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Forcing the idea onto the page
Sometimes the pen feels heavier than usual. Sometimes the page looks whiter than before. We’ve all stared at that blank page, knowing that there’s an itch to write within us,…
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Pens Around the World in 2022 – another year older
An overview of Pens Around the World. What PATW is, and something about what we've been up to as a group in 2022.
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Turn off the Din
I have no idea what to write about, so I’m just going to write myself free. I’ll do that by following my stream of consciousness that may not go anywhere.…
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Pick a Year, Any Year
If you are looking for a new prompt for writing a new short story, or even something longer, then have an exact year get the ball rolling! By simply plucking…
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From Adversity Can Come Diversity and Greatness
The Commonwealth Games came to a successful conclusion on the 10th of August this year. The closing ceremony began with children playing hopscotch post World War 11 and the rebuilding…
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Why? What? How? and Who?
Why? I was a two-year old once. It was a long time ago, and I can’t remember anything about it, but I suppose I was an average two-year old. I…
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Get Lost…in the Music
I have good news. I have found a YouTube rabbit hole that doesn’t waste your time! If you’re a writer who likes to listen to music in the background while…
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Chattin’ Script
I recently listened to a podcast that featured the screenwriter Randall Wallace, who was talking about writing one of his most famous screenplays, Braveheart, starring Mel Gibson. He was speaking…
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Learning From What Came Before
I recently finished Lawrence Weschler's book, Everything that Rises. Throughout the book, Weschler connects seemingly disparate works of art, political figures, and historical events, describing how the people at the center…
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Did You Know Your Darlings Didn’t Die?
Remember that cameo character you wrote 15 years ago to get your protagonist out of that tight spot? Or that oddball shop owner you wrote into that scene because your…