A writer’s job is to ask if something is possible and then argue, through their stories, that it can or can’t be done. A reader’s perogative is to enjoy it, whether it is possible or not. If they like it enough, they’ll hold the idea in their mind and explore it for meaning and possibility…
Tag: creativity
Write All the Words
Something I wish more writers understood is the notion that words are free. The thing nobody wants to admit is that the written word isn’t just computer code with only one right answer to unlock the desired command. Any old word choice might not always do. It isn’t like standing up and talking out a…
Poetry challenge – day 2
I’m still hardly any good at it. But I’m still at it!
And trust me, I know it.
But a friend of mine started a 30-days of Poetry challenge this month. So I thought I would give it a stab. I’ll post them randomly here, too, just for the sake of keeping track of them somewhere. 🙂
Day 1
Writerly things: Take the train!
Train travel is still a viable and reliable transportation system in the United States, despite the popularity of planes or cars. Christina Vuono, a 30 year old speech language pathologist from Philadelphia, PA, travels by train to Atlanta, GA, every year. Amtrak is her preferred and trusted carrier. “I like it. Now that I’ve tried…
A writing prompt to focus the coffee rush
A picture says a thousand words, right? But what about music? Sometimes music has lyrics to paint pictures, other times you have notes to follow instead. What’s your musical genre? What story does your favorite song tell you? Is that why it’s your favorite? Music is important, even to writers, just because it’s another form…
Creativity
Creativity is an odd beast to corner. It doesn’t behave predictably. It isn’t rational. The cliché is that you court the muse, you don’t chase it. But really, courting implies you – as the courter to the courtee – have some modicum of intentional control, the ability to manipulate and to train the muse. I’m…
