STEP 1 – GET SERIOUS Getting serious is the first and the most important of our three-step plan for easy time management. You may have already decided that you are serious, you may even have it on your bucket list, but before you get started on the three-step plan, take some time to sit quietly and think. Ask […]
Author Archive | Grace
Planning A Story
Planning a story is one of the best things you can do if you want to finish your story. I know some writers don’t plan at all. They just follow their muse, or their creative genius wherever it takes them. If it works for you, that’s great but many writers find that without a plan […]
EASY SCRAPBOOKING FOR CREATIVE WRITING
KEEPING A WRITER’S SCRAPBOOK Some writers find it really useful to keep a scrapbook and the best way is with an easy scrapbooking method. There are writers who may keep a lovely book filled with neatly tacked in images or inspiring prose, or some may just keep a jumble of images and scraps of paper in […]
Journal Writing
Are you thinking about keeping a journal – or struggling with deciding how to go about it? There are many books about creative journal writing out there. The approaches vary wildly. Some advice is quite rigid with rules hurled at the reader from every page. Some writers believe that writing down their free-flowing thoughts each morning […]
HOW TO USE YOUR IMAGINATION
Everybody has imagination. If you disagree with this statement – try not to build a picture in your mind of a pink elephant wearing a white hat and cool shades. EXERCISE YOUR IMAGINATION Think back to your earliest childhood memory. Was the sun shining? Were you in your pram? In the garden? Were there butterflies? […]
WRITING EXERCISES
Each of the following writing exercises describes a dramatic situation and each one is designed to appeal to our visual senses. The images we see in our mind will depend on our own personal experiences, including experiences we have of similar situations in books or films. WE ARE UNIQUE We are all unique and our […]
CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITIES
CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITIES OPEN YOUR MIND The creative writing activities I am going to talk about here are more general than the specific creative writing activities described in the other sections. These activities are designed to open the mind and maybe even change your mind – creatively of course. CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITIES – SELECTIVE READING […]
Abstract Writing Exercises
Abstract writing exercises give you less information than other exercises. These exercises take the smallest of situations as a starting point and allow your imagination to expand from there. Think of abstract writing exercises as visual triggers. For example, think about this sentence for a moment: ‘The scraping sound grew louder.’ Try and hear the […]
GOOGLE’S HUMMINGBIRD FOR WRITERS
GOOGLE’S HUMMING BIRD – FOR WRITERS I am really enjoying the whole process of building my websites. Everything about it is creative and challenging. I have now built up two other sites for children: www.coolkidsstories.com & www.ballyyahoo.com And, because I love gardening and wanted to track my progress, I also started a little blog about […]
How to Get Motivated
We all have motivation problems from time to time Sometimes we just need to be more aware of what motivates us – we often don’t know exactly what that is. Do you know what motivates you? If not – try making a list. Perhaps you find a good book or film might inspire you? For […]