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30 in 30: Day Seven – Throw everything in a bag & shake.

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Today I want you to review everything you have written over the past six days. Then mentally, or literally, throw everything into a bag and shake. Then pour it out on the page today. You can take a little from each day or all of it and put it into today’s piece. If you wrote poems, you may want to take a few lines and join them in a piece. If you wrote prose you could drag paragraphs. You could just pull ideas and create something new from what was previously done.

Remember you have two characters, conflict, a setting, and plot to work with.

See what you can make happen! This is definitely the day to cut loose and have some fun. Great things happen when you get a little crazy.

Happy Writing!

30 in 30: Day 6 – What’s going on?

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Let’s get one thing straight. Conflict and Plot are not the same thing. In my opinion, conflicts are part of what makes up the plot. You can design an amazing conflict but it may not carry an entire story… let alone a novel.

Today let’s work on plot. What is going on in this story? The shorter your piece the less complicated this has to be.

Well… even if you are writing a novel you don’t actually have to have a very complicated plot.

Are you able to see the plot in poetry?

Plot to me is what your answer would be when someone asks you “what is this about”.

That is about all I am going to say on it because every writer is different. Every piece is different.

Take some time and begin to craft a plot. Write a scene that lays the groundwork and gives a sense of what is to come. Write a poem that tells a story.

Just remember to have fun with it.

30 in 30: Day 5 – Where are we?

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Before I get into this one I want to remind you that each prompt can be used to write a stand alone piece, a collection of pieces, or serve as parts that come together to equal a novella or novel.

So now let’s focus on setting. Where are you in this story you want to tell? Even a poem tells a story so don’t feel limited if that is the format you are writing in. Take sometime to describe the setting you have in your mind. Try your best not to simply tell. Show it. Showing it allows the readers imagination to get a jump start.

Just remember to have fun with it!

30 in 30: Day Three – Antagonism

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  • Antagonist – An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution that represents the opposition against which the protagonist or protagonists must contend
    Okay… let’s start to build this story. Your character needs someone to highlight who they are. They need someone to assist in building conflict. There needs to be an antagonist.
    Take some time to build that character today.
    Remember how this character is different from your initial main character is important. However, so is how they are alike.
    Happy writing!

Writing Prompt – Your ideal day

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Take a few moments to map out your ideal day. What does it look like? What does it feel like? Go from start to finish.

Use whatever form of writing speaks to you right now.

P.S.
Speaking it into existence makes it more likely to actually happen.

April Creativity Prompt 29 of 30

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Complete this thought:

In the end…

Use whatever form of creativity suits your fancy!

April Creativity Prompt 24 of 30

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Create something based simply from the last thing that you have read (prior to this). Doesn’t matter if it was another blog post, email, sign, paperwork, or menu.

April Creativity Prompt 23 of 30

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Create a piece centered around one or more oxymoron.

April Creativity Prompt 22 of 30

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Practice a bit of “black-out” art.

Take a picture and black out all but one or a few objects.

Take a page of writing and black out words until you have a micro story or a poem.

 

Give it a try. Get creative.

April Creativity Prompt 21 of 30

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Describe the sunrise and dawn, using visual images or verbal imagery.