Mark Twain: Pause
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. Mark Twain, writer & humorist (1835-1910)
Tag Archives: writing
A.Word.A.Day brought wisdom my way
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 […]
Filling the well, priming the pump
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. […]
Making something every day DID change my life
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 […]
Writing is good
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 […]
Hart Crane
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)
Make Something: Loud
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. […]
Make Something: Freeze Time
“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. […]
Make Something: Book Cover
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 […]
Make Something: Uniform
“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 […]
Make Something: Finish Someone’s Work
“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 […]
Make Something: False Evidence
“Create evidence of an event that didn’t happen.” Oh, how I wish a letter like this would land in my mailbox …
Make Something: Passage of Time
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 […]
Make Something: Blindfolded
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, […]
Make Something: Wheel Chart
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 […]
Beth Nyland 