by Mary Jaksch | Jul 30, 2016 | Enjoy Creative Exercises
It’s time for a creative writing exercise! Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, you need to boost your creativity. Take a look at the image above. What’s the story? Can you come up with a mini-drama of not more than 350 words? Here’s how it...
by Mary Jaksch | Jul 26, 2016 | Be Creative
Stuck for inspiration? Don’t panic! It happens to all writers. Here are ten of the best creative writing exercises to inspire you to start (and finish) that book. 1. 7x7x7 Find the 7th book from your bookshelf (or digital library). Open it up to page 7. Look at...
by Mary Jaksch | Jun 21, 2016 | Be Inspired, Be Productive
Sometimes I get stuck. I stare at the blank page and the blank page stares back at me. Know what I mean? To find out how successful writers like Leo Babauta, Nina Amir, and Barrie Davenport unblock their creativity and become insanely productive, read on. I’m...
by Mary Jaksch | Jun 12, 2016 | Tips
What if you could write as easily as you drive a car? Like being on automatic. You just get into the car, start the motor, step on the accelerator–and the car starts moving. You don’t stop the car every time you decide whether to go into second or third gear (at...
by Mary Jaksch | Jun 9, 2016 | Resources for Writers
Writing is simple. You just put words together with a fancy keyboard (or if you’re super cool a typewriter) and you’re good to go. That’s the easy part, but being a writer? Now that’s different. Anyone can put words together, but putting them together in the perfect...