Last fall, I participated in a writing pen pal project put on by the Idaho Commission on the Arts. The program, called Writers in Residences, supplied participants with writing prompts from which you were to write a story and send it to your pen pal. …
Read MoreWhere does your inspiration come from for fiction writing?
I get this question often from my readers and even from fellow writers struggling with their own books. Think of inspiration as a stand mixer: you throw a bunch of different ingredients in the bowl, mix it up and eventually you have a tasty masterpiece. …
Read MoreCreativity=Knowledge+Inspiration+Imagination
I have been feeling more creative lately, and I think adding three things into my weekly routine has helped. 1) I am reading more. Writers need to read, and to make sure I don’t let this slip through the cracks, I signed up for a …
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