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Tag Archives: creative writing
Sleepless in…
Hooray for another sleepless night. Any more, I have more sleepless nights than I do restful ones. It’s okay, it means I’ll get a few hours of work done that I need to do…as long as I’m lucid when I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciation, author, creative writing, creativity, editing, emotions, growing older, humor, ideas, inspiration, life, living, sleep, sleep deprivation, story ideas, work, writing
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Insanity
My definition of insanity changed in 2005. Up until then, I often quoted Einstein: “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” After 2006, I decided the definition of insanity is attempting and completing NaNo … Continue reading
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Tagged author, creative writing, insanity, inspiration, learning, NaNo WriMo, National Novel Writing Month, novel, proactive, sleep deprivation, words, work, write, writer, writer's block, writing
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Writing for Your Niche
There was a news post today about J.K. Rowling writing another Harry Potter book (http://storycarnivores.com/2013/04/01/exclusive-harry-potter-8-confirmed-by-j-k-rowling/). In the story, she states that she was disappointed that people didn’t like the book she created to try to break out of the Harry … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciation, author, creative writing, fiction, genre, inspiration, learning, life, living, niche, submissions, writing
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Brevity is the soul of wit
Reddit.com recently challenged their readers to create a horror story in two sentences. The responses were incredible, creative, witty, and yes, chilling. My favorite one was just six words long: “I just saw my reflection blink.” It tells you volumes. … Continue reading
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Tagged brevity, commas, complex sentences, compound sentences, conjunctions, creative writing, reddit, run-ons, sentence structure, sentences, writing
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