Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer’s voice on the page. Burgeoning By Su Shafer How many petals are in a peony? There’s no way to tell from the bud – a closed hand holding more than you can imagine. They unfold slowly, the way a smile spreads before a secret is told. Each petal a curled finger uncurling an alluring promise of beauty to come a whisper – just wait, just wait… And then suddenly It blooms Su Shafer is a creative crafter, fabricating bits of writing in poetry and short stories, and generating characters that appear in paintings and sit on various bookshelves and coffee tables.
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Adversity . . . Prompt #665
The idea of using prompts is to inspire writing in a freeform style. There are no rules, except to write without too much thinking. Let your thoughts flow and capture them in writing. Give your inner critic time off during this writing. The challenge of freewriting is getting Self out of the way. With freewrites, you are writing for yourself, not for an audience. Give yourself permission to be open to whatever comes up while you are writing. Writing Prompt: How do you handle adversity? There are several prompts, ideas about freewrites, and resources about how to write without adding trauma in “The Write Spot: Writing as a Path to Healing,” available from your local bookseller and as both print books and ebooks on Amazon.
Cleaver Magazine
“Cleaver” publishes craft essays on writerly topics. If you are a poet, fiction writer, essayist, or graphic narrative artist and would like to propose a craft essay, contact the editors with a query before submitting. Guidelines: offer a reaction to or exploration of one’s personal experience as a prose writer/artist/creative; pieces that delve into something you’ve either found compelling, learned along the way, figured out, gotten obsessed with, found surprising, and want to share with other writers. Quirky is okay. Nothing too scholarly/academic/ teacher-y. Aim for between 800 and 2000 words. “Riding West Towards The Woods” by Deb Fenwick is a sample of the type of writing “Cleaver” is looking for.
Resilience . . . Prompt #664
“Resilience is the ability to scrape yourself off the floor relatively quickly after a giant trauma, medium-size setback or everyday disappointment. Resilience is a set of coping mechanisms we develop over time. This quality is determined by how we take care of ourselves, the people we surround ourselves with and what we do to find meaning and purpose in our lives.” — “How to Bounce Back From Anything,” by Elaine Chin, M.D. and William Howatt, PH.D, Good Housekeeping magazine, July 2018 Writing Prompts How do you define resiliency? What are your coping mechanisms? What do you do to take care of yourself? Is there someone in your life who hinders your ability to be resilient? Write about the times you have been resilient. #justwrite #iamwriting #iamawriter
You Think You Know Me . . . Prompt #663
Writing prompts inspired by the June 5, 2022 interview with Kevin Powell and Dr. Adrian Arancibia. Prompt #1: You think you know me, but you don’t know . . . Prompt #2: Same as first prompt, but this time write in your parent’s voice, or from your parent’s perspective, Or: Write from the point of view of Someone Important in your life. Write as if your mother or father or Important Person were writing, “You think you know me, but what you don’t know . . . #justwrite #iamwriting #iamawriter
What fascinates you? Prompt #661
Write about what fascinates you, or what you are obsessed with. #justwrite #amwriting #iamawriter #freewrites
I’m not sure . . . Prompt #660
Use any of these sentence starts to inspire writing: I’m not sure if . . . I’m not sure about . . . I’m not sure when . . . I’m not sure why . . . I’m not sure how . . . I’m just not sure. #justwrite #amwriting #iamawriter
Never would I ever . . . Prompt #659
Writing Prompt: Never would I ever . . . #iamwriting #iamawriter #justwrite
Never Should You Ever
Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer’s voice on the page. Never Should You Ever By Ken Delpit Whether it’s “Never would I ever,”Or “Never will I ever,”Or “Never could I ever,”Or “Never can I ever,”Or “Never should I ever,”Or “Never have I ever,” You cannot help but marvelAt what an eternity “Never” is.At what a commitment “Never” is.At what a delusion “Never” is. Few such utterances can hold true,When a single exception renders them moot. Most such utterances harbor doubts.We just cannot help ourselves in our passions. Who among us say these things?Why, everyone, of course. Who among us mean these things?Well, everyone, of course. But who among us are truthful about “Nevers”?Well, some of us are…Or, intend to be, at least,At the time, that is,For the most part, anyway. So, take heed at the notion of “Never.”Its purpose is rigid,But its use is fluid. Lest…
Perspective . . . Prompt #658
I like the idea of looking at familair things with a new perspective. This writing idea is from Kathryn Petruccelli: Look at something in your environment, perhaps something you’ve seen many times before, that you think you know well. It could be a piece of art hanging in your house, or a plant on your windowsill. Get close and look again. Re-see it. After you’ve spent some time with it, create a list of metaphors—things it looks like, or reminds you of. Don’t be too attached to logic, be free with your associations. Maybe the comparisons will get wild as you go along. At some point, break the pattern of the list and slow things down by going deeper into description for one metaphor (extend it and explain it in more detail), or by making a statement—a simple subject-verb sentence—that reflects on or summarizes what you’ve said so far. Note…