The Balancing Stones Sculpture Writing Project
February - March 2017
Journals - Stone 8
Good Evening everyone ~ We're back for more writing fun in our Journals!
Some of our new participants (both online and off) have been writing away in their Journals. At the top of this Blog you'll see a decorative Journal for a prime example of how you can be inspired to write by purchasing a Journal that is artistic in nature and joyful to run to when you feel inspired to write.
In our last meeting here, everyone was instructed to complete a full Journal page about their Stone 7 word.
I told everyone that I'd come back to share some of the words that other participants used for their Stone 7.
Here are just a few examples:
Name Stone 7 word Writing Angle
Norma Miller Helium Sci-Fi Author
Courtney Simmons Norway Travel Writer
James Jacson Flight Aero Writer
Kevin Pritchard Veneer Design Writer
Now for the next thing that I promised to everyone ...
20 WRITING TIPS
1. Know when the Writer in you is ready to pen.
2. Carry a notepad with you at all times so that you can write down writing ideas as they come to you.
3. Identify the best method for you to get focused on writing.
4. Use music if it inspires you to write.
5. Relax or Meditate before writing. Ideas will flow better in a state of relaxation versus being stressed about writing or feeling pressured.
6. Use visuals to stimulate your mind and move your spirit and soul to write.
7. Read Novels or educational material about the topic that interests you or that you'd like to write about.
8. Hang around other Writers, Authors, Poets, and Creatives that will inspire you to write.
9. Participate in a Book Club online or at a meet-up. That experience with direct your mind to your writing.
10. Prepare an Outline of your Writing if that works for you. For some people, this does not work well, but for others it helps to keep their writing thoughts focused.
11. Read more. Remember, some of the best Authors and Writers are practiced Readers by nature.
12. Remember, the details of writing include the ability to form phrases and transitions that exhibit expert writing skills.
13. Have a Traveler's mindset -- meaning observe your surroundings and set your focus on the bigger picture.
14. Write in new places. Don't always write in the same spot all the time. Write by the water. Write in a Library. Write on the train or plane. Write while you are waiting in a Doctor's office or Dental office if you have a long wait. Write while you are a passenger on a road trip.
15. Explore different writing genres. If you are comfortable writing Romance Novels, try writing poetry. If you like writing Sci-Fi, try writing Historical Fiction. Try your hand at a Memoir.
16. Write from your heart. The best in you comes out when you write from the heart.
17. Write about what you are passionate about.
18. Write about a life experience you've had.
19. Create characters with backgrounds if you aspire to be a Novelist, Playwrite or Script Writer.
20. And, definitely write in a Journal or Diary for your "self" and about your "self". Writing in a Journal or Diary will not only help your writing nature come out, it will also tell you a lot about your "self". You will find out more about the stuff you are made of. Writing in a Journal or Diary will help you to see your likes, dislikes, mistakes, failures, successes and heart's desires -- just to name a few eye-opening things that Journaling and keeping a Diary will do for you.
If you have completed your Journal page on your Stone 7 word, then you are ready for our next step . . .
Stone 8
INSTRUCTIONS: In your Journal write one full page about the Writing Angle you used for your Stone 7 word. For instance, my Stone 7 word was "Behavorism". My Writing Angle was Novelist. Connect your Stone 7 word with your Writing Angle. So, I will be writing a full page about the behavorism of a Novelist. Interesting thing to do! Depending upon your Stone 7 word and your Writing Angle, it may be a humorous assignment, or a serious assignment that will really make you think deep.
When we come back, we'll go right to how we will get to our Stone 8 word and what that will consist of. We'll also have a lot of fun in the process of writing our full Journal page with the instructions given above. Just take a look at the Stone 7 words that some of the participants that I shared at the beginning of this Blog post came up with and their Writing Angles, and you'll see how much fun this will be for everyone, including YOU!
Happy Journaling Writers!
Peace, Love & Light,
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