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By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:50:36 +0000

I agree that the best time to instill love of reading and basic writing skills is during childhood.

By: Mom

Mom — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:54:39 +0000

Don’t take writing for granted. Train your children to learn writing so that they won’t have a hard time catching up in their writing class. Effective and easy writing techniques await your children.

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:07:08 +0000

Oh yes, I used to play this game (warning: it’s addictive). I do like the idea of generating story ideas through game play – the Sims and many other games are good for this.

By: Anna Gladue

Anna Gladue — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:42:32 +0000

Hi! I don’t know if this is really unusual, but none of my writing buddies did this. When I told them about it, it really helped them.

Play “the Sims.”

I know that sounds weird, but the Sims is a great writing tool if you just need something to get you started. I’m not suggesting you use it for your full time writing.

Example : I had made a family, and put it on fast forward. The mom had the baby when no one was there expect the maid. So I wrote a story about how the maid delivered the child, and that was a springboard for my novel.

The game is also great if you’re having trouble making up surroundings, like a house, office building, park . . . its endless!

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By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:43:19 +0000

Yes, there’s much worry about kids today and how being immersed in technology will affect the way they think and function. It’s a legitimate concern, I think. I also think that as a result, creativity may become a more highly valued commodity in the future. I’ve already seen incredibly talented people give up their practice to pursue video games and it’s rather sad.

By: Martin - Writing Prompts

Martin - Writing Prompts — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:16:57 +0000

You mention in your post a bit of wonderment as to why these activities get our minds whirring with writing ideas. I think the big thing is that they all involve a rich amount of creativity. As we get older, we seem to put our imaginations on the backburner and place more focus on the hard reality. But imagination’s where all the good ideas are!

I recently skimmed a book that talked about how children are playing more video games today and not really going outside as much. The book worried that this movement towards more concrete games would cause kids to lose more of their creative edge.

I’m going to try some of these ideas and I’ll let you know how they go!

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:48:54 +0000

That’s the truth! It’s so easy to just be on the computer 24/7. Sometimes we have to make a special effort to step away.

By: Martin - Writing Prompts

Martin - Writing Prompts — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:30:32 +0000

Gotta be careful though. I find that I stay at the computer so much that I don’t make the time to write and get distracted too much. Sometimes, you just gotta take a step away from it all and get away from the technology to get the writing in gear.

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By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:05:16 +0000

Sounds like snow should be added to this list. I probably wouldn’t sit out in the freezing cold writing poetry in the snow, but it does sound romantic in a way. I’d love to read a poem about that!