Finding Stories in the Cemetery
Cemetery in New Zealand There are a lot of different ways that I find inspiration. I’m curious to know whether the ways that I find stories are similar (or completely weird) in relation to other...
View ArticleStory Starter: What’s With this Picture?
In the spirit of the holidays, I have a picture story starter:
View ArticleLiving the Dream: The Phases of Building IKEA Furniture
Since I’m taking a short break from the writing to help a friend move into his new house, I’ve decided to write something a little different. Here is how I see the process of building IKEA furniture:...
View ArticleAimless Wandering and the Pen as Divining Rod
It was sunny and crisp outside so I couldn’t help going for a walk, which led nowhere in particular since I didn’t really have any place to be. Observing the newly melted water glistening in the sun...
View ArticleThe Muse Did It
If you’re a writer, chances are that you have an inner muse. Some writers wax poetic about how their muse brings them glittering plots that they pull out of the air like magical, sparkling fairy...
View ArticleWriterly Wisdom Inspired by Fleetwood Mac Songs
Graffiti from Sumner Beach, New Zealand Nostalgia is in the air this morning, trickling into my ears as I listen to old Fleetwood Mac songs. There’s nothing better than dancing around your office with...
View ArticleSoul Food: Writing Pitfalls and the Zen of Bagel-Making
Restless and annoyed, I set to work in my kitchen to make some whole-wheat bagels. It’s not something that I do often, being that my name is neither Martha Stewart nor do I have a strong urge to use...
View ArticleStory Starter
By Kok Leng, Maurice Yeo Write a scene involving an umbrella and a character named Margot.
View ArticleChutes and Ladders, Or The Process
Writing is sometimes like playing chutes and ladders. As a kid, I played this game like crazy. I loved the feeling of excitement as my little plastic game piece climbed up the board, getting...
View ArticleStory Starter #4
By: Amshudhagar Write a story that begins with the phrase “We’re in this together, right?”
View ArticleFeed Your Muse #5
I don’t know about you, but when I’m stumped for a story idea, sometimes it is fun to imagine a situation out of a few odd items. I once started a free write using the words “bird, aerosol and...
View ArticleSnapshots of Wisdom, Or Quotes that Inspire
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately, mostly of the author-advice persuasion. In my literary odyssey, there have been several quotes that have in some way inspired me or at the very least made me...
View ArticleFeed Your Muse # 6
Sometimes, getting started writing is all about getting past thinking about what a good story might be and just picking up the pen. Here are a few prompts that have helped me get started. 1. Choose...
View ArticleSnapshots of Wisdom: Pythons, Spiders & the Uphill Climb
Photo by: Chen Siyuan A couple of years ago, I was camping in the Australian Outback. (You might have heard about my encounter with a python. Spoiler alert: I totally won). When I was there, my...
View ArticleMiracles and Mountains, Or Finding the Fantastic in the Ordinary
I was in the mountains when I first realized that miracles could exist. Not in the biblical sense, the way I saw it, but in that visceral feeling you get when something is real and at the same time...
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