Want to up your reading game? Want to know what it means to read like a writer first hand? I sure do. And I think I’m ready. I have read hundreds of books on writing, and they all have something in common: they use examples from a variety of novels as examples of writing techniques.Continue reading “How to Read Like a Writer: Getting Started”
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The Warm-up Week: Creating New Systems
How was your first week of the year? Mine was busy and fun. I love how writing down what I want to do, here at Experience Writing, motivates me to do it. With all of the new things I’m trying, I have to remind myself that I’m just getting started. I need to be patientContinue reading “The Warm-up Week: Creating New Systems”
Happy New Year! Welcome to Experience Writing 2023
I came across this video this morning, and it really spoke to me, so I wanted to share it. I named last year “The Year of Finishing Novels.” I dove into studying goal setting and motivation, from tiny habits to atomic habits. And it worked for a little while. But I found, like the videoContinue reading “Happy New Year! Welcome to Experience Writing 2023”
Craft Book Review: The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel’s Key Moments
The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel’s Key Moments by John Matthew Fox is the best book I have received from the Library Thing Early Reviewers Program. I am so glad I can share this book with you to finish up this year. I highly recommend it for writers and everyone who enjoys reading. Why IContinue reading “Craft Book Review: The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel’s Key Moments”
Anatomy Coloring e-books: 2 New Book Reviews
I received two e-books from Library Thing Early Reviews, both anatomy coloring books. This review posed a bit of a challenge: how I would color an e-book. I found a free PDF editor, XODO, which has many drawing colors and highlighter colors to choose from, and was able to color with my stylus. Though notContinue reading “Anatomy Coloring e-books: 2 New Book Reviews”
Endings and Beginnings: THIS is a Great Day
I woke up in a winter wonderland. It started snowing yesterday evening, and the snow stuck. There was about a half foot of snow when the sun came out. I was so excited to try my reflection balls in the snow. What a great way to celebrate finishing my draft. I Did It! I wroteContinue reading “Endings and Beginnings: THIS is a Great Day”
And a Successful NaNoWriMo Comes to an End
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the failure in success and the success in failure. It is finally here, the final day of November: the last day of NaNoWriMo; the last day of prompts for the NovPAD challenge; and the last day of this extended study of the big five abstractContinue reading “And a Successful NaNoWriMo Comes to an End”
The Glow of Daring Disinterested Infatuation
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the disinterest in infatuation and infatuation in disinterest. Today’s study of infatuation brought me to foolish passion and and another look at that great word “unreason,” which made me think of the obsessive works in Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists by Lisa SlominskiContinue reading “The Glow of Daring Disinterested Infatuation”
Excited to Realize Indifference is a Challenge
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the indifference in excitement and excitement in indifference.Everything about my work is excitement to me, the lights the shapes, the discovery, so how do I show indifference in that excitement. A second person might be indifferent to the excitement. The world might be indifferent toContinue reading “Excited to Realize Indifference is a Challenge”
The Enhanced Diminution Resolution
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the enhancement in diminution and the diminution in enhancement. Today’s study definitely starts with the dictionary. enhancement noun the state or quality of being elevated, heightened, or increased, as in quality, degree, intensity, or value diminution noun the act, fact or process of diminishing, lessening;Continue reading “The Enhanced Diminution Resolution”
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