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Forcing the idea onto the page
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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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Posted by By Michael Pudney 2023-01-30Posted inPensivesTags: motivation, writer's block, writing, writing promptsNo Comments
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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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Posted by By JohnN (admin) 2023-01-09Posted inBi-weekly WisdomTags: Pens Around the World, plans, website, writing6 Comments
Turn off the Din
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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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Posted by By Debbie Hubbard 2022-11-07Posted inBi-weekly WisdomTags: inspiration, writer's block, writing, writing during difficult times4 Comments
Pick a Year, Any Year
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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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Posted by By Michael Pudney 2022-10-31Posted inPensivesTags: creativity, inspiration, writing, writing prompts3 Comments
From Adversity Can Come Diversity and Greatness
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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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Posted by By Christine Nedahl 2022-08-21Posted inPensivesTags: adversity, commonwealth games, diversity, writingNo Comments
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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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Posted by By Jos Biggs 2022-08-14Posted inBi-weekly WisdomTags: creativity, inspiration, writing10 Comments
Get Lost…in the Music
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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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Posted by By Michael Pudney 2022-08-08Posted inPensivesTags: inspiration, music, writing, writing tools3 Comments
Chattin’ Script
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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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Posted by By Michael Pudney 2022-05-23Posted inBi-weekly WisdomTags: collaboration, writing, writing groups4 Comments
Learning From What Came Before
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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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Posted by By Ali Taha 2022-04-11Posted inBi-weekly WisdomTags: art, creativity, inspiration, writing, writing prompts2 Comments
Did You Know Your Darlings Didn’t Die?
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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…
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Posted by By Michael Pudney 2022-02-21Posted inPensivesTags: characters, inspiration, motivation, writing, writing prompts1 Comment

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