• A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. There is no one. Shops are closed with windows boarded up or just abandoned. It looks like a ghost town. What has happened… Writing Prompt Expanded How about a little apocalypse? Of course, it doesn’t have to

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  • A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. White fluffy clouds drift gently across the azure sky. The sight transports me back at once. The memory, as vivid as the heavens. Writing Prompt Expanded Sights and sounds, tastes and smells, and touch sensations are powerful.

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  • Wordless Wednesday I went to the local fishing town yesterday. The weather was beautiful and the sun was shining. When I looked down I thought the colours were lovely. So I took a couple of pictures. The pictures don’t really do justice to the beautiful colours, but I hope you can get a feeling of

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  • A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. It is quiet. The constant background noise has ceased. That means… yes, the rain, it has finally stopped. Can we possibly venture out… Writing Prompt Expanded There is plenty of scope for exploration in this prompt. In

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  • There are many kinds of trap. Traps are used to capture something. They could trap an animal, like those in the image. They could trap humans, both foolish and wise. They could capture measurements and be completely benign. Traps we fall into. Traps we deliberately trigger. Traps set by others. Traps set by ourselves. There

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  • “I coughed. My chest felt tight. We had been told they were the first symptoms. Now I had them… “ A Friday Fiction Writing Prompt with a little nod toward the current season. As always these writing prompts are optional and entirely open to your own interpretation. Use them as a starting point for a

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  • Making Creativity Easy

    Making Creativity Easy

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    There is a way to make creativity easier, to make the creative process easy.. er…ish. Give your music, art, video, images, writing, a helping hand with this one simple tip. I’m making creativity easy in this week’s vlog, let’s create.


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  • When creative plans don’t work

    When creative plans don’t work

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    Once upon a time, I had a creative plan, to create new music while finishing an old music project. That fairy tale came to an unhappy end. In this week’s vlog, I take a look at lessons learnt from a failed creative plan.


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  • A Creative Rule of Life

    A Creative Rule of Life

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    Despite an inner craving to avoid rules and regulations, I have been contemplating how to bring a little order to my creative life. In this week’s vlog, I wonder if a creative rule of life might be the answer.


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  • Dealing with creative fails

    Dealing with creative fails

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    The gloomy weather amplifies all the negatives; missed deadlines, slipped habits etc. How am I dealing with these creative and life failures? In this week’s vlog, I give a little thanks to get a little sunshine.


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  • Imbolc and creativity

    Imbolc and creativity

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    Into February and despite the weather not quite being springlike I have been inspired by the festival of Imbolc for a creative nudge. FAWM and festivals combine in this week’s vlog, and also a little poetry.


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  • How to Create it all!

    How to Create it all!

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    I want to create it all! I have far too much clamouring for my attention, from social media to hundreds of unfinished creative projects. How can I create what I want and need to create? This week’s vlog explores how I am attempting to create all the create!


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