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“The one clear thing I can say about Wednesday, the worst and most amazing day of my life, is this: it started out beautifully.” -Rajesh Parameswaran, I Am an Executioner: Love Stories
Writing Prompt: Use the first line of the week to start a story or scene, or as the inspiration for a poem.
Journaling Prompt: Write about a day that started out well and then surprised you.
Art Prompt: Morning
Photo Credit: rolfekolbe on Flickr
beleaguer v. [with obj.] (usually as adj. beleaguered) lay siege to: he led a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city. put in a very difficult situation: the board is supporting the beleaguered director. late 16th century: from Dutch belegeren ‘camp round’, from be- ‘(all) about’ + leger ‘a camp’.
Writing Prompt: Write a story, scene, or poem using the word beleaguer.
Journaling Prompt: Write about a time when you felt beleaguered.
Art Prompt: Beleaguer.
Photo Credit: Matija Grguric on Flickr
“I’ve kind of contracted a habit of enj’ying things,” he remarked once, when Anne had commented on his invariable cheerfulness. “It’s got so chronic that I believe I even enj’y the disagreeable things. It’s great fun thinking they can’t last. ‘Old rheumatiz,’ says I, when it grips me hard, ‘you’ve GOT to stop aching sometime. The worse you are the sooner you’ll stop, mebbe. I’m bound to get the better of you in the long run, whether in the body or out of the body.’” -L.M. Montgomery, Anne’s House of Dreams
Writing Prompt: Write a character description for someone who has an interesting habit.
Journaling Prompt: Write about an interesting habit you have.
Art Prompt: Habit of Enj’ying
Photo Credit: moyerphotos on Flickr
Men put on their best behaviour when attractive ladies are close by. When the scenario is reversed however, the behaviour of women remains the same…
The research, which also found that the number of kind and selfless acts by men corresponded to the attractiveness of ladies, was undertaken by Dr Wendy Iredale of Sheffield Hallam University and Mark Van Vugt of the VU University in Amsterdam and the University of Oxford. -Science Daily
Writing Prompt: Write the internal monologue of a male character who must make a decision while others are watching him.
Journaling Prompt: Write about how you make decisions when someone else is observing.
Art Prompt: Men and Women
Photo Credit: Dave Bezaire & Susi Havens-Bezaire on Flickr
How many times can our emotions be tied to someone else’s—be pulled and stretched and twisted—before they snap? Before they can never be mended again? -Stephanie Perkins, Anna and the French Kiss
Writing Prompt: Write a scene, story, or poem about an emotionally challenging relationship.
Journaling Prompt: Write about a relationship where your emotions were pulled, stretched, and twisted.
Art Prompt: Twisted Emotions
Photo Credit: stevendepolo on Flickr
People who endorse conspiracy theories see authorities as fundamentally deceptive. The conviction that the “official story” is untrue can lead people to believe several alternative theories-despite contradictions among them. “Any conspiracy theory that stands in opposition to the official narrative will gain some degree of endorsement from someone who holds a conpiracist worldview,” according to Michael Wood, Karen Douglas and Robbie Sutton of the University of Kent. -Science Daily
Writing Prompt: Write a story, scene, or poem based on a conspiracy theory.
Journaling Prompt: How do you feel about conspiracy theories? Are there any that intrigue you?
Art Prompt: Conspiracy Theory
Photo Credit: alvy on Flickr
Welcome to the Carnival of Creativity for May 13, 2012. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
Sharing Our Work
Chase Dumont presents Rain Story posted at Terrifying Tales.
Eula McLeod presents Voila! posted at View from the Winepress.
Emi Bauer presents Proud Mommy Moments posted at Confessions of an Incompetent Blogger.
Liz Andra Shaw presents In Which Our Heroine Competes posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Writing Quote of the Week
Don’t sit down in the middle of the woods. If you’re lost in the plot or blocked, retrace your steps to where you went wrong. Then take the other road. And/or change the person. Change the tense. Change the opening page. -Margaret Atwood
Writing Tips and Prompts
JeanNicole Rivers presents Three Steps That Will Help You Finally Write That Novel posted at JeanNicole Rivers.
C.S. Lakin presents Don’t Go Nowhere Fast posted at Live Write Thrive.
Kevin Hanrahan presents What to Do and Not to Do During the Query Process posted at Kevin Hanrahan.
Jody Hedlund presents Avoid Being Branded an Amateur: Use These 7 POV Basics posted at Jody Hedlund.
Podcasts
James Dashner joins Writing Excuses for a live Q&A session at Life, the Universe, and Everything at Utah Valley University.
Visual Arts
Laura Edgar presents PHOTO GALLERY: Fishy Faces at Monterey Bay Aquarium posted at NerdWallet | Travel.
Crafty Creativity
Krystel Lapalme presents Bath Mitts posted at Home Spooled.
Linda Miller presents Pinterest Party -Our 1st One Ever! posted at those crafty sisters.
Meagan presents DIY Colorblock Belt posted at Questionable Logic.
Benoit presents Designing a T-Shirt posted at CustomYourShirt.com Blog.
The Business of Creativity
Laura Dawson presents Conquer Headlines and Shine! posted at Design Quotes Digital Marketing Blog.
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That’s all for this week. Be sure to submit your article for next week’s Carnival of Creativity by Friday at midnight!
It’s hard to be a larva. -Alan Dean Foster, Nor Crystal Tears
Writing Prompt: Start a story, scene, or poem using this first line.
Journaling Prompt: Write about the experience of recreating yourself.
Art Prompt: Larva
Photo Credit: Bruno C. Vellutini on Flickr
escapade (plural escapades) 1. A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.
Writing Prompt: Write a scene, story, or poem using today’s word.
Journaling Prompt: Write about one of your escapades.
Art Prompt: Escapade
Photo Credit: Frontierofficial on Flickr
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