How to get to an epiphany in writing. One way to discover an epiphany: Start with: The problem began with wanting something. I wanted . . . I wanted it because (back story) . . . To get it, I . . . (action) However, something got in my way: (there may be several actions/reactions/sequences that got in the way) . . . I had to try something different, so I . . . At the time I was thinking that . . . The turning point came when . . . When that happened, I realized . . . Resolution: After that I . . . Another way to get to an epiphany: Write about a pivotal event in your life. Something happened and you weren’t the same after. Narrow it down to the exact moment and location where it took place. It could be something wonderful or something…
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Finding Time to Write
Guest Blogger Bella Mahaya Carter writes about: A Cure for Writer’s Block: Write without “Writing” Many of my students and clients tell me that they have a hard time finding the time to write. This is totally understandable. Our lives are busy. We have obligations and commitments we must fulfill, or face tangible consequences. Writing is not like this. Nobody knows or cares if we don’t write. But people who have the urge (calling) to write and don’t act on it often experience dissatisfaction, even angst. They feel like they have an itch they can’t scratch. Part of the problem—what keeps people from sitting down to write—is their own imagination. They’ve made up stories about what “writing” is supposed to look like. They assume they need to carve out huge chunks of time. They believe that they have to feel energized or inspired. They might envision their writing hurting people they love. They…
You can’t get away with it. Prompt #478
You can’t get away with it. Or, can you? Write about something you or someone else got away with . . . or didn’t get away with.
Laugh Every Time. Prompt #476
Write about something that makes you laugh every time. Or write about someone who makes you laugh.
Writing Makes Chaos Bearable
“Stories are how we make sense of our lives, how we attempt to impose some discernable order on the chaos of existence, and such attempts make the chaos bearable.” — Bret Anthony Johnston, “Narrative Calisthenics,” Poets & Writers, Nov/Dec 2008
Writing Exercises Are Like Foyers
“. . . writing exercises . . . are the way architects think of foyers: They usher an individual from one world to another. I use them as a means of transitioning from the outside word of reality to the interior word of imagination and language. . .” — Bret Anthony Johnston, “Narrative Calisthenics,” Poets & Writers, Nov/Dec 2008
Wish you didn’t know. Prompt #475
Write about something you wish you didn’t know.
Responsibilities . . . Prompt #472
What responsibilities did you have as a child? What was required of you from the adults in your life? What responsibilities do you carry over from your childhood? What responsibilities do you want to give up? You are free to write whatever you want, using these prompts to spark ideas.
Receive allowance? Prompt #471
As a child, did you get an allowance? If yes, how much? What did you spend it on? If you didn’t receive an allowance, what did you do for spending money? If you didn’t receive spending money, do you wish you had? What would you have spent it on?
Driving me crazy . . . Prompt #470
Write about . . . The thing driving me crazy today is . . .