Posing
We could see they wanted a certain look, so they ...
Artist Date or Field Trip:
There's a bridge someplace near you. Go there and hang out. Take photos and notes. Return with your adventure story about life at the bridge.
Literary Quote of the Day (unverified from the web)
John Gardner writes in The Art of Fiction: “We care about what we know and might possibly lose, dislike that which threatens what we care about, and feel indifferent toward that which has no visible bearing on our safety or the safety of what we love.”
INKDrop:
Create a character sketch today in one of two ways: Either, make the character resemble somebody you love and then have something horrible happen to them; or, make the character resemble somebody you dislike and then have something wonderful happen to them. Examine your inner-editor's attempts to resist you and learn to combat the resistance.
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!
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.
Click image above for full sized version. Permission is granted for unlimited use of this image. It is public domain.
**************************************************************************************
No comments:
Post a Comment