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Unpromtped

Started by palisade14 · 11 months ago

I’m not a fan of writing prompts because I don’t find them compelling.  All prompts are contrived.  An anonymous composer, should I say contriver, distilled a a drop or two of essence from a particularly rewarding writing session.  They packaged it as a question or situation or evocative eliptical.  That half-teaspoon of muse soaked into ... Continue reading »

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  • Fred

    11 months ago

    Good luck.

    I like this post. It is writing about what you will be writing instead of writing about why you didn't write. It is looking ahead instead of looking back. A whole new perspective.
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  • palisade14

    11 months ago

    @fred I like thinking constructively too. However, you're falling into the same trap I do everyday. Writing about not writing is still writing. Even when I not-write write I still pause to punch up the verbs. I still think may way around my passive voice. I still double check my commas.

    It's not interesting content, but I try to make it correctly not interesting.

    Let's see how this week goes. And thanks. It's nice to know there are folks out there taking the time to read this at all.
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  • Fred

    11 months ago

    Hey, you know I am just scuffing your fruit. I am still in awe that you took on this project. I am just helping you keep it real.
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  • palisade14

    11 months ago

    Yep. I just mean to point out to me mostly that learning to write better isn't just about putting the Beginning before the Middle and the End after the Middle.

    Sometimes it's the nuts and bolts of language that need learnin'
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