Caricatures?

Today, on Swords & Stilettos, I discuss how artistic people can avoid becoming caricatures of themselves. Come over and leave me a comment on your thoughts. =)

Which Crayola Crayon Are You?

Today is Creative Writing Wednesday at Swords & Stilettos. We're using color to describe ourselves. :) Come play.

How Well Do You Know Your Characters?

As a fun (and instructive!) follow-up to yesterday's post on knowing your character's motivation, Katy is running a writing exercise on Swords & Stilettos where you can delve into the background of one of your characters. Grab a favorite character or two (especially one you need to flesh out!) and head over to S & S for some practice. =)

Making Time

How do I find the time to write? Find out.

What's On Your iPod?

Grab your iPod, set it to shuffle, and head over to Swords & Stilettos for a fun creative exercise! (Paul, this is right up your alley.)

Also, Danielle Mari needs to go claim her prize. =)

Opposites Attract

The Jump Start Your Creativity topic today at Swords & Stilettos is how to use opposites (words, visuals, colors etc.) to create something powerful and unique.

Head over and let your creativity loose!

I Am...Who Wants To Know?

Head over to Swords & Stilettos today for a discussion on a simple way to eradicate some self-defeating behaviors and bring yourself that much closer to achieving your dream!

Get Your Vocab On!

We're running a fun contest over at Swords & Stilettos today. We're looking for the best examples of really bad writing you can give us (yes, it needs to be your original creation!).

The contest: Write a sentence using the most adjectives and adverbs you can possibly fit into the sentence while still having it make sense. =)

The prize: All commenters will be put into a drawing for a free book (title to be determined).

Go wild with your vocab and enter the contest! (I've written a gloriously decadent ode to overly-descriptive writing there myself...)

Pitching

Today I've posted helpful links at Swords & Stilettos for those writers approaching pitching opportunities at National conference. Check it out and get those One Sheets ready to wow any agents or editors you meet!

Ooh

I was browsing youtube this morning looking for something inspiring for my Get Creative! post on Swords & Stilettos and found this guy.

Watch, be inspired, and come share your inspiration on S & S. =)

Who Do You Love To Hate?

We're talking about the Villains (yes, yes, these deserved to be capitalized!) we love to hate over on Swords & Stilettos today.

Come by and tell us about your favorite Villain as well as the ones you just can't take.

Puce Hamburger?

Head on over to Swords & Stilettos for our latest activity designed to spark your creativity! And see what the words hamburger, jiggle, galactic, political, and puce have in common. :D

See you there!

Art As Inspiration

Today at Swords & Stilettos, we're viewing an eclectic selection of art and seeing where our muse takes us. Come see the creative responses already generated and then post your own! You don't have to be a writer to get in on the fun. :)

Win A New Book!

Head over to Swords & Stilettos to celebrate the release of Yasmine Galenorn's Dragon Wytch, leave us a comment, and you could win your own copy!

Contest ends Wednesday night so don't delay!

Anti-Heroes and Goodies

We're discussing the Redeemable Anti-Hero over at Swords & Stilettos today.

Tuesday, we'll be announcing a new book release for an author friend and there will be goodies given away...

Wednesday we have an interesting creative writing exercise crafted out of the discussions on this blog of what inspires our creativity.

Come see us each day, leave comments, join the discussion, play with your creativity, and grab your chance to win a prize!

A Message For Muggles

Today at Swords and Stilettos, we've posted a link to J.K. Rowling's commencement address to the 2008 graduating class of Harvard. In it, she discusses the benefits of failure and the importance of imagination.

Come check it out and join the discussion!

Bring Your iTunes!

Wednesdays are Creative days over at Swords & Stiletto. Jump start your creativity (this is for anyone, not just writers!) by participating in the exercise of the day!

Today you'll need your iPod, iTunes, or mp3 player and a fun assortment of songs to choose from. :)

See you there!

Pants Or Plot?

Today's topic for discussion at Swords & Stilettos is the issue of Plotters vs. Pantsers. Come leave us a comment and let your opinion be heard (or ask us a question!).