Sheet-for-Emotions.jpg (1700×2200) Week at a glance: Writing prompts August 12 - August 18, 2012 - National Creative Writing. Weekly writing prompts August 12 - August 18, 2012 August 12 - Write about a societal “norm,” political policy, or other large scale issue that bothers you.
August 13 - Some people may argue that Monday the 13th may actually be worse than Friday the 13th. What are your thoughts? August 14 - Write about what you would do with an unlimited amount of money? Don’t just make a list; write out a narrative of your adventure. August 15 - Describe your ideal living space. August 16 - Josh is a tattoo artist in his 20’s. August 17 - Choose six words from the word cloud graphic above and write a poem using those words. August 18 - Write about a home improvement project, first as a young newlywed couple and again as a retired couple in their 60’s. Mythical Creatures List, Mythical Creatures A-Z. FREE Online Rhyming Dictionary. Knoword - Expand your vocabulary. DarkCopy - Simple, full screen text editing.
33 Ways To Stay Creative. Handwriting tips. You’ve decided you want to improve your handwriting and you’re probably hoping a fountain pen will do the trick -- maybe a friend told you it would.
Maybe you’re just adventurous and you want to try your hand at calligraphy (or you might, once your handwriting improves). Good for you! A fountain pen may make your writing look a bit better, but if your writing looks as if frenzied chickens got loose on the page, chances are this won’t be enough. Most likely, you’ll need to retrain your arm and hand. After coaching handwriting and teaching calligraphy over the years, I’ve learned to see the characteristics of those who’ll be able to pick up the necessary motions quickly from those who’ll have to work a bit harder.
Crampy, uneven letters are often the result of drawing the letters with the fingers rather than using the whole arm to write. People who inevitably have trouble with handwriting and calligraphy write with their fingers. It will take time to re-train muscles and learn new habits. 50 Things a Writer Shouldn’t Do « Three Guys One Book. DH: A list recently published in The New York Times by a noted restaurateur gave 100 rules for what service staff should not do.
I thought a list of 50 things that writers shouldn’t do would give us all a chance to vent. I’m contributing 10 items. Some of these pet peeves have pissed me off for years: Don’t use italics for more than one line.Don’t tell me what someone looks like if it doesn’t matter.Don’t make me draw a diagram to figure out who’s speaking.Don’t write in a manner that’s different from your everyday speech.
You should write like your best talk when you’re having a very good day.Don’t start your story with a character alone in a room unless you’re Kafka and your character is going to turn into a bug.I should be able to turn to any passage in your story and enjoy the craft of it. And here’s 30 more Don’ts from the Three Guys!