1. Pick a random word, and write a poem based on it.
2. Look up writing prompts on the internet
3. Read. I asked an international bestselling author for advice on becoming a better writer, and she said that the best way to improve is to read. Reading can also give you ideas on what to write as well
4. Write about what's going on in the world around you
5. If you want to make a habit of writing every day, force yourself to write. Even if your idea is terrible, write it down, even if it's only a line of poetry. At least you wrote today, and that's what matters.
I absolutely love the way this is written. Nothing stands out to me as inherently wrong. You could add a little more detail, and I feel like we learn a lot about Izima, but not much about Em.
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Thank you so much! That wasn't even my intention, but now I see the connection. :)
Hi, I have a few suggestions:
1. Pick a random word, and write a poem based on it.
2. Look up writing prompts on the internet
3. Read. I asked an international bestselling author for advice on becoming a better writer, and she said that the best way to improve is to read. Reading can also give you ideas on what to write as well
4. Write about what's going on in the world around you
5. If you want to make a habit of writing every day, force yourself to write. Even if your idea is terrible, write it down, even if it's only a line of poetry. At least you wrote today, and that's what matters.
I agree! I really enjoyed the chapter. The shorter perspectives make you pay attention more, and it gives each paragraph - each word - more power.
If I’m having writer’s block, I usually start by writing something that I know. Something meaningful to me, or something that’s happening around me.
Thank you!
This is so true!
Thank you! I feel like we learn so much when we're not trying to at all.
I absolutely love the way this is written. Nothing stands out to me as inherently wrong. You could add a little more detail, and I feel like we learn a lot about Izima, but not much about Em.
"Sun Through the Rain" is this week's featured visual art on vtdigger.org, up now in their Life & Culture section. Everybody can check it out now, here! vtdigger.org/life-culture
"Watching" is this week's featured poem on vtdigger.org, up now in their Life & Culture section. Everybody can check it out now, here! vtdigger.org/life-culture