Creative Writing Lab³:
Tips + Imagination + Inspiration
Who, what, how, when - why
I write because I like it. To remember. To change. To make things happen.
Shiningarden is a creative writing lab where writing is a means to get closer to oneself and to the world. Take a look at the labs and send us your short stories, poems, drawings or your fave quotations.
October 2009
Self esteem: a writer’s challenge
Written by Lara in Writing tips, October 2009
The first challenge of a writer is to become a good searcher of ideas, a real hound for inspiration.
After overcoming it, you sit with a pen in your hand or your fingers ready on the keyboard, and you are ready to face the second challenge: yourself.
What’s worse than a writer who isn’t inspired? An inspired writer who thinks he/she is not able to write a story.
You surely don’t lack ideas, but you don’t know... [ READ MORE]
September 2009
A new memory
Written by Lara in Flash Fiction, September 2009
One of the white strings of her new Nike shoes ended treaded on. Delia crushed the rebellion with two hard tugs and abandoned the asphalt diving into the wet earth. The grass had been cut a few weeks before and was tickling her naked ankles.
She walked on along the grass, leaving behind a fresh grassy trail. She quickly climbed uphill and reached the old cherry tree.
Her eyes looked at the leafy branches... [READ MORE]
June 2009
How to make the most of your time to write
Written by Marta in Writing tips, June 2009
We all complain about lack of time. Every day we embark on a race against the clock, trying to do a million different things: work, shopping, children, housework… the list may be infinite.
The question is simple: how can a writer find the time to collect and organize their ideas, and then put them black on white?
The answer may not be so simple, but let’s try... [ READ MORE]
May 2009
The imagined room
Written by Lara in Flash Fiction, May 2009
Sandra was playing. In the soundproof room, sitting at the pianoforte, the hands were gliding on the silky keys without losing rhythm nor concentration. She didn’t need to read the score: every note of every sonata was a secret that was enclosed inside her soul and implored to be revealed. Sandra closed her eyes, and her hands, creators and beneficiary of that revelation, danced... [ READ MORE]
How to improve your writing skills with Twitter
Written by Marta in Writing tips, May 2009
The world of social networks is constantly growing, and the opportunities these services offer us are always new and challenging. Many of us, for instance, have a Twitter account, be it for work or simply for fun.
Beyond keeping you updated with your friends and/or colleagues' activities and being a great marketing tool, have you ever thought that Twitter is... [ READ MORE]
CONTACT - GUESTBOOK - ITALIANO... You were not made to live your lives as brutes, but to be followers of worth and knowledge.
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