When I Write Creatively Again
Guidance, inspiration, and prompts for when I return to this practice
When I Write Creatively Again
Guidance, inspiration, and prompts for when I return to this practice
“A draft is still a baby book. Don’t judge it by the standards of a grown up book.”
-Rob Fitzpatrick, Write Useful Books
Your beginner mindset in the topic is an asset. It helps you communicate more simply what you understand to be true.
PROMPT:
START - 3 Character questions, for 3 most important characters
-what moment defined their:
—relationship with their parents
— greatest desire
— greatest fear
Write each of these 3 scenes.
If there’s a pivotal relationship that has gone on for some time, or ended prior to opening, write the couple of scenes that really matter to that
... See moreFishing ESSAY -
Blue liners (nod to Thomas reed) - tend to unconsciously work their way upstream. Regardless of water size. As if pulled to the source
Runners - go with the flow. Always what’s atoms the next bend. In search of new, bigger, wider. Allow themselves to be carried or pushed along
Buddhas - drawn to stay. To sit. On one piece of water.
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