Want to really accelerate AND sustain your writing success? Listen up. In order to be a successful and effective communicator, you’ve GOT to be a highly effective listener. As a leader, LISTENING skills are MORE IMPORTANT than your speaking or writing skills …. No question 1. Quiet your mind and make a space for you [...]
Each person has a different perspective about life and makes decisions about how happy they are based on those perceptions and decisions. Find a subject or topic you like and write a short article about why your view of the world is the one everyone should follow. This type of writing will give you a [...]
When you think about a topic that you usually write about, try to present it from a different angle so you can give it a fresh approach. You will discover new things about the topic that you have missed out on because of being familiar with your old way of communicating about the subject. It [...]
This is a sample of one of the exercises to help you find the type of writing you like ex: do you like drama, comedy and/or another type. You can find more exercises to help you at http://www.freecreativewritingstrategies.com in determining your favorite writing type and how to become more creative doing that type of writing. [...]
Anyone who creates needs a steady influx of new ideas. Everything every created, everything ever invented, began with a tiny gem of an idea in someone’s mind. Every single one began the same way. So it follows that if we don’t have any ideas to work with, we’re not going to be able to create [...]
Anyone who creates needs a steady influx of new ideas. Everything every created, everything ever invented, began with a tiny gem of an idea in someone’s mind. Every single one began the same way. So it follows that if we don’t have any ideas to work with, we’re not going to be able to create [...]
I’ve always had a lot of fun with writing, word play, puns, and that sort of thing. They just amuse me. The benefit is that these word games are a great way to increase your language skills and become a better writer. Start with word puns, acronyms and synonyms. Just have fun. I actually am [...]
Even the most experienced and seasoned creative writer can benefit from creative writing exercises and prompts. The key to continuing to grow and develop as a creative writer is to keep experimenting, trying new techniques, ideas and exercises to challenge yourself. Using a variety of different approaches and starting points in your creative writing will [...]
Years ago, before the Internet, writing letters was a very popular form of communication. People looked forward to receiving letters from their friends and family. The longer the letter, the more fun it was to enjoy the information that the other family member or friend was sharing. I remember that in our family we selected [...]
It has been said that truth is stranger than fiction. As you look at some of the titles of the headlines in our everyday notification about what is going on in the world around us in the news it can be mind stretching. These headlines by themselves can give you a place to start to [...]