Unlock Your Creativity
A 21-day Sensory Workout for Writers
1st Edition
Published on 28. March 2014
101 pages
978-1-78279-301-4 (ISBN)
Description
"Unlock Your Creativity: a 21-day sensory workout for writers" is the first book in the series co-authored by Sue Johnson and Val Andrews. Unlock Your Creativity begins with exercises to help the reader identify their creative aspirations. It then takes them on a 21-day journey through the senses, showing a variety of ways to fuel their creative writing. Sue and Val support this sensory workout with a selection of practical planning tools, hints and tips to keep the creative writer focused on achieving their goals and to help sustain their momentum and work-flow when life gets in the way. This book also incorporates exercises and information from Sue and Val's successful Unlock Your Creativity Workshops. It is a must read for anyone who has always wanted to write but doesn't know where to start.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Collective Ink
File size
1,84 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78279-301-4 (9781782793014)
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Sue Johnson | Val Andrews
Unlock Your Creativity - a 21-day sensory workout for writers
Book
03/2014
John Hunt Publishing
€14.50
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Persons
Sue Johnson is a published poet, short-story writer and novelist. She enjoys running workshops and encouraging other writers along the path to publication. She is a Home Study Tutor for Writers' News Magazine. She lives in Worcestershire, UK. Val Andrews is a writer and artist. She and Sue co-run their own brand Unlock Your Creativity workshops.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Who would find this book helpful?
- About us
- Part One - About You
- Some questions to consider
- Focusing your intentions
- Actions
- Visualisation for success
- Ask yourself
- Now write about what you saw as fully as you can, using all the senses
- Answer these questions on your piece of paper
- Affirmation
- Mandala
- Collage for success
- Talisman or lucky stone
- Part Two - Warm Up Exercises
- Taking a line for a walk
- Haiku
- List of nouns
- A to Z of writing ideas
- Writing games
- Old photographs
- 'Let's pretend' and 'What if'
- Round the world
- Book or song titles
- Consequences
- Part Three - Tools to Keep You Focused
- Daily prompts
- Day board/inspirations board
- One minute meditation
- Free-writing
- The 'to do' list
- Keeping notebooks
- Day book
- Ideas book
- Letting off steam pages
- Writing habits
- Writing space
- Writing regularly
- Sending work off
- Dealing with rejection
- Keeping going
- Rewarding yourself
- Encouraging others
- Mind maps
- Blogs
- Part Four - 21 Days of Creative Boosts
- Some things to keep in mind .
- Day 1 - in your writing space and at the shops
- Day 2 - at an art gallery
- Day 3 - anywhere comfortable
- Day 4 - in your writing space
- Day 5 - lunch in a café
- Day 6 - a walk through the forest
- Day 7 - at the cinema
- Day 8 - in your workplace
- Day 9 - on a train
- Day 10 - standing in a queue
- Day 11 - if you're having a blue day
- Day 12 - observing Autumn
- Day 13 - observing Winter
- Day 14 - observing Spring
- Day 15 - observing Summer
- Day 16 - upon waking
- Day 17 - an extra long shower
- Day 18 - at a party
- Day 19 - watching TV
- Day 20 - in church (or any place of worship)
- Day 21 - in the classroom
- Part Five - Taking Care of the Writer
- Self-care for writers
- Aromatherapy for writers
- Recipes for writers
- Part Six - Planning Ahead
- Where to next?
- Vision creation and goal setting
- Make a five year plan
- Year 1 (month 1)
- Year 1 (month 3)
- Year 1 (month 6)
- Year 1 (month 9)
- Year 1 (month 12)
- Wish list
- Years 2 - 5
- Think like a writer
- Part Seven - Additional Resources
- Books for writers
- Magazines for writers
- Websites for writers
- Information on aromatherapy
- Information on mandalas
- Information on mind maps
- Organisations for writers
