Thriving Scribes
Created by a fellow author, Thriving Scribes is a website designed to give you the tools to take your authoring career into your hands and control the narrative. It'll help you determine where you are in your journey and provide you with the guidance to take that journey to your desired finish line. It all starts with a quiz.
By answering a few questions, you can determine where you are in your journey. My stage is Align. According to my results I "have what it takes to create the freedom and success I've always wanted." I just need to keep going. And how do I do that? By following the 3-step action plan presented to me and accessing the tools that can help me in this stage.
This site works for all authors from those just starting to those who have published works.
Check it out and start your author journey. https://thrivingscribes.com
By answering a few questions, you can determine where you are in your journey. My stage is Align. According to my results I "have what it takes to create the freedom and success I've always wanted." I just need to keep going. And how do I do that? By following the 3-step action plan presented to me and accessing the tools that can help me in this stage.
This site works for all authors from those just starting to those who have published works.
Check it out and start your author journey. https://thrivingscribes.com
Featured Writer's Digest ArticleThe Cold Open: Facing the Blank Page by William Kenower
It’s any writer’s greatest fear: Facing the blank page with no ideas to get started. William Kenower shares how to get into the right mindset to begin writing and find your muse. I’ve been writing six days a week for more than 25 years. For the last 10 years my schedule has become so clocklike that I am predictably at my desk by 6:28 a.m. I never miss a day unless I’m traveling or it’s Christmas. I also always write something, whether it’s a complete essay or part of a chapter. Yet every time I sit down at my desk, whether I’m working on a book or a blog, I am never in the mood to write. In fact, I often begin my day’s work with this thought: I’ve got nothing. It’s true. That’s my starting place nearly every morning. I believe, in fact, it’s where every writer who writes with any regularity begins their day of work. In my experience, it’s absolutely normal, if not inevitable—and while I have worked and am still working to master many aspects of the craft and business of writing, it’s the beginning. Those first minutes at the desk before anything’s happening—before any ideas have come, when I am stone-dead cold without a single ember of interest in my mind—require the most discipline from me, as well as remind me what it means to be human. Because I am a human first and a writer second. This is always the order of things. I have five senses and I like to use them—indeed, I must use them if I want to get about in the world. I need them to drive my car and walk from one end of the living room to the other. I need them to have a conversation with my wife; I need them to know if my tomato sauce needs more sugar, or if my lawn needs mowing. I can imagine many realities, but I cannot really imagine living in this world without at least some of my senses. Read more . . . |
Last month's Writer's Digest Writing Prompts - Posted Every Tuesday"Need an idea to help you get started writing? You’ll find hundreds of fun writing prompts here – perfect for beginning a new novel or short story, or simply giving your writing muscle a workout." - Blurb from site
Writing the Stream
By: Cassandra Lipp | April 7, 2020 Write a scene that includes the number 100. For example, a Kindergarten class celebrating their 100th day of school, a centennial celebration, $100 bills, life lessons from a centenarian, etc. Dear Diary
By: Cassandra Lipp | April 14, 2020 Write a scene set somewhere far away from your character’s home. Be sure to include the sights, smells, and sounds of the setting to give your piece a strong sense of place. Earth Day
By: Cassandra Lipp | April 21, 2020 Write a scene that includes the color green, literally or figuratively. Is your character wearing a green dress? Does someone feel envious? Are they recycling? Dream Scene
By: Cassandra Lipp | April 28, 2020 Write a scene from an animal’s perspective. What looks different from their perspective? Can the animal see that humans cannot? |
