Elephants at Sunset
They liked watching the sunset together and ...
Artist Date or Field Trip:
The multi-armed figurine is a staple of some Eastern philosophy. Go find one near you and describe it in detail. Why so many arms?
Literary Quote of the Day (unverified from the web)
Fran Lebowitz wrote, "Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try."
INKDrop:
Joking or not, the question is, would your life make a great book? Examine the critical incidents in your life and imagine them distilled into a book. Another question, would your day today be worthy of a short story? Have you done something today worthy of a beginning middle and end? What was your point of no-return today?
Connect:
Join Second Life (it's free) and check out the INKsters group there for more virtual inspiration and literary camaraderie. NaNoWriMo is coming!! Go sign up! (It's free too, except it will take your soul).
Competition idea: Grab a literate friend or two, agree on the topic today, and write. Maybe 1000 characters (fits in your cell phone notepad), or 500 words (our gold standard), or longer. Then share your work with somebody and ask them to select their favorite effort from today. You might be surprised how much you love winning (or hate losing).
And stop by our old home page and see if we've managed to catch up.
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