural, but the reason doesn’t really matter (unless you make it matter). The birth rate also has [...]
Get Inspired
Posted by Jo | Filed under Creativity
Need something to prompt your muse? Feeling a little uninspired? Try one of these writing prompts.
What if there were no energy worries at all. Someone discovers a cheap, safe source of energy. What happens?
A runaway teen returns to her home to confront her ________ about __________.
Think of one piece of technology that most people use [...]
Writing Prompts
Posted by Jo | Filed under Creativity
Image Courtesy of Kiwanja
It’s been a while since we did any writing prompts, so I thought it would be fun to do a few.
What was the best summer vacation you ever had?
What did you like best about summer break?
What did you miss most, or least, about school?
When did you see the ocean for the first [...]
17 Writing Prompts
Posted by Jo | Filed under Creativity
Shadow of a Writing Hand
Originally uploaded by lowjumpingfrog
Sometimes I need a little boost in the creativity department, and I thought this would be a fun post that didn’t involve tricking anyone.
Here are a few opening lines to play around with.
Terasa had to stifle a laugh as Ted undressed.
Jason pushed the tray of fries across the [...]
Find your Mojo
Posted by Jo | Filed under Creativity
Since I’ve been sick, I’ve been struggling to pull myself back onto schedule. My creativity feels like it’s at an all-time low. It’s amazing how much physically feeling rotten has affected my writing.
So, here are a few tips I’ve come up with to help.
Don’t be too hard on yourself. After all, when you’re sick, you’re [...]
What to write about
Posted by Jo | Filed under Creativity
…when you don’t know what to write about.
We’ve all had those times when we’re feeling particularly uninspired. When I’m under stress, my creativity seems to dry up. Whether it’s fiction or blogging or something else, it’s tough to find that inspiration again.
Here are some tips you might find useful — I do.
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Look back through your [...]
Finding blog post ideas
Posted by Jo | Filed under Creativity, Weblogs
If you’ve been blogging for any length of time, you’ve probably had moments when you wondered what in the world to write about next. Even the most creative, prolific writer will have days when the idea well runs dry, but it needn’t stay dry.
Check your blog stats. What search words and terms are people using [...]
Writing Inspiration, or Sex on a Bicycle
Posted by Jo | Filed under Creativity, Writing
I don’t know about you, but I get inspired by all sorts of things, many of them downright weird.
I love to listen to people talk. I overheard one of my coworkers the other day, “It’s like having sex on a bicycle. You never forget.” As my husband put it, “That’s f-ed up. And down. And [...]
