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Mark Twain: Pause

April 9, 2016by bethnyland Leave a comment

   The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. Mark Twain, writer & humorist (1835-1910)

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A.Word.A.Day brought wisdom my way

December 9, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

Every day “A.Word.A.Day” lands in my email inbox. Anu Garg and team produce this and other resources as part of Wordsmith.org: Wordsmith is a worldwide online community of people who share […]

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Being Creative, Beloved Quotes, Writing

Filling the well, priming the pump

October 22, 2014by bethnyland 2 Comments

Jim and I are away for a week of vacation, disengaged from our routine and engaged with each other. Our wedding anniversary was good cause for both celebration and relaxation. […]

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Being Creative, Life & Work, Poetry, Writing

Making something every day DID change my life

August 19, 2014by bethnyland 3 Comments

Three-and-a-half months ago, I finished a year of making things. Guided by Noah Scalin’s wonderful book, 365: A Daily Creativity Journal, I succeeded in making something new. Every single day. For an […]

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Writing is good

July 27, 2014by bethnyland 3 Comments

My 16-year-old son is in Rwanda. He is there with 16 other people from our Lutheran congregation—a mix of teens and adults—to learn and serve people whose lives and communities […]

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Being Creative, Life & Work

Hart Crane

July 21, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patterns at the right moment. Hart Crane, poet (1899-1932)

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Being Creative, Beloved Quotes

Make Something: Loud

April 30, 2014by bethnyland 1 Comment

  That’s it. One last creation in a year of making things each and every day. I did it. Three-hundred-sixty-five straight days of thinking and doing and playing and sharing. […]

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Make Something: Freeze Time

April 23, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

“Create the illusion that time has stopped and something or someone is frozen mid-action.” CLICK I have something to say. First, tip of pen must be set free. Thumb depresses button. […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Make Something: Book Cover

April 21, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

Today I needed to make a cover for my favorite book. I have always said my favorite book is Alice in Wonderland. But in truth, my favorite books are the […]

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Make Something: Uniform

April 17, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

“Design a uniform for a job that doesn’t normally have one.” My third grader and I discussed this prompt today after school. Emma suggested that I create a writer’s uniform where […]

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Make Something: Finish Someone’s Work

April 15, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

“Have someone else start something and then complete it yourself today.” I gave my 11-year-old daughter broad instructions: “Start something that has to do with words.” I expected she would write […]

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Make Something: False Evidence

April 7, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

“Create evidence of an event that didn’t happen.” Oh, how I wish a letter like this would land in my mailbox …

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Make Something: Passage of Time

April 3, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

Today’s make something prompt was to create something that suggests the passage of time. I chose to sketch a writing process. Although this is not how every writing project progresses, it is […]

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Make Something: Blindfolded

April 2, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

Today’s make something prompt is this: “Work blindfolded. Pick a medium you’re comfortable with and make something that you can’t see until you’re finished!” So I grabbed paper and Sharpie, […]

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Make Something: Wheel Chart

March 28, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

Today’s make something assignment was a puzzler. I spent about an hour figuring out how to size and stack the circles, then position the options and the openings to reveal […]

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