In August of 2019, I ran a writing prompt challenge based on the titles of seminal feminist books. These provocative book titles generated some of the most stellar writing responses I have ever received. This month’s challenge, Other Voices, Other Rooms, combines some of my favorites from the original challenge as well as the titles of important … Continue reading Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Other Voices, Other Rooms
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Week Five Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Great Reads
This month’s prompts are drawn from the books on NPR’s most recent list of Great Reads. Sometimes it was the title that drew my eye (how could I resist the creative lure of The Book of Difficult Fruit?!), sometimes it was the book description (All That She Carried, for example). This month I hope to accomplish … Continue reading Week Five Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Great Reads
Week Four Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Great Reads
My apologies that I fallen so far behind in posting my Great Reads Creativity prompts and responding to your submissions- I spent most of January knocked on my rear end with the flu (thankfully NOT covid), migraines, and a fibromyalgia flare-up. The combination of the holidays and Winter weather are really brutal for those of … Continue reading Week Four Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Great Reads
Week Three Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Great Reads
My apologies that I fallen so far behind in posting my Great Reads Creativity prompts and responding to your submissions- I spent most of January knocked on my rear end with the flu (thankfully NOT covid), migraines, and a fibromyalgia flare-up. The combination of the holidays and Winter weather are really brutal for those of … Continue reading Week Three Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Great Reads
Christine’s Tried and True Process for Creating a Poetry or Prose Manuscript
Now that I have had a little time to get past the mad 2021 publishing rush and the holidays, I have started thinking about the exciting projects Indie Blu(e) Publishings has lined up for the new year. Every publishing journey starts with a manuscript and creating the first draft of a poetry/prose collection can feel very daunting. … Continue reading Christine’s Tried and True Process for Creating a Poetry or Prose Manuscript
Week Two Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Great Reads
This month’s prompts are drawn from the books on NPR’s most recent list of Great Reads. Sometimes it was the title that drew my eye (how could I resist the creative lure of The Book of Difficult Fruit?!), sometimes it was the book description (All That She Carried, for example). This month I hope to accomplish … Continue reading Week Two Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Great Reads
Help Plan Brave and Reckless’ February’s ‘Love Is’ Creativity Prompts
I enjoy planning out my monthly Creativity prompts. I like taking a theme and interpreting it in a way that is creatively inspiring and also introduces readers to great books, movies, tv shows, and/or music they might not otherwise discover. For February, I am planning on using book, song, and movie titles about love- not … Continue reading Help Plan Brave and Reckless’ February’s ‘Love Is’ Creativity Prompts
Week One Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Great Reads
This month’s prompts are drawn from the books on NPR’s most recent list of Great Reads. Sometimes it was the title that drew my eye (how could I resist the creative lure of The Book of Difficult Fruit?!), sometimes it was the book description (All That She Carried, for example). This month I hope to accomplish … Continue reading Week One Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Great Reads
Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Great Reads
Every year, I look forward to NPR releasing its list of the best books of the year. It always guides my holiday shopping as well as my reading Wishlist for the coming year. This months prompts are drawn from the books on NPR’s most recent list of Great Reads. Sometimes it was the title that … Continue reading Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Great Reads
Week Five Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Once Upon a December
For December, I look to book titles related to Christmas, the month of December, and Winter for inspiration. The books that these prompts are drawn from represent many different voices and points of view. I hope that you find them as evocative as I do. There is only one rule to my prompt challenge: the … Continue reading Week Five Brave & Reckless’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: Once Upon a December