by Jeri Walker | Jul 9, 2018 | Writing Tips
Methods to find writing inspiration are as varied as life itself. Inspiration is like a drug, and when it fades, despair often takes its place. So many people slowly lose their creative spark to the mundane and incessant demands of daily life.Though I have always...
by JeriWB Guest | Apr 18, 2016 | Guest Posts, Writing Tips
Are you up for the Sacred Writing Challenge? National Poetry Month is now more than halfway over, and today’s guest addresses the topic of ambiguity and emotion in poetry. Sofia Wren is another of the earliest connections I made when I started this blog, and we...
by Jeri Walker | Jul 13, 2015 | Writing Tips
All writers can benefit from a challenging workout. This exercise adapted from Katherine Haake’s book What our Speech Disrupts will guide you through 50 sentences that will result in a fictional story. I’ve shortened up the initial round of brainstorming... by Jeri Walker | May 4, 2015 | Writing Tips
Eons ago I wrote a series of posts on the five ws and one h of the writing process. Now that this blog has fully morphed into Word Bank Writing & Editing, I thought it would be worthwhile to raise a general discussion of the many facets of the writing process....
by Jeri Walker | Apr 14, 2014 | Writing Tips
Spring has most definitely sprung, and what better way to celebrate than to pick up a camera and go outside. Today marks the mid-point of this blog’s celebration of National Poetry Month. So let’s take a break from poetry and practice seeing deeply...