Wishcasting Wednesday is a weekly exercise in exploring your dreams and supporting the dreams of others. It is hosted by the beautiful and inspirational Jamie Ridler of Jamie Ridler Studios, who posts a weekly question and explains:
You can be a maker of magic and a tender of wishes. It’s easy. Answer the [...]
It’s funny where ideas come from and when they are received. I could go for days feeling like I have no words to offer. All creative juices have stopped flowing and my mind feels like a vast wasteland of stale ideas. Then, one day, I’m minding my own business as I step into the shower, lather [...]
Do you ever struggle with writing a character that has different religious or spiritual beliefs than your own? Secondary characters are one thing, but what about your lead?
Let’s say your heroine believes in reincarnation but you, the author, do not. In your story, the heroine tries past life regression to find an answer she seeks, [...]
After months of feeling frustrated because I just can’t seem to get organized with my writing, my husband bought me NewNovelist Version 2 software. Maybe it was simply a thoughtful birthday present; maybe it was a desperate attempt to stop my gums from flapping with yet another reason why I can’t write. Whatever [...]
A week ago, my husband, son and I attended a reading by author Neil Gaiman. He is listed in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top ten living post-modern writers, and is a prolific creator of works of comics, prose, poetry, film, journalism, drama, and song lyrics.
The reading was held in a church, as were [...]
STEAMPUNK
(some information taken from the Steampunk wiki)
1. Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and [...]
Imagine feeling anxious all day about what you are going to do and what you are supposed to say. Now, imagine having a place where you could go, a sanctuary, if you will, where your anxieties and fears melt away. Participating in an activity is a must in this sanctuary, and once you get started, [...]
I was inspired by an article I read today entitled “Extreme Visual Journalism” written by Juliana Coles. It appears in the July/August issue of Cloth Paper Scissors. In it, she talks about writers block that she experienced while facilitating a retreat in Greece. Her story got me to thinking about how great it would [...]
“Do people choose the art that inspires them — do they think it over, decide they might prefer the fabulous to the real? For me, it was those early readings of fairy tales that made me who I was as a reader and, later on, as a storyteller.” – Alice Hoffman
Is it your dream to write the Great American Novel? Do you long to put your ideas down on paper in the hope that someone else may benefit from or be entertained by them? Are you also someone who has a million and one things to do and can’t possibly imagine when you’d have time [...]
