Posts with the Category of: 2010 September

WHAT IS YOUR WRITING RITUAL?

  I asked some of our writers to share their writing rituals.  Here is my response to one writer. “I love that you write on your deck.  Desks are good but often best for the editing process.  Having nature around you is inpirational and offers a clean slate.   It would be fun to create […]

DAILY WRITING

How’s the writing.  You can still begin a commitment to write everyday.  Sign up www.KitchenTableWriting.com Try these subjects.  Send me your opening lines in the comments or an email  for a prize. *protected email* Subjects:      My greatest challenge                                                      Without ice cream                           Midnight                           Sun spots ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Writing Prompt:  […]

WHAT IS KITCHEN TABLE WRITING

Any time you allow yourself to “free write,” when you let energy flow, tell your truth,  touch your core,  you are Kitchen Table Writing The essence of Kitchen Table Writing is to allow the pen to guide.  Let whatever comes out of your hand, your pen, hit the page.  Kitchen Table Writing is a time […]

WRITE AT HOME FOR 28 DAYS

TODAY, WRITE NAKED!   Tired of going to workshops.  Stay in your own home, write naked or in your lucky writing hat! Make a commitment to yourself and write everyday for the next 28 days. Commit to writing each day for 28 days Receive a writing lesson each week with inspiration and “start lines” Touch base […]

Viva Pate!

Here is a funny diet story involving me and diets.    Yesterday I ran in the grocery store to buy milk while my husband waited in the very hot car.        On the sales shelf was a small container marked Chicken and Herb Pate.  It sounded delicious and was reduced to 50 cents!  I grabbed […]

WRITE AT HOME FOR 28 DAYS

WHAT GREAT ENDORSEMENTS OF THE WRITE AT HOME for 28 DAYS SERIES.  And from around the country!  Thanks for making a commitment to writing.  A  new series next week on Sept 24.  Join us.   Sign up: WRITE AT HOME Anne Randolph                            […]

WHY FRESH WRITING?

What is fresh writing? This technique invites the writer to leave the critic at the door, allows his personal genius to appear, and permits his brilliance to come center stage. The story is already in mind; the article concept, already formed. Just as Michelangelo, chiseling the David, allowed the statue that was already there to […]

IDEAS TO WRITE

SOME IDEAS FOR WRITING Describe the creator of these pencils. Write about things shifting… Write about loss of spirit… Send me your story for a prize.  *protected email*

WHAT? “START LINES”

Why use start lines to incite creativity? An opening line fans the fire that ignites your words. Once those words begin to flow, you expand on that creativity by moving to the next step—a time frame. Timed writing always pays off because the clock creates commitment. How does this work? Tell yourself you are going […]

WHY WRITE WITH A PEN

What is the difference between hand writing and word processing? The tactile art of writing by hand allows energy to flow from the heart to the page because it accesses a different part of the brain. If a writer must use a computer, he should never watch the monitor during the productive period. Instead, focus […]