https://wordpress.com/public.api/connect/?action=verify&service=wordpress
Author: writeandthrive
Writer, workshop facilitator and personal development coach. Creator of write and thrive, writing and wellbeing workshops, coaching and support.
Writing prompt, Fairy tale autumn landscapes
5 TED Talks for Writing Inspiration
Writing prompt – inner critic #3
What stops you writing? Is there an internal critic that undermines your plans; tells you that your writing won’t be good enough; that you shouldn’t be writing? What if you had an inner supporter? An inner cheerleader? An inner mentor?
Write about one of these – supporter, cheerleader, mentor. Imagine what it would be like to have that encouragement.
Write for at least 10 minutes without censoring or editing. Let the words flow, see where it goes.
If you’d like to share your writing or your experience of this and other writing prompts, please do – in the comments section.
Writing prompt – inner critic #3 Tweet this
Writing prompt – thriller
Think thriller. Write for at least 10 minutes without censoring or editing. Let the words flow, see where it goes.
If you’d like to share your writing or your experience of this and other writing prompts, please do – in the comments section.
Writing prompt – thriller Tweet this
Writing Inspiration – from Lost Property – IV
Use this photo from 
Lost Property as writing inspiration. Start writing and write for 15 minutes, without censoring, pausing or editing. Post your writing or thoughts in the comments section.
Writing inspiration – tweet this
Enable your creativity and beat your inner critic
A common barrier to creativity is fear of criticism. It can restrict and stifle us. When we feel like this its extremely difficult to write or want to write. It’s important as writers to find a way to free ourselves from this fear if we want to develop a regular writing routine. The criticism we fear is often internalised in the form of an inner critic.
Amber Lea Starfire’s article has five ideas to overrule your inner editor, her name for the inner critic.
Six ideas from creative thinkers, presented by Jessica gross, has some simple effective suggestions to facilitate creativity.
I think these articles combined have a lot to offer the writer who might be struggling to free their creativity and bypass the inner critic.
Let me know what you think, or if you have ideas of your own. Respond in the comments section.
Tweet this – Enable your creativity and beat your inner critic
Research for writing – a new resource
One Stop for writers, due to launch in a few days time, is a website dedicated to helping authors elevate their storytelling and reduce the downtime commonly associated with research. It looks like a really useful resource and, as far as I can tell, it’s free. Check it out, I will be.
Research for writing a new resource – Tweet this
Writing prompt – fictionalise life #2
Think of something that happened when you were at school. Change some of the details. Fictionalise it.
Write for at least 10 minutes without censoring or editing. Let the words flow, see where it goes.
If you’d like to share your writing or your experience of this and other writing prompts, please do – in the comments section.
Writing prompt – fictionalise life #2 Tweet this
Writing prompt – in the shoes of…
Imagine yourself as a historical figure, you choose. Now write a diary entry as that character. Don’t worry too much about facts, just make it up and see where it goes.
Write for at least 10 minutes without censoring or editing. Let the words flow, see where it goes.
If you’d like to share your writing or your experience of this and other writing prompts, please do – in the comments section.
writeandthrive 