First off, I should say I’m not making any demands on you personally. You don’t have to write. I’m just trying to tell you why you should give it a go and why I do. Writers are generally divided into two camps. Some people say they’ve been writing all their life and some come to…
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Memoir & Biographical Creative Writing Prompts
Hello again… I was glad to see the end of January, as I’m sure most of you were. I caught covid in Mid-January and so everything is off-kilter by a fortnight. I spent quite a lot of time in bed, falling asleep with a book as I was too tired to focus on anything for…
Mixed Creative Writing Prompts
I’ve been watching… The Beatles: Get Back on Disney+. The eight-hour documentary series is composed of unseen footage of the 1969 writing and rehearsal sessions that led to The Beatles’ last live performance. It was really great to see their writing process. There’s a section where Paul McCartney is just noodling about on the guitar…
My Creative Writing Resolutions
It’s that time of the year when we all set ourselves unrealistic goals in the hope we will be thinner, richer, nicer, happier people by the end of the month. I don’t usually set resolutions, as I hate the six-week period when everyone smugly lets you know they are on a vegan diet or giving…
How to Create Writing Resolutions to Achieve Your Goals
In my previous article, I chatted a little about my creative writing resolutions for the new year. So, how did I come up with these goals? How to Set Achievable Writing Goals Set Small Writing Goals: Smaller goals are more measurable than an overall plan. Writing a novel or any collection of work is a…
Artistic Creative Writing Prompts
Hello… Apologies for the delay. I hope you weren’t waiting for me. I wasn’t able to get the November newsletter out as I hurt my arm and could hardly move it for a few days due to a repetitive strain injury. My main problem was I couldn’t write and could barely hold a book for…
Messy Creative Writing Inspiration
Hello… I hope you all tried out a few of my writing prompts last month. The one problem with sending the prompts out into the ether is that I really just want to message you all and say “how did you get on?” But if you would like to let me know, you can always…
Musical Prompts for Creative Writing Exercises
Hello… I might not write in the bathtub, but I like Dolly’s style. I try to write every day. I don’t always succeed, but I always try. I suspect there are a lot of us in the same boat at the moment. The last eighteen months have been rough for everyone. My brain isn’t coping…