Journalling Prompts: Resources for those days when the blank page bites back. Journal writing can be hard. The blank page sits ready, teasing you and your pen. A million and one thoughts swirl around in your head and you can't settle on just one thought or idea. And as soon as the best idea one does float into your mind, you start to worry about whether or not you can get it down and how that will all look on the finished page of your journal. Or perhaps maybe you never get an idea at all, so your page sits blank once more, awaiting the muse. Sometimes it's easier to not write than it is to write at all with all this pressure. Fortunately, for those times when you feel the pressure, or can't think of a single thing to write about there are prompts. Creativity Portal The Creativity Portal is a wonderful resource for writers and artists in general. Sunday Scribblings This journalling group also offers great prompts, with a twist.
Embodiment Another online journalling group, Embodiment started at the beginning of the year. Business Writing Courses. I am So Sorry For Your Loss, You Have My Deepest Sympathy - Funeral Memorial Condolences. How to Write a Sympathy Card or Express Sympathy For sympathy starter writing prompts, scroll to bottom of page. ------------------------- The mother bent over the pen and card in her hand.
She wanted to add something to the words on the card, since it said only "Deepest Sympathy in Your Loss. " The businessman heard that his partner's mother had just passed away. The teenager placed her sympathy note in the basket at the school office. It is polite in our society to express sympathy to the friends, family, and sometimes to the co-workers of a person who has died. If both you and the person who is grieving believe in God and an afterlife, you might include the word "prayer" or "God" or "blessed. " If the person who died was a good friend of yours, it might be comforting to include a few words about how important they were to you.
It is also common to offer to help the grieving family or friends, usually with the words "Will you let me know if you need anything? " Re-learning handwriting. Plain. Practical Italic Handwriting. These pages are dedicated to producing Italic handwriting suitable for everyday use.
The model I use for my exemplars is the exquisite Chancery cursive hand of Bennardino Cataneo, an Italian renaissance writing master of consummate skill. The objective is to develop beautiful and elegant writing of small size (2mm - 2.5mm letter body height) that can be rendered with comfort and ease at an acceptable writing speed for correspondence, journal and diary entries, greeting ~ condolence ~ congratulatory ~ cards and envelopes, etc. Commonplace writing instruments and materials are used for this Italic Handwriting: mostly edged nib and regular nib fountain pens but also lead pencils sharpened to a chisel edge (even ubiquitous "ball-pointed" pens on occasion); bottled and cartridge encapsulated fountain pen inks; inexpensive commercial lined pad paper. Freely rendered italic handwriting My initial references were: Example of my own Chancery cursive handwriting based on that of Cataneo.
The Palmer Method of Business Writing - A.N. Palmer, 1935. Levenger - Lap Desks, Totes, Business Card Holders, Leather Briefcases, Fountain Pens, Portfolios, Wallets, Desk Accessories, Organizers, Journal. GTD - getting things done « Duc N. Ly. Rollabind - Punching and Binding Systems.
30+ Tools For The Amateur Writer. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is almost upon us.
On November 1st, brave souls everywhere will embark on a month long endeavor to write a story of at least 50,000 words. We've gathered 30+ tools to help those folks who want to try their hand at it. Collaborative Writing Coventi.com - A site offering several different packages, with the cheapest being free for the personal user. Google Docs - Part of the Google suite of products, which enables you to invite others to work with you on a document. Glypho.com - Put down the basic idea of your story, get a plot and character suggestions.
Novlet.com - Collaborative writing where you write just a couple of paragraphs at a time. Portrayl.com - A site that lets you write one chapter at a time, and when done, release it as a PDF. SynchroEdit.com - A browser-based editor that allows multiple users to edit the same document at the same. WideWORD.net - Create a secure document online and then pick who can look at it and participate. See also: Writer: the internet typewriter. Online Resources for Writers.