http://www.writeyourmindjournals.com Creative Writing Center by BJ Keltz Co. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:35:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationThank you so much for your interest in keeping up with our future updates. We value your feedback and hope you find our content inspiring and useful. Keeping your eyes and ears open are all that is required to garner amazing ideas.  Orson Scott Card said "Everyone walks past a thousand stories every day.  The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them.  Most people don't see any." Here's an example from my recent ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=Xid7e8Rt2io:1HYkcc4YFNo:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=Xid7e8Rt2io:1HYkcc4YFNo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=Xid7e8Rt2io:1HYkcc4YFNo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?i=Xid7e8Rt2io:1HYkcc4YFNo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=Xid7e8Rt2io:1HYkcc4YFNo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=Xid7e8Rt2io:1HYkcc4YFNo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writeyourmindjournalsmain/~4/Xid7e8Rt2io" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writeyourmindjournalsmain/~3/Xid7e8Rt2io/ http://www.writeyourmindjournals.com/2009/10/ideas-are-everywhere/ The great outdoors and a writer become one. BJ Keltz explains how simple external elements can transform into great ideas for a story.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=kNdCwHEwcRM:I8bhtSMnkTg:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=kNdCwHEwcRM:I8bhtSMnkTg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=kNdCwHEwcRM:I8bhtSMnkTg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?i=kNdCwHEwcRM:I8bhtSMnkTg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=kNdCwHEwcRM:I8bhtSMnkTg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=kNdCwHEwcRM:I8bhtSMnkTg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writeyourmindjournalsmain/~4/kNdCwHEwcRM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writeyourmindjournalsmain/~3/kNdCwHEwcRM/ http://www.writeyourmindjournals.com/2009/10/external-dreamcatching/ Writers often pass their work on to people they trust for feedback and suggestions.  Stephen King and other experienced novelists have developed a system for revising and gaining feedback that works for them.  Each writer must develop his or her own process. While each writer or author will define the ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=uybtZjmf_-k:pvR_CWCZe7k:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=uybtZjmf_-k:pvR_CWCZe7k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=uybtZjmf_-k:pvR_CWCZe7k:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?i=uybtZjmf_-k:pvR_CWCZe7k:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=uybtZjmf_-k:pvR_CWCZe7k:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=uybtZjmf_-k:pvR_CWCZe7k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writeyourmindjournalsmain/~4/uybtZjmf_-k" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writeyourmindjournalsmain/~3/uybtZjmf_-k/ http://www.writeyourmindjournals.com/2009/10/what-is-an-alpha-or-beta-reader/ Dream-catching for writers. BJ Keltz shares her method for guarding ideas before they vanish.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=qRHMK4UIDb8:X833amleM94:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=qRHMK4UIDb8:X833amleM94:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=qRHMK4UIDb8:X833amleM94:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?i=qRHMK4UIDb8:X833amleM94:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=qRHMK4UIDb8:X833amleM94:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=qRHMK4UIDb8:X833amleM94:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writeyourmindjournalsmain/~4/qRHMK4UIDb8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writeyourmindjournalsmain/~3/qRHMK4UIDb8/ http://www.writeyourmindjournals.com/2009/07/episode-2/ After a year of surprises, challenges, and writing success B J Keltz says "Hello World!"<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=wZTg8gwPDy0:I4ccmExmZr4:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=wZTg8gwPDy0:I4ccmExmZr4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=wZTg8gwPDy0:I4ccmExmZr4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?i=wZTg8gwPDy0:I4ccmExmZr4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=wZTg8gwPDy0:I4ccmExmZr4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?a=wZTg8gwPDy0:I4ccmExmZr4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/writeyourmindjournalsmain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writeyourmindjournalsmain/~4/wZTg8gwPDy0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writeyourmindjournalsmain/~3/wZTg8gwPDy0/ http://www.writeyourmindjournals.com/2009/07/episode-1/