Finally! More Prompts for You
Nov. 21st, 2006 04:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katstalesSorry this didn't get up earlier, but hubs decided to go shopping and I tagged along to snag the new Chris Daughtry CD (which is awesome, btw!). Then we came back and took the dog for a nice long walk since it's just an absolutely beautiful day. :)
So without further ado, here are the ones I missed, plus today.
The Placebo Effect--This card talks about Hippocrates and one of his lesser-known tips to doctors. He advises that sometimes the best way to help a patient is to do nothing. This ties this into novel writing with the card advising that if you begin to see some aspect of your story as a potential "book-killer," ignore it for the time being. "The solution will come in time."
Re-Breaking the Routine--This one begins by pointing out the obvious: we've all changed our daily routines and altered normal schedules as much as possible to create more time for writing--and how as a result our characters have come to expect us to visit them at certain times. "Your mission for the next two days: sneak-attack." It challenges you to change those habits you've formed by changing the time you write. If you have been writing early, change to late night. If you've been going late night, then change to afternoons. Use the potential of the change to "catch your book off-guard and inject energy into your story."
Musical Muse--A recent study on music and exercise had some strange results. They found the people who listened to music while they worked out temporarily increased their verbal fluency compared to those who worked out in silence. The card challenges you to swing by the music store (or download site) and pick out a couple of discs that might "give you a shot of that increased verbosity" by matching your choices to the mood of the chapter.
Focus Ahead--In this one, CB related the story of an experience he had years ago while driving. His rearview mirror unexpectedly fell into this lap. He went and got the kit to glue it back on, but a curious thing happened before he put it back up. He says he got used to the expanded view with out the mirror blocking the windshield and found himself "savoring the forward-focused feel of driving without looking behind me all the time." He acknowledges that, yes, it was a dangerous thing to do--but it was also very exciting. The mirror was eventually replace, but he challenges us to "pull the literary equivalent of a rearview mirror-removal. The finish line is just 10 days ahead. Stomp that foot down on the accelerator and don't look back."
As always, the cards and the kit can be found here:
No Plot? No Problem! The Kit!
So there you have it. All caught up again. Wonder how long it will last this time? LOL! ::grins::
So without further ado, here are the ones I missed, plus today.
The Placebo Effect--This card talks about Hippocrates and one of his lesser-known tips to doctors. He advises that sometimes the best way to help a patient is to do nothing. This ties this into novel writing with the card advising that if you begin to see some aspect of your story as a potential "book-killer," ignore it for the time being. "The solution will come in time."
Re-Breaking the Routine--This one begins by pointing out the obvious: we've all changed our daily routines and altered normal schedules as much as possible to create more time for writing--and how as a result our characters have come to expect us to visit them at certain times. "Your mission for the next two days: sneak-attack." It challenges you to change those habits you've formed by changing the time you write. If you have been writing early, change to late night. If you've been going late night, then change to afternoons. Use the potential of the change to "catch your book off-guard and inject energy into your story."
Musical Muse--A recent study on music and exercise had some strange results. They found the people who listened to music while they worked out temporarily increased their verbal fluency compared to those who worked out in silence. The card challenges you to swing by the music store (or download site) and pick out a couple of discs that might "give you a shot of that increased verbosity" by matching your choices to the mood of the chapter.
Focus Ahead--In this one, CB related the story of an experience he had years ago while driving. His rearview mirror unexpectedly fell into this lap. He went and got the kit to glue it back on, but a curious thing happened before he put it back up. He says he got used to the expanded view with out the mirror blocking the windshield and found himself "savoring the forward-focused feel of driving without looking behind me all the time." He acknowledges that, yes, it was a dangerous thing to do--but it was also very exciting. The mirror was eventually replace, but he challenges us to "pull the literary equivalent of a rearview mirror-removal. The finish line is just 10 days ahead. Stomp that foot down on the accelerator and don't look back."
As always, the cards and the kit can be found here:
No Plot? No Problem! The Kit!
So there you have it. All caught up again. Wonder how long it will last this time? LOL! ::grins::
