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Author: Ace Baker
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Emulate, don’t imitate! By Jackson Dean Chase
I’ve always spoken of “putting tools in your toolbox” by reading other writers. Here’s a link to an article by Jackson Dean Chase on the power of emulating, not imitating. A recommended read! Click here: TOOLBOX
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Picture it #003: Feeling useless? Kamprani SHOWS it!
Katerina Kamprani knows how to build and show THOSE days…take a look:
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Can you smell it? How to use strong imagery like Natalie Kusz in “Vital Signs”!
Imagery is a definite “choose your weapon” topic. I mean, you have five senses to choose from (or combinations of them). While sight and touch are present in many works, look at how Natalie Kusz appeals to the sense of SMELL in “Vital Signs”: I was always waking up, in those days, to the smell…
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Quotation Inspiration #001
I love how minimalist art says so much with so little. It’s poetry, really. So here’s your quotation inspiration courtesy of Edison today!
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Picture it #002 . . . MEOWLS? Fantasy writers, get a move on!
Ok, a MEOWL is, of course, a cross between a cat and an owl, which really does confuse the heck out of me–I mean, wouldn’t meowls have an overwhelming urge to eat themselves? In any case, after seeing the photoshopped pic above, what other creations can you dream of???
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Make your opening paragraph Google-worthy!
Strange title for today’s post, I know. I’ll let you know in a minute or two what I mean by it, but in the meantime, read this short passage from “Man Changing into Thunderbird,” by Armand Garnet Ruffo(published in the summer 2013 edition of The Malahat Review): The room is cramped with people. an…
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Picture it #001…a photo to inspire your writing!
Ok, so it might lead to some angst, but just look at this image by Brooke Shaden–a girl in white falling into a dark abyss–and you’ll see that there’s a poem waiting there for you to write!