Writing Prompts--The Next Round
Nov. 11th, 2006 05:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I figured that since I was procrastinating on my 2700 words that I need today, I may as do something halfway useful. :D We'll do two of these today, which will get us all caught up...for now. ::grins::
Complain, Curse, Crumple--The card starts by going into a claim by an EMT friend of his regarding people choking in restaurants. The EMT says that the real danger isn't the choking, it's the restrooms. Why? Because the moment someone begins to choke, they immediately use the last of their dwindling supply of oxygen to attempt to politely flee to the restroom--where there is less likelihood of anyone being around to do the Heimlich on them. It then goes on to say that the worst thing you can do if you begin to have difficulty with your novel is to suffer in silence. "Complain in great detail to your support team and anyone else who will listen." It goes on to encourage you to "curse your characters and their mothers. Crumple this card and hurl it in the trash." Don't keep the frustration bottled up. "You'll be surprised how much clearer your writing vision is after a good venting." (I think this is one of my favorites so far...come on, how can you NOT like something that encourages to you whump it??? ::giggles::)
Bathe Your Imagination--This card begins by discussing some of the weird places that writers inspiration--and yes, that includes the shower, which is apparently one of Ray Bradbury's favorites. (Gotta put this quote in...sorry. ::grins::) ""Your body is totally relaxed and your mind is totally relaxed," says Ray Bradbury of his trips to the steamy plot chamber, "then the little explosions, the little revelations come."" (::cough, cough:: Erm, yes, thanks for that little image, Ray. Soooo did not need that right now...)
The card then goes on to encourage you to spend some of your day finding and basking in the situations and/or places where your mind is most relaxed and prone to wander (examples are taking a walk, riding a bike, standing in line) and then reveling in the literary results.
The cards and the kit they come in can be found here:
No Plot? No Problem! The Kit!
Complain, Curse, Crumple--The card starts by going into a claim by an EMT friend of his regarding people choking in restaurants. The EMT says that the real danger isn't the choking, it's the restrooms. Why? Because the moment someone begins to choke, they immediately use the last of their dwindling supply of oxygen to attempt to politely flee to the restroom--where there is less likelihood of anyone being around to do the Heimlich on them. It then goes on to say that the worst thing you can do if you begin to have difficulty with your novel is to suffer in silence. "Complain in great detail to your support team and anyone else who will listen." It goes on to encourage you to "curse your characters and their mothers. Crumple this card and hurl it in the trash." Don't keep the frustration bottled up. "You'll be surprised how much clearer your writing vision is after a good venting." (I think this is one of my favorites so far...come on, how can you NOT like something that encourages to you whump it??? ::giggles::)
Bathe Your Imagination--This card begins by discussing some of the weird places that writers inspiration--and yes, that includes the shower, which is apparently one of Ray Bradbury's favorites. (Gotta put this quote in...sorry. ::grins::) ""Your body is totally relaxed and your mind is totally relaxed," says Ray Bradbury of his trips to the steamy plot chamber, "then the little explosions, the little revelations come."" (::cough, cough:: Erm, yes, thanks for that little image, Ray. Soooo did not need that right now...)
The card then goes on to encourage you to spend some of your day finding and basking in the situations and/or places where your mind is most relaxed and prone to wander (examples are taking a walk, riding a bike, standing in line) and then reveling in the literary results.
The cards and the kit they come in can be found here:
No Plot? No Problem! The Kit!
Okay, now we're all caught up (...for now ::giggles::), so I'll be going back to posting one prompt each day as they were meant to be used.
I hope.
::grins:: (Can you tell I only got about four hours sleep last night?? I am so getting too old for that kind of nonsense!)
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Date: 2006-11-12 01:16 am (UTC)Imagine Joe or Jason in the shower instead. maybe that will help. Mmmmmmm drippy dreads....
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Date: 2006-11-12 05:00 am (UTC)Um, but, uh...does it have to be "or"? I mean can't it be "and" instead???
::blinks hopeful puppy-dog eyes::
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Date: 2006-11-13 02:04 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-13 07:43 am (UTC)::fans self::
Gee, for some reason it just got awfully warm in here...
::giggles::
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Date: 2006-11-13 03:11 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-13 08:42 pm (UTC)::giggles::
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Date: 2006-11-14 04:50 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-14 10:25 am (UTC)Gah, how in heaven's name did you ever survive a weekend seeing *both* of them?!! I'd have been one big puddle of goo by the time it was over. But man, what a way to go!!! :D
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Date: 2006-11-14 08:48 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-15 01:19 am (UTC)Sweet!
::giggles::
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Date: 2006-11-15 11:59 pm (UTC)