Games can be a fantastic way of getting yourself writing ad there are a few on the market – normally cards with a prompt on or a challenge. I made my own version which I take along to workshops and things – based on the monsters of my blogs – you could make your own […]
I found this online album called the Most Beautiful Abandoned Places in the World and the potential for writing stories is almost endless! They are amazing – check out the link and get writing!
If you like writing from images Deviant Art is another excellent resource crammed with artists and images. You can even by prints of a lot of the work which I like to pin up on the wall of my writing area.
Yes I am writing an advice piece on writing advice! The main thing about advice is realising that what is good for one person is not good for everyone, and trying different things until you find what works for you is the way to go (or not depending on the type of person you are!). […]
Recently after much begging from friends I started up a Pinterest account and started posting some of my pictures – many had already been added by others which made me very happy. But then I began to see images that inspired me to write or just caused an idea to pop into my head. This […]
WoPoWriMo stands for World Poetry Writing Month – I have written quiet a few writing exercises for the community which could easily be used by prose writers as well. So I thought I would link to them 🙂 Happy writing.
One of the things I find incredibly useful for inspiring my writing, is going for long walks or outings with my camera. I started off with a £30 digital that my mum bought me and it lasted about 2 yrs of being dropped in mud and the like. I know have a more expensive camera […]
I have a subscription to New Scientist which is a magazine publication focused on science, technology and medical innovation. Similar to how I use the National Geographic mag, I read the articles but I actually end to jot down story outlines and themes as I work my through the mag. I make lists of article […]
I have found museums and art galleries invaluable for generating story ideas, I will go and walk through the galleries stopping by pieces that are strange or just catch my eye. Often there will be benches and things around the place were I can sit and jot a few notes down, sometimes I will make […]
I thought I would share some of the places and things that inspire me. To start with I thought I’d mention the publication National Geographic, they produce a website, several imprints and have various twitter accounts including a photo a day. What I like to do is buy a copy when I am going on […]