Archives for January 2010
Writing Exercises
I've been getting a lot of questions about what writing exercises I do and how I do them, so I figured I'd post my current favorite writing prompt: Take a song lyric, use it as your first line, and free-write for three minutes. Pick a short phrase – ex. “Come on, baby” instead of “Come on, baby, light my fire,” so it will be easier to allow yourself the freedom to go in a different direction from the actual song lyrics. If you decide you like the ideas you've come up with, make sure to take out the song lyric in the next round of edits. My personal preference is to write in … [Read more...]
New Website!
Hey, check out the new website for STAY at AllieLarkinWrites.com! This blog is linked in, and I'll continue to update from here. … [Read more...]
The Great Interview Experiment – Part 2
Kanani Fong over at Get Lost With Easy-Writer posted our interview. She asked some great questions! Please check it out! … [Read more...]
Did I forget to mention we live in the Arctic?
IMG_0445 Originally uploaded by AlliesAnswers Oh, another week of meaning to blog and not quite getting to it, so here's a pretty picture, and now I'm going to do one of my rundown lists on the events of the past week. :) Last Sunday, J and I grabbed our very underused crampons, and went out to Chimney Bluffs on Lake Ontario to climb around on the ice and pretend to be Arctic explorers. We took tons of pictures on our phones, and if you click on the link above, it should take you to them -- if, you know, you're interested in seeing 60+ pictures of ice. I'll have to steal J's camera … [Read more...]
Our Holiday Card
Kyla (who has a beautifully redesigned blog) mentioned she wanted to see our holiday cards. I have to admit that I didn't finish getting my cards out. So, if you didn't get one, blame the contractor, okay? :) Also, he's only sneezing. … [Read more...]
Q&A
I'm putting together a new website for STAY, and I'm going to include a Q&A section. If you have any questions about me, my dogs, the book, writing, publishing, or anything else that may be related, leave your question below. If I use your question on the new site, I'll link to your blog or twitter profile. Thank you!!!! … [Read more...]