I felt like playing around with long-form poetry today, so I did. This was inspired by an advert on Freelancer for a long-form poem request. Yep, inspiration can come from many sources, even job advertisements, 😆 🤣 It’s not pretty or flowery or even good it’s just how I see my farm life. Sometimes it…
Writing: My Quirky Little Weight Loss Tip The Surprising Connection Between Writing and Your Health: How It Can Impact Weight Loss and Weight Gain Hey there, fellow readers and writers. Today, I’m going to explore a rather quirky secret topic of mine which I have held secret for many years – my intriguing relationship…
Beginning Your Blog with Confidence: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success
Okay, let’s think 🤔 about all the writing clues, tips, rules, and knowledge we have gained in our writing journey so far in this lifetime… ahem. Too much? For sure, so let’s just write something, anything for the fun of it. Writing Prompt: Today’s Writing Prompt requires you to set a timer for ten minutes and…
Writing a novel is a creative and rewarding endeavor. While there’s no One-size-fits-all approach, this step-by-step guide may help you get started. 1. Generate an idea Come up with a compelling and unique idea for your novel. It could be a character, a setting, a plot twist, or even a theme you may want…
1 ~ Visual Creative Mashups Combine the imaginative powers of a “Muse” and the depth of a “Character” to design a unique story or artwork. 2 ~ Visual Creative Mashups Start by selecting a fictional character as your inspiration, then let your muse guide the twists and turns of the narrative. Feel free to modify…
Best Practice – How to Avoid Plagiarism When writing for others whether it be school assignments, online posts, novels, film, or whatever the same principles apply pretty much across all writing genres. When using content from other writers, it’s crucial to adhere to ethical practices and avoid plagiarism. Here are Some Guidelines to Help…
HAVEN’T done a Friday Freewrite for a while. So, let’s do this. Now if you live on the other side of the world these blog posts arrive a day early so you could be wondering why the heck, I’d send a Friday Freewrite on a Thursday which to you might be a Thursday night? You’ve always…
Self-Publishing Checklist – Publishing on Amazon in 2024 Self-Publishing: Recently I set up an account to Publish with Amazon. As this is a popular and straightforward option for authors, I thought I would take a look and see if it’s an easy thing to do. I was warned by my writing group members to check…
Editing Your Writing Editing Your Writing If you’re interested in finding sources to support or expand your knowledge of writing and especially editing, try these books, websites, blogs and podcasts: Writing Guides and Books on Editing Your Writing: – “On Writing Well” by William Zinsser – “The Elements of Style” by William…
