Make Something: Napkin
Today’s make something task was to create with the napkin I used at a meal … with extra credit for leaving it behind for someone else to discover. Thanks to […]
Category Archives: Poetry
Make Something: Inspired by a Book
“Flip to a random page in a book at hand and make something inspired by the first sentence you read.” I landed in the perfect place to complete today’s make […]
Make Something: Insects
Make something inspired by the world of insects. Just yesterday I noticed that I have barely seen a bug or spider since we arrived here. I’m vacationing in the Columbia […]
Make Something: Inspired by a Stranger
Today’s make something instruction was to ask a stranger what I should make, and then—if possible—involve that stranger in the creative process. I was out to dinner with Jim and […]
Make Something: Eraser
Make something with an eraser. How about a quick poem?
Make Something: Nature Jingle
Write an advertising jingle for something in nature. This seemed the perfect creative assignment to involve my poetic, musical, silly daughters. Together, we brainstormed aspects of nature, filling a page […]
Make Something: Tall
How tall can you make something that stands up on its own? I hope all my writing stands in some way. Stands out. Stands the test of time. Stands for […]
Make Something: Flower
Today’s prompt: make something with flowers … the peony just past her prime wears her peplum pinched and puckered crepe-y petals pulling inward protect her precious center plumes this pretty […]
Make Something: Haiku
I shrieked with delight when I turned to today’s prompt in 365: A Daily Creativity Journal. Write a haiku! That’s in my word-ly, poetic comfort zone. (Plus bonus points for illustration.) […]
Make Something: Instructions
This one was easy! For the past year, I have been relaxing into my place as teacher, motivator, coach, mentor for writers. So when Noah Scalin’s book directed me to […]
Make Something: Path
“Make a path for people to follow and invite people to try it out.” I invite you to try this path … not just to read my meandering message, but […]
Make Something: Dream
Today’s assignment was to create something inspired by a recent dream. I dream all the time. Vivid, crazy, usually memorable dreams. And yet, on this day, I had that feeling […]
Make Something: Ten-Word Love Story
At last! Three weeks into the year of making things, I encountered a storytelling assignment. “Write a ten-word love story,” prompts Noah Scalin in 365: A Daily Creativity Journal. I […]
Make Something: Small & “On Hand”
Yesterday marked the end of National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), which means my 30-day poetry jag is over. That’s not to say I’m done writing poems; no way. But now […]
Editing
you give it all you’ve got until you gave it all you had you put in all the words until there’s nothing left to add then you work with the […]
Beth Nyland 