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Writing Wednesday
Today’s Writing Wednesday piece is all about prettiness and flowers. Flowers lighten up a room and I’ve come so used to buying them for myself that I stray from the usual. If there’s something different I want it. So today, here’s your turn to tell me about flowers. Flowers arrive at your workplace without a card. It’s not Valentine’s Day and you don’t have a partner…who could they be from? Explore it. Send me your tries! Let me know about them in the comments below, send me a link or send me an email to dreaming (at) dreamingfullyawake (dot) com
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Editing: Breaking It Up, It’s Time
Great writing comes with great technique right? Well…sometimes. Mostly it comes with really, really good editing. Today I’m here to talk to you about breaking it up and how it can work for you while you go through edits. And some may read this and go, duh, I knew that, but can you say that you really did it? Can you? If you’re reading this and still sitting here going: “Maybe later.” Then you need to get yourself moving and now. It’s the hardest part of writing anything. Or at least that’s how I find it. Others will tell you that writing something on a blank page is harder but…
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Writing Wednesday
Valentine’s Day is only a few days away and while I’m not one to celebrate I know there are many that go all out for the beloved V-Day. Kudos to them! Me? I’m happy with some flowers and meal at home. Best ever. Today’s Writing Wednesday prompt is all about being loved up. So get your keyboards ready and start the writing! You’re walking through a room, it’s full of petals, post it notes and soft candlelight, where does it lead? Has your beloved set up the perfect night you’ve been waiting for? Write about it, tell me if it’s good or bad. I personally have a really bad…
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Writing Wednesday
It’s the month of loooove and today’s Writing Wednesday is all about the colour red. Your character wakes up in a bed of red satin with no memory of where they were before they fell asleep. Retrace their steps and tell their story. Send me your tries to dreaming@dreamingfullyawake.com for a chance to get free editing and a chance to be featured on Sharing Sunday.
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Writing Wednesday
I can sense a bit of a theme with this month’s Writing Wednesday. I’m so glad that it’s summer so I’m a little bit obsessed with the beach. It’s my favourite place to go and then recharge and switch back on. Today’s prompt is about getting ready to go on a beach trip. You’ve got your bathers on, but that’s as organised you are at the moment. What do you need to take with you to the beach? What’s in your bag? Do you have money for food or are you bringing some? Explain in detail and talk about how it feels to get ready to go to the beach.…
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Why Readers Love Flawed Characters
Today I’ve got a post that I probably started a few times over. I struggled with it, because I’m having a hard time writing anything and I’m having a hard time shaking off the doubt monster but today I’m back with a post about why readers love flawed characters, but to get there first I needed to talk about a few things involving writing. So hopefully you enjoy it. Writing is an immensely personal thing, everyone who is a writer understands that, but the writers without a thick skin tend to get left behind. They tend to take any sort of feedback and get defensive and take it as an attack…
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Writing Wednesday
Australia Day is on the 26th of this month (next Monday!) so today’s Writing Wednesday is a little Aussie themed. Most Australia Day’s are seen as a chance to head down to the beach with your eski, tent, towel and beer to play a round of beach cricket and chill. I know here in Melbourne they have fireworks, I’m not sure about anywhere else! So I hope all of the Aussies here and those overseas have a great day! Here’s your prompt: The sun is shining and it’s a public holiday, you have no work tomorrow, have you got your Aussie flag tattoos ready? Your BBQ? You don’t? Tell me…
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Writing Wednesday
Let’s keep this going. Today’s Writing Wednesday prompt is sort of a relive through that experience for me. As some of you know I met most of the band members from my favourite band with my best friend and it was the best night of my life after such a crappy month, but we got to hang with them again at the end of the year and it always makes me so giddy, like I’m walking on clouds so I want to know what it would feel like for you. Here’s today’s prompt: You’ve just spotted the lead singer of your favourite band after seeing them perform, how do you…
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Writing Wednesday
Welcome to the first Writing Wednesday for 2015! How exciting. It’s going to be a great year and I know all of you are going to love some of the prompts I’ve got coming for you guys. All of your attempts will get free editing and a chance to be features on our Sharing Sunday spotlight. Get in quick, because the free editing will be a commodity half way through the year! Send all your entries to dreaming(at)dreamingfullyawake(dot)com with the subject “Writing Wednesday”. Without further ado here’s the prompt for you. The sand’s hot, the sun’s fierce and the smell of coconut and fish and chips are all around you but…
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My Writing Ritual Practice
And it’s another year! Yeah! Bring it on. I’m really excited about the year that’s about to come. There are so many great and exciting things I have in the works for you guys. Not to mention that I am slowly getting my novel ready, I’m editing it, at the moment, and testing it to see how I feel about it, so far I think I like it. I mean I know there are parts in it that I actually dislike but I know that’s because I’ve been staring at it for so long, but that aside, I’m going to be getting my editing services out there. I’m currently sitting…