darren r hill

the creative minimalist

A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. Impact… beat… nothing … beat… and then the pain shot through me a pain like nothing before. Writing Prompt Expanded Have you ever stubbed your toe, your little toe? Or stepped on a sharp object whilst barefoot?
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Some things come in vintage-style boxes, other things have been in cupboards so long that they become vintage. We found some old candles.
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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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Imbolc and creativity

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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2 February 2024
How to Create it all!

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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26 January 2024
3 Steps to Creative Heaven?

3 steps that are helping me reach my creative goals. This vlog looks at what works in my planning, to-dos and habit tracking. After just a few weeks of the year, I am already noticing what does and doesn’t work.

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19 January 2024
Creativity, Just do it! – vlog

Two simple steps are helping me get back on the creative journey. In this week’s vlog, despite tech issues and other annoying things, I am managing to be creative.

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15 January 2024
rhythm as a metaphor: vlog

A simple introduction to how I will be achieving my creative goals in 2024. Part vlog and part poetic metaphor. Watch here or on YouTube.

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8 January 2024
My word for 2024

Each year I choose a word. A word to guide me, a word to inspire me, a word I can see above my desk when I doubt, or fear, or worry, or… celebrate. This year, 2024, my word is INTENT.

“Too many wasted nights
obsessed with the flickering things in my life”
Ancient Water by Future Islands

I get distracted too easily
by the flickering,
the incorporeal,
the incorruptible,
the sublime and the ridiculous

But 2024 will be focused
2024 will be met with INTENT

Every flickering moment of my existence will be intentional.

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29 December 2023