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Today's Prompts (Late-ish)
I'd planned to do these this afternoon, but then hubs came home from work early because the co-worker he rides with had a death in the family. And, well, things pretty much did a nosedive from there. Any my laundry still hasn't been done either. But thankfully tomorrow is another day, yes? ::grins::
So now, without further delay since hubby has now been shown which square to check to get purple font (He's extremely colorblind--leads to some rather...strange occurrences on occasion. *g*), here are the prompts for the past couple of days.
The Squint--This card begins by explaining how painters sometimes use "The Squint" to seek the proper light and dark tones in their work. It explains that this "requires you to stand back from the work in progress and, well, squint." The blurring is supposed to allow you to see if you're capturing the basic structure of what you're painting without being distracted by surface textures and other superficial things. It goes on to say that the same tool works well on NaNo writing. You're encouraged to "remember to use a mental Squint as you write, creating in broad strokes without getting sucked into the creative standstill of fretting over the fine print. All the mastery details can be filled in later, once you better understand the arc of your story."
Fair Days Ahead--This card is short, but sweet. It likens week one to a crisp autumn and week two to a brittle winter, and then goes on to compare weeks three and four to the kinds of gorgeous spring and summers that people pay California rents to enjoy. "Good things are coming on the wind, my friend. You'll begin feeling them this week."
Dress The Part--This card starts by explaining that the Billboard Liberation Front is a group of pranksters who "monkey with high-profile billboards posted around the San Fransisco Bay Area." The Front makes complicated changes to the billboard displays, using text and colors identical to the ads they are altering. These changes are often made in broad daylight, yet the group is rarely caught because the members wear the same bright orange vests and workmen's clothing that the legitimate crews wear. The lesson here is that you can get away with almost anything if you dress the part. "Today, try putting together your own novelist ensemble and see what wonders it works for your writing mood."
The cards and the kit can be found here:
No Plot? No Problem! The Kit!
Just to let you know, I may not be posting the prompts again for a couple of days. I just got an email from our local NaNo Municipal Liaison that was chock-full of challenges and Dares. There will be prizes involved, to be awarded Sunday an the write-in. Soooo... ::grins::
So now, without further delay since hubby has now been shown which square to check to get purple font (He's extremely colorblind--leads to some rather...strange occurrences on occasion. *g*), here are the prompts for the past couple of days.
The Squint--This card begins by explaining how painters sometimes use "The Squint" to seek the proper light and dark tones in their work. It explains that this "requires you to stand back from the work in progress and, well, squint." The blurring is supposed to allow you to see if you're capturing the basic structure of what you're painting without being distracted by surface textures and other superficial things. It goes on to say that the same tool works well on NaNo writing. You're encouraged to "remember to use a mental Squint as you write, creating in broad strokes without getting sucked into the creative standstill of fretting over the fine print. All the mastery details can be filled in later, once you better understand the arc of your story."
Fair Days Ahead--This card is short, but sweet. It likens week one to a crisp autumn and week two to a brittle winter, and then goes on to compare weeks three and four to the kinds of gorgeous spring and summers that people pay California rents to enjoy. "Good things are coming on the wind, my friend. You'll begin feeling them this week."
Dress The Part--This card starts by explaining that the Billboard Liberation Front is a group of pranksters who "monkey with high-profile billboards posted around the San Fransisco Bay Area." The Front makes complicated changes to the billboard displays, using text and colors identical to the ads they are altering. These changes are often made in broad daylight, yet the group is rarely caught because the members wear the same bright orange vests and workmen's clothing that the legitimate crews wear. The lesson here is that you can get away with almost anything if you dress the part. "Today, try putting together your own novelist ensemble and see what wonders it works for your writing mood."
The cards and the kit can be found here:
No Plot? No Problem! The Kit!
Just to let you know, I may not be posting the prompts again for a couple of days. I just got an email from our local NaNo Municipal Liaison that was chock-full of challenges and Dares. There will be prizes involved, to be awarded Sunday an the write-in. Soooo... ::grins::