Creativity Exercises to Keep the Inspiration Going

Inspiration is never as abundant as we'd like.  Here are some exercises to help you find inspiration when you don't exactly feel like writing.

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Day 8 / We're All Writers - Creativity Exercises

Day 8 - We Can All Be Writers

As writers, you've each progressed in setting up real conflict for your characters and building the tension in your stories.  For our wrap-up day, we'll focus on the longer-short-story workshop and some techniques to keep the writing going long after you finish the course.

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Day 8 / We're All Writers - Creativity Exercises

Day 7 - Character, Narrative, and Plotting

The interplay of character and conflict is crucial for the development of tension and plot.  Today we talk about the different types of protagonists and how they determine the direction of the plot.

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Day 6 - Writing the Coherent Narrative

Plots - be they linear or nonlinear - must still be coherent.  Regardless of how strange or outlandish our stories may become, we still want our readers to understand what's going on and why.

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Day 5 - Short Story Workshop

Effective stories come out through the interplay of conflict, character, and details.  Here are some areas to look for in the stories you'll workshop today.

Day 5: Short Story Workshop

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Overcoming Adversity: Breaking Hands and Mending Stories

I didn't always relate typing versus handwriting as a question of code-switching and language learning. Here's a bit about my personal journey from Palmer-Method scribbler to dedicated touch typist.

The Neurology of Writing: Training the Hands

Neurons aren't science fiction: they are the metabolic fact of our consciousness.  And the ways we use them help determine our progress as writers.

Day 4 Lesson  /  Learning to Write:

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