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Write What You Know (Sort of…) – Part Two: The “Close To You” Story

In Part One of the Write What You Know series, I talked a little bit about how limiting it can be if we take the advice offered by many...

Photo Inspiration: Up, Up, and Around

Another chance to showcase a lovely photograph, and perhaps inspire you into a new story, a new scene, a new scenario for your fictional...

Unblocker #21: Implication, Indirection

Today’s writing prompt comes from Ursula K. Le Guin‘s fabulous little book, Steering The Craft. For today’s prompt, you need a character...

Unblocker #17: Control

This exercise, adapted from The 3 A.M. Epiphany is all about point of view and “writing the other.” In the scene you are about to write...

Thursday Unblocker (#7)

Tuesday this week I presented part one of an adaptation of an exercise in “What if?” by Bernays and Painter. You can get your own copy...

Tuesday Morning: Unblocker #4

After a holiday weekend, most of us probably have plenty of writer’s inspiration: time spent with family, time spent with friends who...

Unblocker #3

If you have two characters in a story that feel dull and lifeless, this Unblocker exercise is for you. (If you DON’T, you can still use...

Raymond Carver’s, Where I’m Calling From

Where I’m Calling From, originally appeared in The New Yorker and was later included in two of author Raymond Carver’s short story...