If you’ve noticed, I’ve stopped numbering my Unblocker posts. If you are ever in need of a creative spark, the Unblocker prompts and photo inspirations can be found in the “Blog Highlights” tab, above. Click on the “Writing Prompt” link
Unblocker: Legacy Writing and Fiction Writing Meet, Pt. 2
Last week I began a series of Unblocker writing exercises which combine Legacy Writing (writing with a focus on personal history, bordering on memoir) with Fiction Writing. My theory is this: The legacy writing exercises can also be good for
Photo Inspiration: Up, Up, and Around
Another chance to showcase a lovely photograph, and perhaps inspire you into a new story, a new scene, a new scenario for your fictional worlds. Today’s selection is a photo from Shane Blake, who also contributed the wonderful Waffle House
Unblocker #18: Woodland Spin
Time for another photo-inspired writing prompt. A hint of movement from the girl amid the trees. This writing prompt seems to ask you to write from this beautiful young woman’s perspective, though perhaps you will take up the role of
Unblocker #17: Control
This exercise, adapted from The 3 A.M. Epiphany is all about point of view and “writing the other.” In the scene you are about to write are two characters: a woman, and a man (boyfriend, husband, father, boss) who is
Unblocker #16: I’ll Play the Blues For You
As Albert King used to sing: Don’t be afraid come on in You might run across some of your old friends All your loneliness I gotta soothe I’ll play the blues for you For this photo-inspired Unblocker, I’ve selected a
Unblocker #11: Photo Inspiration – Locket
Sometimes, even a traditional writing prompt isn’t enough to get us through that writer’s block, so I’ve decided to start featuring some photographs to use as inspiration. The idea is to take the photo and write something–anything, really–about what you
Tuesday: Unblocker #10 – Doing the Undone
This Unblocker is a writing prompt you’ll come across in any number of books and workshops, in one form or another. You can use this one to not only jump-start your writing, use it as a reminder that life is
Thursday post: Unblocker #9
The week is winding down, and here we are again, with another Unblocker to help you break out of a writing slump. This unblocker is all about setting. This exercise isn’t too long, but you can do it more than
Tuesday: Unblocker #8
Today’s Unblocker isn’t necessarily related to any writing project you are currently working on. Instead, this is designed more to be a true “get away” from a case of writer’s block; it’s a way to jar you loose and get