Creative Writing

MOTHER'S DAY TRIBUTES AND CARDS AND THOUGHTS AND EXPRESSIONS. VERY POIGNANT SELECTIONS. PERHAPS THE WRITING WILL INSPIRE YOU TO LET YOUR MOM KNOW HOW SHE AFFECTED YOU. THERE IS A WIDE VARIETY OF SITUATIONS HERE.

expressions of quandaries. life, happiness, dissatisfaction, bullying, choices, obstacles, ideas, thoughts....a twenty-something shares her mind. creative writing can sometimes help you figure things out. getting personal with others is difficult, but sharing sometimes does reach out and help others going through the same things.

If you like to write—whether it's a pastime, a passion, or a profession—you've probably found yourself reading something brilliant and thinking, "I could never do this! I might as well give up." But if there's one thing every great author has in common, it's this: they've all written some hot garbage. Revisionaries takes you on an engrossing tour through the discarded drafts, false starts, and abandoned projects of influential writers. In the process, it dismantles some of our most deeply held—and most suffocating—ideas about what it takes to produce great creative work.

No one knows more about how to be creative than former Python and Fawlty Towers creator John Cleese. In this handy and often amusing guide he offers insights into his creative process and how you can come up with ideas, refine them and finally put them into action. Throughout, not only does he give immensely helpful practical advice, but he explains what is going on in our minds as look for inspiration or grapple to improve an idea. Learn at the feet of the master.

Flash Fiction Competition Winners July 2024 A Nice Cup of Tea Another Year Bridge to a Place she did not recognise Burn Chasing Rainbows Over A Bridge Too Far Dear John Deuce Driven Motholeli Nightingale Diary Space Striding Edge The Driving Test The Photograph The Sound Of Music Tom What a Carry On You Said Nothing First

This book will increase your child's word power, and you may learn something, too. A love of language is such an important skill, and this book explains the important of picking the right words and broadening your vocabulary with lots of examples. Learn the origins of the words gobbledygook and bop. Learn about compound words, metaphors, riddles, and even creating your own words. You'll also pick up some obscure words along the way from absquatulate to tintinnabulation and learn how lots of different words can describe similar activities.

You’ve finished your first draft—now what? On Rewriting is your witty, practical, and inspiring guide to transforming messy manuscripts into meaningful masterpieces. With humor, clarity, and actionable techniques, this book invites writers into the heart of the rewriting process—the crucial stage where stories are shaped, voices are sharpened, and true magic happens. Learn how to: Reimagine and restructure your rough draft Identify your story’s “secret sauce” Use powerful tools like “read aloud” and “cut-and-paste” to reshape scenes Embrace feedback and editing rituals ...

Step by step instructions to easily create, publish, promote and sell an eBook successfully without spending a dime. Everyone has at least one eBook in them. Turn your experience, knowledge, passion or expertise into passive and residual income with an eBook. Build and establish your brand and open doors to various other opportunities. No technical knowledge needed. This eBook will NOT disappoint.

Curious by Design describes a journey of invention, imagination, and the occasional malfunctioning animatronic. From an untethered childhood to designing the world’s most complex theme park attractions, Steve Alcorn has spent a lifetime exploring the crossroads of art and engineering. Along the way, he’s built companies, created rides, composed music, coded operating systems, mentored thousands of writers—and still found time to sculpt a few nudes. Spanning decades of creative adventure, this is the story of one man’s relentless curiosity: how things work, how stories are told, and ...

Vanessa Wye was 15 years old when she first had sex with her English teacher. She is now 32 and the teacher, Jacob Strane, has just been accused of sexual abuse by another former student of his. Vanessa is horrified by this news, because she is quite certain that the relationship she had with Strane wasn’t abuse. It was love. She’s sure of that. But now, in 2017, in the midst of allegations against powerful men, she is being asked to redefine the great love story of her life - her great sexual awakening - as rape.

THE speaker shares stories about her life, relationships, friendships, disappointments, love. There are short stories, there are some poems, there are some thoughts. Trying to express dissatisfaction is sometimes easier on paper. Analyzing people and the reasons for behaviour can take years.

Poems and letters and thoughts and ideas about life when you are still trying to make sense of the world which surrounds you. The writer talks to others and to herself, and tells stories about her life, personal stories. There are messages to share, perspectives to realize, and emotions to recognize. The writer waxes eloquently about love relationships, nonreciprocal relationships, and the relationship she has with herself. When a person is in doubt, but picks up a pen to write it all down, they can be heard. Sometimes getting the thoughts out on paper can relieve the mind of stress, and ...

Meet Panyim, a phoenix rising from the ashes of Sudan's civil war. Born amidst conflict and famine, his story is a testament to the unyielding human spirit. He refused to be defined by hardship, instead building a life of resilience and hope in the face of despair. A beacon of optimism in the darkness: Inspiring journey: Witness Panyim's struggle and triumph over adversity, a beacon for those lost in the storm. Beyond survival: He questions the traditional narrative of life, seeking a path of "CURE" – a more fulfilling existence. Hope in conflict: Amidst the war's brutality, Panyim's ...

Harness the power of context, confidence, and a funny group of writers like the pros do on legendary TV shows like SNL or The Simpsons or at comedy institutions like The Onion. Scott Dikkers will show you how it’s done. He’s cofounder and longest-serving editor in chief of The Onion, the world’s most popular humor publication, and founder of the Onion Training Center at the Second City in Chicago. He’s also a number one best-selling humor author, comedy performer, and winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor.

Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new audiobook he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again. From the frigid Trans-Siberian Railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic maglev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man's relationship with trains. Zoellner examines both the mechanics of the rails and their engines and how they helped societies evolve. Not only do trains transport people and goods in an efficient manner, but they also reduce pollution and dependency upon oil.

***FINALIST - BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2023*** ‘A really powerful book.’ - Bruce Daisley Simple tools, extraordinary results. Everything we’re learning about how we function best as humans in the digital age is pointing towards one of our oldest technologies: the pen and the page. Exploratory writing – writing for ourselves, not for others, writing when we don’t know exactly what it is we want to say – is one of the most powerful and lightweight thinking tools we have at our disposal. It’s also been, until now, one of the most overlooked. But the world’s most influential leaders...

One in six women is the victim of sexual assault. Using her own hard-won wisdom, author Jen Cross shows how to heal through journaling and personal writing. Writing Ourselves Whole is a collection of essays and creative writing encouragements for sexual trauma survivors who want to risk writing a different story. Each short chapter offers encouragement, experience, and exercises.

Throwing spaghetti at a wall. Sound familiar? That's what being stuck feels like sometimes. "Why is this happening and how do I fix it?" This is only one of the questions we ask ourselves when we feel stuck and frustrated and can't write.

Even the youngest listeners and writers need to learn about plagiarism. Give listeners and writers the tools they need to evaluate and understand ownership of work.

Drawing on his journey as an author, collaborative writer, and decade-long tenure as a memoir writing workshop instructor, Chris Epting offers invaluable insights and practical advice to guide writers to their unique voice and shape their personal stories. This book delves into the essential aspects of memoir writing, from uncovering inspiration to developing compelling narratives to organizing and structuring the autobiographical narrative for maximum emotional impact.