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How to Make a Killing Jar: Out and About!

Nov 3, 2023

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Ace Baker

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Ace Baker’s collection of 12+1 stories is published and is getting reviews! Find it on amazon.ca or amazon.com:
Title generator #001: Great titles for your poetry or prose!

Aug 21, 2013

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Ace Baker

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One way to jolt your creativity is to come up with a list of new titles for pieces you HAVEN’T written yet. One way to do that is to make a mashup of OTHER titles. For instance, I recently bought a copy of Force Field: 77 Women Poets of British Columbia. Here’s a bit…
8 ways to connect to your creativity , from The Portable MFA

Aug 19, 2013

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Ace Baker

in knockout idea, standing 8 count, starters

The following 8 ways to connect to your creativity come from The Portable MFA in Creative Writing, by The New York Writers Workshop (pp. 204-205): 1. Read a newspaper and free-write about something you find there. 2. Write a letter to an old lover. (Don’t send it.) 3. Do a physical activity you’ve never…
Starter for you and your writing: Take it from here!

Aug 18, 2013

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Ace Baker

in fiction, novels, short stories, starters

Ok, I’ve had a marvelous time in Phuket, Thailand, and soon I’ll be off to Malacca, Malaysia. In the meantime, it’s time to get back to the writing. Here’s a starter to get us going this week… First, read this beginning from “River of Toys,” by Edward Allen: I love to walk with my…

How to Make a Killing Jar: Out and About!

Title generator #001: Great titles for your poetry or prose!

8 ways to connect to your creativity , from The Portable MFA

Starter for you and your writing: Take it from here!