Write about an unusual scent. Tell a story about a silent world. Go to an art museum, and write a story about the first painting you see. Create a character about the fifth person you see on the street. Read the dialogue from your latest piece out loud. Write a romance with an ending that…
I heard a (true) story of a guy who wanted to be a writer. More than anything. It was his dream to see his work in print, but he was scared to show it to barely anyone. Those few people that he did entrust with his book didn't receive it over email. Oh no, someone…
1. Get a cone from an ice cream truck. 2. Listen to songs from your childhood. 3. Blow bubbles. 4. Stare at clouds while you lie in a grassy field. 5. Read a picture book. 6. Draw a monster on the sidewalk with chalk. 7. Go to the pool, and get a soda from a vending…
There is only one book on this planet that captures that lazy, magical feeling of summer in your childhood. If you want to experience hardcore nostalgia, pick up Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine. Seriously, there isn't anything on earth that feels this much like summer to me. Not even the ice cream truck or LFO's "Summer Girls"…
It was a typical Friday night. I had just gotten back from visiting an Amazon bookstore and a local hot dog place (both of which were extremely overrated and overhyped) with my husband and best friend. Instead of watching another Bravo show, we decided to watch Set It Up. Well, it turns out an upsell…