START THE WEEK with a creative writing exercise and your main character is drunk…
Write two versions of the same scene. The setting is a work place and the main character is someone who turns up very, very drunk. First version: write in the … Continue reading
May 25, 2020 · Leave a comment
It’s all about your point of view…ART FOR WRITERS
This magnificent portrait is a linocut print made by Elizabeth Catlett in 1952. The Title is The Sharecropper. The halo created by the brim of the sharecropper’s sun hat, and … Continue reading
December 1, 2017 · 3 Comments
A Portrait made of layers – ART FOR WRITERS
Another striking portrait this week. This is by Syrian artist Aula Al Ayoub who usually paints women. She starts three or four projetcs at a time and keeps alternating between … Continue reading
July 28, 2017 · 2 Comments
MONDAY CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISE because it’s a good way to start the week – first person point of view
This exercise is about exploring first person point of view (I said, I thought…etc). You can work with any fairy tale you know well, but just in case your mind … Continue reading
December 10, 2012 · 1 Comment
