Category: craft

In 2017, we talked about making time to create 30 minutes a day . . .

. . . so let’s make that happen in 2018!

You are invited to take the #30for30Challenge.

The goal is to create 30 minutes a day for 30 days (Jan 2-31, 2018).
What you create is up to you.

I’ve set up the #30for30Challenge in a Facebook group.

Edited to add: The #30for30Challenge was a rousing success! Eighty-eight people joined the January Facebook group and shared their creative progress throughout the month.

The January challenge has ended and the site has closed, but some of the participants wanted to keep going so I have started a NEW 30 Minutes of Creativity group for the followers of my blog. Will you join us?

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“Stories are hiding, waiting everywhere. You just have to open your eyes and your heart.” Kate DiCamillo

Let the busy holiday season act as your muse! Look for the stories all around you–hiding in plain sight. Jot a note to yourself and save your ideas for later when things quiet down a bit.

Just remember to change the names and alter the events to fictionalize the story. (No need for hurt feelings, ruffled feathers, or defamation lawsuits!)

You don’t need to retell the stories you hear word for word. Someone else already did that. Look for the emotional truth underneath the real life stories you encounter. Use those feelings as the building blocks of a NEW story.

Take something old and use it in a new way. Find the universal human element in the stories you hear and add your own specific details to create a different story — a story that only YOU can tell.

Let the real world inspire your imagination!

Can you jot down story ideas
inspired by real life this week?

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