Archive for the 'Picture a Story' Category

School Bear – Picture a Story

Saturday, July 2nd, 2016

Picture a story is a writing aid to other writers – I share photos or pictures I’ve drawn to help inspirer other artists. Sometimes a story will just leap to mind when you see an image other times it is not so easy and you just have to start by describing what you see. This […]

Rainbows and Rivets – Picture a Story

Sunday, June 19th, 2016

Please use this picture to help inspire or start a story or poem. Picture a Story is where I share my photography or art work or occasionally a guest bloggers work. This one is the rainbow wing of a glass and metal butterfly – I liked the contrasts.

Scudding – Picture a Story

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

Picture a story is a writing exercise for fellow writers – I post my photos, images and drawings as inspiration. Try looking at the picture and then setting yourself a timer or maybe plan a short story around it.

What a Pudding – Picture a Story

Thursday, May 28th, 2015

Picture a story is a writing challenge. Use the image below to kick start a story. Pink hair, cloak and Christmas Pudding hat – what is he up to?

Stranger on the Bridge – Picture a Story

Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

Picture a story is a writing challenge that I post for other writers and myself – now get writing! 😉 Where are they going? Who are they?

The Bound River – Picture a Story

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015

Picture a story is a regular writing exercise I post to help other writers who might be suffering writers block. Concrete and stone sides to the river, why and how and what does the river think?

Dark Tree – Picture a Story

Thursday, March 5th, 2015

Picture a story is a writing challenge I set. Look at the picture above and do ten minutes writing from it – if it does not initially spark a story idea just start describing it.

Red Monster – Picture a Story

Saturday, February 7th, 2015

Look at the image above – what is it off? What is the story behind this little toy monster? Who made it and why? Use the picture to write a story.

The Dragon in the Wood – Picture a Story

Thursday, February 5th, 2015

I post pictures, photos or images for writers to use to get the creative juices flowing. I captured this picture on New Years Day in the Forest of Dean – I think the stick looks like a dragon. What does it say to you?

WoPoWriMo is Coming

Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

Yes I know we are just at the end of the Month of Poetry but I am preparing for WoPo – the World Poetry Writing Month and not least because I am running the website again this year 🙂 I have been motoring my way through the poetry writing stuff for this month – but […]