M.E. Corey Brown, who is writing a series of fantasy novels, says, "Storytelling is one of my greatest pleasures."
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When, at age 10, she had devoured all the books in her school library, she decided if she were ever to have enough stories to read, she'd have to write her own.
"I just love words in general," she said. "Champion of the Moon Glories, http://www.moonglories.com. along with several other things I've written, came along simply because I encountered a lovely, delicious word that grabbed my mind and spiraled around it until I just had to spin a story from it."
M.E. spins her stories in the spirit of Moo of Writing. It's all about relaxing and having fun with words, sort of like a bumper sticker I saw on a lime green mini – Having fun? If not, why do it?
I don't know how much fun our friends, the dairy cows, have hanging out in the pasture and chewing their cud. You seldom see them kick up their heels, although imagining a herd of cows prancing about a meadow is kind of fun. If they're treated well, they are amazingly productive, though. Relaxed, happy, and productive. So it goes for the writer.
Treat yourself every day to a relaxing form of exercise, breathe deeply and meditate, do free writing. Just put down whatever comes to your mind. You can always delete it!
Do you like playing word games? Who knows what might appear on your page. You could inspire yourself.
How about this?
Fit unlikely descriptions with objects. For instance, I remember a poet, who shall remain anonymous, saying that penises should have fur on them. She'd been acquainted with warm, fuzzy ones.
Pick a word out of the air that you like. I like the word, "ring." Use it in as many forms as you can conjure up and see if anything stirs your interest. For instance, "I'd like to hear from you, you master of depravity, so give me a ring." or, "Why is that ring on her finger when it should be on mine?"
Page through a dictionary and pick words at random. Add whatever you need and arrange them into a poem, sentences, or a story. For instance, I just picked "peaches, vigilante, sweaty, plump, sly, hidden, party, boathouse, and river."
Make words your playmates. They'll not only play with you, they'll be your best friends.
"My stories are wonderful company," M.E. says.
Happy writing!
Nan Lundeen
http://www.mooingaround.com/
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Nan Lundeen's book of poems, The Pantyhose Declarations, is available at amazon.com. She is seeking a publisher for her handbook, The Moo of Writing: How To Milk Your Potential.
Artwork copyright Cynthia Morgan.
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