Posted in Writing Posts, tagged art, inspiration, inspirational, Julia Cameron, Literature, Natalie Goldberg, Quezon City, quezon city circle, The Artist's Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self, write, writer, Writer Resources, writing, Writing down the Bones on April 30, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I’m in Quezon City circle, seated beside a sign that says, Feed the Artist: Free Writing Group. It’s an invitation to all aspiring writers who want to engage in collective learning. I don’t want to teach. I want to be a cheerleader. I want to cheer people on and lead them toward inspiration.
Posted in Crazy and Fun Stories, tagged entertainment, fun, Funny, High School, Literature, poem, Poetry, school, write, writer, writing on April 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
*Note: If Filipino words are used, they are translated below
The wind, the earth, the sea…
Throw in some emotion,
Blast it with imagery…
What does it take to write a deep poem?
Maybe a high school kid knows what it is.
Posted in Inventions and Ideas, Techie Stuff, tagged battery, cellphone, charger, Facebook, gadgets, idea, ideas, laptop, Liquid crystal display, rechargeable batteries, Rechargeable battery, techie, technology on April 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in The Philippines, tagged Asia, bibinka, cars, culture, Jeep, Jeepney, Manila, Philippines, Public transport, street vendor, street vendors, transportation, vendor, vendors, yellow taxis on April 29, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Can you buy something from a street vendor while you are riding public transportation? Of course yes! That is, if you live in the Philippines.
Posted in My Virtual Notebook, Writing Posts, tagged Adverb, Arts, George Orwell, note taking, notes, Roy Peter Clark, tip, tips, Verb, write, writer, Writers Resources, writing, Writing Exercises, Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer on April 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I just read Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark. Here are the writing tips that I learned:
1. You can write long sentences as long as you begin them with the subject and verb.
2. Delay the subject and verb to create suspense.
3. “2-3-1 tool of emphasis” end with the strongest word, start with the second strongest word, put the weak word in the middle.
4. Prefer active verbs.
5. Use passive verbs if action is being done to the subject. Subject=”victim” of verb
