Thinking About... Writing Tips and a Book!

Hey everyone! I wanted to post some more writing tips for you all! I selected these off of my Pinterest board Writing Tips. I pin things to it all the time so if you liked this post be sure to check out my board for many more pins :)!

Here are some photos for writing prompts. I love the idea of writing a story off of a photograph. It gives you an image to visualize and inspire you! This is my Pinterest Board for Writing settings! Be sure to check it out for more amazing photographs.

What inspires your writing?

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Also...

I've been reading this really great book called Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You
By Sam Gosling

I got this book for Christmas, and I have been really enjoying it! This is the summary that I got from Amazon: "Do the things on your desk betray the thoughts on your mind? Does your dining room décor carry clues to your character? Award-winning psychologist Sam Gosling has dispatched teams of scientific investigators to poke around bedrooms and offices, check out iPods, and peek at personal websites—to see what can be learned about us simply from looking at our belongings."

I was very interested in reading this book, because it reminded me of one of my favorite T.V shows, Psych. Shawn Spencer (in the green shirt) has the amazing ability to find hidden clues in crime scenes. Shawn and his best friend Gus (in the white shirt) solve crimes which stump the police department.

Anyways... I wanted to share what book I am reading with you all, I'm really enjoying it :)!

Have you ever seen Psych? Does Snoop sound like a good book to you? What book are you reading right now?

Have a great weekend!

"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." -Andre Gide

Thinking About... Poems!

"Never trust a mirror,
For a mirror always lies,
It makes you think that all you’re worth,
Can be seen from the outside.
Never trust a mirror,
It only shows you what’s skin deep,
You can’t see how your eyelids flutter,
When you’re drifting off to sleep,
It doesn’t show you what the world sees,
Where you’re only being you,
Or how your eyes just light up,
When you’re loving what you do,
It doesn’t capture when you’re smiling,
Where no-one else can see,
And your reflection cannot tell you,
Everything you mean to me,
Never trust a mirror,
For it only shows your skin,
And if you think that it dictates your worth,
It’s time you looked within."
~Erin Hanson


I love this poem and wanted to share it with you all :).
Have a great day everyone!

Thinking About... Writing Quotes

 

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Have a great day everyone, and keep writing!

 

  

 

Thinking About... Helpful Resources For Writers!

Hey everybody! I wanted to share a few websites that I have found helpful for writing.

 Here is they are:

 

 

http://creativitygames.net/random-word-generator This website generates a random word (or more). You could use the word as the start of a book, chapter, thought or an idea. It is also just fun to play around with :).

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.writingeekery.com/ I haven't searched into this website very much but it looks very informative and helpful. MJ Bush, the author of the site is a full-time writing coach, editor, and fantasy writer.

 

 

 

 

 



http://character.namegeneratorfun.com/ This website will give you a complete list of a random character's personality, ethnicity, and name. This is also just fun to play around with :).

Here is a shortened example:

"My character's name is: Kylee Hansen

She is a European American female.

Personality: The Actor.

INFP: Introvert Intuitive Feeling Perceiving." 

http://www.thesaurus.com/ I use this website all of the time for synonyms of words. It also has interesting facts like word of the day, word facts and word trends.

http://www.top-100-baby-names-search.com/index.html This is a great website to get character names from. I've used this source multiple times for my characters and find it very helpful. There are categories like names by country, unique names, medieval names etc...

https://wordcounter.net/ I also use this website all of the time to tell me how many words are in my story. It is very helpful and can show you the key word density, average sentence words, and reading level of your writing.

"The first chapter sells the book. The last chapter sells the next book."

-Mickey Spillane

Hope this helps!

Have a great day!