Especially for Character Writing I am a very visual person, so I discovered the use of images to represent my characters early on. Using interesting pictures for writing prompts is a great way to start my character’s journey. From looking at a picture, I could make all sorts of assumptions about my new character – and […]
Author Archives: Cheryl Brown
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Nano Writing Month
nano writing month – NaNoWriMo Shield – National Novel Writing Month https://youtu.be/J-o_iDWpRnY What is NaNo Writing Month? You may have seen or heard people talking about NaNoWriMo, especially around September to November each year, and wondered what it was, or you may be an old hand like me who has done “it” every year since […]
NaNo Writing – Kickstart your blank page
https://youtu.be/iPgkUovrEsk%20 If you read my article on What is NaNo Writing Month? and the benefits and challenges and think you’re ready to give it a go, here are a few ways to actually start NaNo Writing. 1. Borrow a Plot What’s your favourite novel or movie? Okay. I am a huge fan of Stephen King […]
The Creative Mindset
“When you’re one step ahead of the crowd you’re a genius. When you’re two steps ahead, you’re a crackpot.” – Shlomo Riskin, Rabbi Tweet https://youtu.be/Dl8y-9hLKBw%20 Some people are born creative – others are not Wrong, wrong, wrong! Coming up with new and genius ideas is not a wave a magic wand situation. Magicians and fairies […]
Writers need creative writing groups
I am a loner and I do not play well with others however I have spent some of the best years of my life in creative writing groups. The last 16 years of having cancer have been tough, but the best twelve years of it involved going each Friday afternoon for 2-3 hours to WordsFlow […]